Product Overview
Circuitry designed by legendary John Curl
Circuit board layout by Carl Thompson
Cartridge options for 47k O MM and MC/MI
Variable MC impedance adjustment of 50-550 ohms
Gain select for 40 dB/50 dB/60 dB unbalanced (46 dB/56 dB/66 dB balanced)
Balanced and unbalanced outputs
Mono switch can improve sound of mono & older LPs
Convenient auto turn-on by 12V trigger
RIAA accurate to within 0.2 dB
Incredible S/N up to 94 dB and THD less than 0.02%
Vishay-Dale resistors in the audio path
Aluminum shield separates power supply and audio circuits
Shielded toroid power transformer
High speed-soft recovery bridge rectifiers and common mode inductors
Vampire brand 24k gold-plated RCA jacks
Neutrik brand locking balanced XLR outputs connectors
Compact 1U chassis (2.5" high with feet)
Frequency Response
20-20Khz, +/- 0.2dB
Total Harmonic Distortion
< 0.02% at 1 kHz
Signal to Noise Ratio, 40 dB Setting
>85dB, input shorted, IHF A-weighted
>80dB, input shorted, unweighted
Signal to Noise Ratio, 50 dB Setting
>89dB, input shorted, IHF A-weighted
>84dB, input shorted unweighted
Signal to Noise Ratio, 60 dB Setting
> 94dB, input shorted, IHF A-weighted
> 91dB, input shorted, unweighted
Inter-channel Crosstalk
>80 dB at 1 kHz
Input Impedance
MM or MI: 47k O
MC Variable: 50- 550 O
Output Impedance
Unbalanced: < 100 O
Balanced: < 100 O per leg
Input Sensitivity at 1 kHz, 4mV Input
40 dB: 4 mV for 450mV output
50 dB: 4 mV for 1.4 Volts output
60 dB: 4 mV for 4.25 Volts output
Input Sensitivity at 1 kHz, 1V Output
40 dB: 9 mV for 1.0 Volt output
50 dB: 3 mV for 1.0 Volt output
60 dB: 0.9 mV for 1.0 Volt output
Total Gain
40 dB / 50 dB / 60 dB (unbalanced output)
46 dB / 56 dB / 66 dB (balanced output
XLR Pin Identification
1 = Ground (Shield)
2 = Positive
3 = Negative (Return)
AC Power Requirement
115 VAC or 230 VAC 50 - 60 H
Dimensions
Depth without cables: 14.75
Height without feet: 1.75
Proposition 65 Warning for California Residents