NAD PP4

USB Digital Phono Preamplifier

With the addition of the PP 4 to your home system, your favorite LPs come to life with rich and expansive sound. Offering superb sonic and measured performance, NAD combines two simple solutions—the PP 4 Digital Phono and USB preamplifier—into one small device, making it easy to add phono to stereo amplifiers and AV receivers without a phono input. The PP 4 uses a shielded USB cable and recording level control, reducing noise and improving the analog-to-digital conversion process. As part of NAD’s commitment to the environment, the PP 4 features a more efficient "green" power supply that reduces energy consumption. It also has an Auto Power Down function that saves energy by turning off the device when not in use.

Digitize Your Vinyl Collection

Offering superb performance both in terms of measurement and sound, NAD’s two simple solutions, the PP 4 Digital Phono/USB preamplifier, make it easy to add phono to many current stereo amplifiers and AV receivers that have eliminated the phono input or included a low-quality circuit for connecting turntables. As part of NAD’s commitment to the environment, the PP 4 features a more efficient "green" power supply that reduces energy consumption. The PP 4 takes it a step further with a USB interface, a shielded USB cable, and recording level control that reduces noise and enhances the analog-to-digital conversion process. The PP 4's Auto Power Down function saves energy by automatically turning off the PP 4 when not in use.

Our PP 4 Digital Phono/USB preamplifier allows you to digitize your precious vinyl collections on PC or Mac. It features both MM (moving magnet) and MC (moving coil) inputs for a wide variety of phono cartridges, and there is a line input to enable tape transfers. The PP 4 also includes VinylStudio Lite Software for ripping LPs and burning audio CDs. The PP 4 Phono-to-USB Preamplifier offers a complete hardware and software solution with exceptional flexibility for recording from LPs or tape.

PP 4 VinylStudio Lite

The PP 4 (or the older PP 3) comes with the Mac and PC compatible version of the VinylStudio Lite ripping software from AlpineSoft, which is included with the new PP-4. With VinylStudio Lite, you can:

Rip LPs to WAV files
Split tracks
Burn CDs
Create recording discs
Search song titles
Manage files

Technical Specifications:

• Type: MM and MC phono stage
• Analog Outputs: RCA
• Inputs: MM and MC, RCA line, USB B
• MC Input: 100 ohms – 180 pF
• MC Gain: 58 dB
• MC Input Sensitivity: 0.38 mV
• MC Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 78 dB
• MM Input: 47k ohms – 200 pF
• MM Gain: 35 dB
• MM Input Sensitivity: 5 mV
• MM Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 76 dB
• Frequency Response: +/-0.03 dB @ 20-20,000 Hz
• Dimensions (LxHxD): 135 x 49 x 72 mm
• Weight: 0.45 kg