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Test Report: Parasound Zphono-USB Phono Preamp

An advanced tool for ripping your vinyl records into MP3s.
- By Brent Butterworth
- Posted July 17, 2012
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There’s some debate among vinylphiles about whether USB phono preamps need to exist, but I for one am glad they do. When I bring home my latest haul of vinyl from Amoeba Records, I love being able to plug a laptop straight into my NAD PP 3 to make quick MP3s of albums I like so I can listen to them on my smartphone. (Sacrilege!) It’s easier than making an analog connection, and it bypasses the lousy analog-to-digital converter built into my laptop.
With the Zphono-USB, Parasound brings new versatility and features to the USB phono pre concept.

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Compact Discs — Not Dead Yet: Parasound Rolls Out Futureproofed Zcd CD Player

Parasound's new half-space disc player adds preamp functions and USB file playback
- By Michael Berk
- Posted March 14, 2012
The writing may be on the wall for the CD and for physical media in general; but we're still seeing interesting disc players emerge as we enter the format's end times (of course, we could be totally wrong about that; vinyl certainly hasn't gone away, and nor has innovation in the turntable arena). But simple CD-playback devices may be a thing of the past.

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Parasound Halo P 7 Analog 7.1 Preamp
- By sandv blog
- Posted August 26, 2008
Audiophiles know how good Parasound equipment is, but their equipment tended to cater to the stereo crowd. It's about time they acknowledge that serious listeners like to listen to surround sound, be it movies or multi-channel music.

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