ifI Zen Phono vs. Cambridge Audio Solo vs. AVM P30 - Budget Phono Preamps Comparison Review

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A phono preamp (or Phono Stage) amplify your turntable's output to make it compatible with our amplifier. At the same time, it adds RIAA equalization (to permit greater recording times and improve sound quality reducing the groove noise).
Do you need one? Well your turntable may have one so in this case the answer is not! But adding and external, also budget, phono preamp can result in a massive upgrade in terms of sound quality, improving soundstage, dynamics and reducing noise floor.
In this review I'm going to compare 3 budget phono stage available today:
1.ifI Zen Phono ifi-audio.com/products/zen-ph...
2.AVM P30 avm.audio/masterpiece/avm30-p...
3.CA Alva Solo www.cambridgeaudio.com/row/en...
00:00 Intro
00:54 ifI Zen Phono Overview
02:45 AVM P30 Overview
03:49 CA Alva Solo Overview
05:15 Setup & Test
07:11 Sound Quality
16:36 Conclusions
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[@Nydesidner]

Nice review. I’m partial to the iFI also.

[@jamesminotto8036]

I have the Zen with their upgraded power suppy. Great phono stage. Thanks for an excellent review

[@MadAudiofficial]

Yes great value for money yes, enjoy👍

[@navinadv]

@@MadAudiofficialiFi have upgraded the Zen Phono to the Phono Zen 3

[@astrplityu]

The old Cambridge CP2 is better than Alva Solo: more detail, more air between instruments, and quieter.Good video.

[@christian29th]

great review! Slow and easy and very enjoyable.

[@MadAudiofficial]

Thank you very much 👍🏽

[@carlosflup]

really enjoyed this video. tnx

[@MadAudiofficial]

My pleasure 👍🏽

[@carlosgoulart7865]

Hi. congratulations on the videos. (Brazilian in the area) with modest system: at-pl120 and denon 600ne (pma + dcd), Bookshelf Klipsch R-15m. in order to improve the sound and add an equalizer. which would indicate preamp phono ? and equalizer? Thanks in advance!

[@dagreatstoney.5869]

Fantastic content, tks

[@MadAudiofficial]

Thank you 👍🏽

[@fedrichorlandineumann3062]

Carissimo Mad domani vado a prendere il gold note ph10 dopo aver visto anche i tuoi video .....poi lo proverò a fianco dell' ifi che ho . Speravo in una prova Ifi zen ,Ph 10 ......

[@MadAudiofficial]

Let me know how is going 👍🏽

[@LAdN]

Com’è andato il confronto tra lo Zen e il PH10?

[@fedrichorlandineumann3062]

@@LAdN ciao Alberto su due mondi diversi

[@LAdN]

Bella recensione, niente numeri, dischi e impressioni d’ascolto! Sono un felice possessore di un IFI Zen Phono, sia con la 2M blue che con la Zu/Denon DL-103 è un piacere ascoltare la musica. Ho due giradischi Technics d’epoca, SL 1500 mk1 e SL 1401, entrambi pur diversissimi suonano alla grande allo stesso modo. Penso che lo Zen Phono faccia una gran differenza sopratutto su impianti medi, supera il 90% dei prephono in dotazione agli amplificatori e tutti quelli che costano meno di 500€. Per me un acquisto azzeccatissimo!

[@calvinnapier9977]

I have been considering giving the iFi Zen a try. But I've heard with a better power supply it sounds much better.

[@MadAudiofficial]

Is a great value for money product👌🏾

[@aaronatz9619]

Yes, with the upgraded ifi supply its amazing!!

[@HawkFest]

Thanks for the review (although your accent leaves many question marks in my mind as much as I can't recognize the phonetic of some words -> sentence comprehension. Your native language would've been better, as I could've simply run a translator app / sub-titles though it). One question: is the ifi using the same (switched) circuitry for both MM and MC?

[@vascoernesto78]

Run CC and stop whining

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[@MadAudiofficial]

Hahahaha thank u very much for the support 🙏

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

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