Phædrus Audio's Groove Sleuth SOLUTION (GS-SOLUTION) functions as a multipurpose tool. It’s the vinylistas’ "Swiss Army Knife"¹.
The Groove Sleuth SOLUTION acts as an RIAA preamplifier for moving-coil, moving-magnet, and PHLUX active cartridge types, whilst simultaneously providing a computer soundcard with a non-equalised output for software processing.
The GS-SOLUTION also functions as an adaptor for PHLUX active and moving-coil cartridges, so that they may feed a standard moving-magnet level phono input. All the various functions are selected by means of small “piano” switches on the unit.
Powered from a standard USB 5V supply, and using state-of-the-art circuit techniques, the diminutive GS SOLUTION is a complete phono preamplifier solution for the living room, the studio, and the desktop.
The Stereo Lab app’ has a wide feature set, but it devotes a large part of its functionality to software digital signal processing analogue records.
For Stereo Lab to process needle-drops , it needs recorded files of the "raw" signal, direct from the pickup, unfettered by analogue equalisation. And that is where the Groove Sleuth SOLUTION preamplifier comes in. In addition to being a high-quality RIAA phono preamplifier, it also provides an output without equalisation, so that the signal fed to the computer is the closest version of the signal direct from the phono cartridge itself, but at a suitable amplitude for digitisation. The computer soundcard is always presented on the 3.5mm stereo jack socket next to the phono connectors.
It was ...... more specific across the mid-band. clean in treble.....
It wasn't the LP as I know it. Noel Keywood (review of Stereo Lab)
The Groove Sleuth SOLUTION preamplifier permits connection of turntables to a computer sound-cards for use with powerful digital audio tools like Pspatial Audio's Stereo Lab software.
For the vinyl enthusiast, Stereo Lab offers a suite of tools for capturing the highest quality needle-drops from both modern, LP records. It also incorporates sophisticated, best-in-class noise-reduction and distortion-reduction tools and decoding of all historical quadraphonic formats: QS; SQ; Ambisonics UHJ; carrier CD-4; and others.
And, for the record collector and sound archivist, Stereo Lab also includes a Historic Equalisation mode which implements a comprehensive collection of gramophone-record equalisation curves; enabling the correct de-emphasis of 33, 45 and 78 RPM recordings made from 1880 to today!
Click here for the manual for the GS-SOLUTION.
GS-SOLUTION Preamplifier
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Notes:
1. Inspired by the versatility of a Swiss Army knife, but built exclusively for vinylistas. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Victorinox AG.
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