The Radial J33 is a simple device that allows long-playing record players to interface with today's ever-improving professional audio world.

For over 50 years, recorded music has been produced on long playing records or albums thereby yielding an abundance of pre-recorded material. This tremendous resource has spawned the demand from several sectors wishing to transfer these performances to new media. This includes archiving for historical purposes and remixing. Furthermore, the use of long-play records for scratching and sampling in popular music genres such as rap, house and hip-hop has cultivated a demand from the DJ community where higher quality audio is desired.

Today, the long-paying album is more 'visible' than ever, having found a common place as a playback device for the DJ, a performance tool for the 'scratcher', and as an incomparable source for previously released material.

The Radial J33 addresses the need with a high-quality RIAA equalized stereo preamp that allows the 33-RPM record player to connect to the professional balanced inputs of mixing console or studio microphone preamplifier. For instance, using the J33, a recording can now be 'processed' through a tube mic-pre or compressor for added character and easily transferred to a professional digital format for further digital processing such as eliminating noise, clicks and hiss from the original recording.

With the Radial J33, it is now possible to at once elevate the recording quality and simplify the process of archiving.

With its straightforward design, the Radial J33 is very easy to use. It can be powered using 48V phantom or by the external power supply.

Using the J33 with a professional mixing console or preamp

1. Make sure all levels are set to zero.
2. Connect the turntable to the J33 and make sure you connect the ground wire.
3. Connect the output of the J33 to your mixer using the XLR connectors.
4. Turn on the 48V phantom power on the console.
5. The J33 LED indicators will tell you if power is present.
6. Raise the volume and you are ready to go!
7. If you encounter noise, try the ground toggle as this can sometimes help.

Using the J33 with a consumer preamp or unbalanced device

1. Make sure all levels are set to zero.
2. Connect the turntable to the J33 and make sure you connect the ground wire.
3. Connect the output of the J33 to your hi impedance, line-level or auxiliary input.
4. Connect the 15V power supply.
5. The J33 LED indicators will tell you if power is present.
6. Raise the volume and you are ready to go!
7. If you encounter noise, try the ground toggle as this can sometimes help.

Note that the Radial J33 will automatically sense the power from either the 48V phantom or the external power supply. Only use the supply that is provided with your J33 as it requires a special 15V input. If both the phantom power and the supply is connected, the J33 will draw its power from the external power supply.