Features 
 

·         Circuitry designed by legendary John Curl

·         Circuit board layout by Carl Thompson

·         Cartridge options for 47k Ω 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)

·         Available in silver or black


Specs 

• 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 Ω 
  MC Variable: 50- 550 Ω
• Output Impedance 
  Unbalanced: < 100 Ω 
  Balanced: < 100 Ω per leg
• Input Capacitance 
  150 pF
• 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 
  Standby: <1 watt 
  Power On: 9 watts 
  115 VAC or 230 VAC 50 - 60 Hz
• Dimensions 
  Width: 17-1/4” (437mm) 
  Depth: 14-3/4” (375mm)
• Depth with cables: 17” (432mm) 
  Height: 2-1/2” (63.5mm) 
  Height, without feet: 1-3/4” (45mm)
• Weight 
  Net: 13 lbs. (5.9 Kg) 
  Shipping: 19 lbs. (8.6 kg)