Is a Phono required?

Newbie to Analog question:

My EAD digital pre doesn't contain a phono section. Is a phono section required? What does a phono section do?

leftistelf12-02-2002 3:50am

leftistelf OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 87 posts 12-02-2002 at 04:06pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Yep - my pre does digitize everything...hence the need to move to a tubed preamp. This causes all sorts of problems with source material. On one side of the spectrum, my pre will digitize pure analog signals from LPs. On the other side, it will digitze SACD/DVD-A sources, which results in downsampled versions. Its something I didn't consider when I bought the pre, but now I'm busy fixing it. In the meantime, I wanted to gather the analog setup... The reason I was asking the question was to identify whether I should look for a built-in phono for a tubed pre. Thanks to my fellow agoners, its apparent that I'll need one. Thanks!
leftistelf OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 87 posts 12-03-2002 at 03:09pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Damned digital equipment are so marvelous in its flexibility, as long as you're pleased with the digital domain. As soon as you want to listen to an unsampled analog source, it all falls apart... As a result, I'm planning on selling my EAD ovation and use the proceeds to get a 2-channel tubed pre. I'm moving the tv into a different room, and I'll get an outlaw receiver to play the 2131823832980331.1 multi-channel stuff...