I welcomed the Phono 2 CI review sample shortly after my new KAB Technics SL-1210M5G turntable arrived. It’s not that I had fallen out of love with my long-time Ariston mate; I simply wanted to cheat on her. Or as the guy who’s caught with a hooker by his wife of many years said, “you always tell me I’m good in bed, I just wanted to get a professional opinion”! That’s just what I did for about a month, alternating the 2 tables depending on my mood, or the music, or what I wanted to know about my cartridge or phono stage.
Best sound is where vocals are most dimensional in the room and the soundstage has the most generous dimensions in all directions. I would also like to add some delicate tech notes in the following. There are some good balanced phonostages in the market, but the AQVOX Phonostage is not only balanced (mass free balanced or floating balanced, to. Update your embedded sound from Realtek to the latest AC'97 codec. Realtek AC'97 Driver (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003) Best VPN Services for 2021. See more on CNET. Best for privacy. Aqvox USB-2DA mkII pricing information. On Audiogon, the High-end Audio Community. AQVOX MC-cartridges NEW - AQVOX USB Low-Noise Power Supply - for USB DACs and other USB-Devices iPod/ iPhone Docking-Station ONKYO ND-S1 - with AQVOX modification: PHONO 2 Ci MKII - symmetric highend MM/MC Phono Pre amplifier User's Manual Broschure.
Just as the various amplifiers I’ve reviewed over the past two years have taught me about the strengths and weaknesses of my own equipment, the Technics had a lot to teach about the Ariston in terms of bass definition, background noise and detail retrieval. Musical as it is, it’s still a 30 year-old unit. The character of the newly arrived Aqvox Phono 2 CI put an end to the affair: I sent the SME arm to a friend; and the RD-11 Superieur table went to a newly smitten vinylphile.
Designed in Hamburg, Germany and built in China, the Phono 2 CI is a sleekly styled solid-state moving coil/moving magnet unit with the usual range of selectable input parameters along with a few unique features that really set it apart. And not just one, but also 2 softly glowing blue LEDs. I love softly glowing blue LEDs. Oh, and there’s a teeny red one, too. Seriously, though, to take advantage of all the features, I had the unit set sideways most of the time to better access the rear panel and I had nearly forgotten the lights until just before I began to write.
What mainly sets the Aqvox (pronounced accuvox) apart from other phono stages at its price point is that it is a fully balanced design. Few would argue that balanced circuits inherently sound better than single-ended, but there is no denying that they have the potential to operate more quietly in terms of common mode noise rejection while at the same time offering 6dB of extra gain. The reason for this is that balanced wiring uses 2 conductors 180 degrees out of phase with each, i.e. when the positive wave is rising, the negative signal wave is falling in lock-step with each other (see pin 2 and pin 3) as in the diagram below.
Any signal that is not 180 degrees out of phase is seen by the amplifiers filter circuit as noise and is cancelled out. All you get is signal. This “common mode” noise rejection is often stated in amplifier specifications and now you know why.
It seems to me that there should be little doubt that a phono stage that has to receive and magnify a signal measured as low as .25 millivolts would audibly benefit from a balanced connection, especially when you realize that a moving coil phono cartridge has a balanced output. This information was as new to me as the Aqvox itself and made me wonder why all phono cables aren’t balanced. The fact is, almost none are.
So the big story about the Phono 2 CI is that it has balanced (XLR) as well as single-ended (RCA) inputs and outputs. The really big news yet is that when engaged, the balanced input over-rides all the gain and loading adjustments, in effect removing them from the circuit and leaving just the signal circuitry. Simpler is better, right? If you stick with single-ended, your RCA plug will give you adjustments in gain of 0, +6 and +20 dB, loading (resistance) for 100, 1000 and 47,000 Ohms as well as 0, 47, 100, 220 and 470 pico-Farads of capacitance. This latter adjustment is meant exclusively for moving magnet cartridges.
Want more? You got it. Ever have to pull the ground pin from an AC plug so you can “lift” the ground or switch polarity to eliminate hum? Doing that at the wall receptacle is also dangerous and dumb. The Aqvox solution: The Phono 2 CI has a ground “lift” switch, which I found really useful. Besides that, there is a switchable subsonic filter. Finally, there are gain controls for each channel. Even though they add a potentiometer to the signal path, any degradation they might cause to the signal is outweighed, in my opinion, by the ability to better match the output to the subsequent chain of amplification. My amplifiers run the gamut from less than 2 to over 200 watts, so I appreciate this feature. There is an audible benefit to showing an amplifier a signal strength it’s comfortable with.
Susanne Candeias, founder/owner of Aqvox and head of the team of industrial design and concept of the Phono 2Ci, is obviously a moving-coil cartridge, balanced-signal gal. The XLR over-ride tells us that and the fact that he provides RCA to XLR adapters so you can use the over-ride without re-wiring your tonearm. All the above meant that I had to sample, not just how the Phono 2 CI played music, but how it did so in three different configurations. You think this reviewer gig is all free gear and beer? Uh-uh!
A new phono cartridge sample arrived within days of the 2 CI, so at least I was able to break in both at the same time, putting 40 hours on them before I ever sat down in my listening chair. During this period of flipping album sides 119 times (!) I exercised both the RCA and XLR inputs with and without the supplied adapters. Toward the end of this lengthy period, I acquired some really great new and old vinyl that I put to good use for the listening which made the wait worthwhile. I recall that someone, Carl Weber perhaps, said that Western Civilisation was based on a system of delayed rewards. Few believe that anymore which is why, I suppose, that it is crashing down around us.
As mentioned, I listened to the 2 CI with both the Ariston and Technics decks, using both my accustomed Dynavector 10×5 and the newly arrived Benz-Micro Ace L. The superior resolution of the 2CI showed that the Ariston was over matched and that the Dynavector had poor synergy with the Technics. The 10×5 was a champ at retrieving the air and detail the Ariston would have missed but with the more accurate SL-1210, it was too much of a good thing. Also, the high output of the 10×5, obviously, didn’t give me the ability to appreciate the moving coil gain of the Phono 2 CI. I did all the subsequent listening with the Technics/Benz combination.
Our local quarterly record show coincided with the 40-hour mark of break-in and I hurried home to clean and play my acquisitions. There were two real stand-outs from this group, How Long Has This Been Going On; Sarah Vaughan with Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, Louis Bellson and Ray Brown, and, Me And You; Count Basie and His Orchestra. Using the RCA inputs, I found that the Sarah Vaughan wasn’t just producing notes but the illusion of real singing and playing in a well-defined space. The Phono 2 CI put excellent separation between the musicians, displayed the body as well as the strings of Ray Brown’s Bass and moved me to write a note that ‘it sounds like Joe Pass amp is really sitting on the floor’. Good detail and soundstage, undoubtedly. On the Basie, ever the soft touch for a good trombone I especially noted the tonality of Booty Wood. Seems like the Pablo Label never lets you down. A few other albums were in constant play as well, highlighted by my Top 5 Fave Brothers In Arms Warner re-issue and newly arrived All The Road Running and the Reiner/CSO Classic re-issue of Prokofieff; Lt. Kije and Stravinsky; Song Of The Nightingale.
After a few weeks of single-ended and ersatz balanced play of the Phono 2 CI, my overall impression was that the music it produced was enjoyable and the control flexibility a treat; but I had reservations about a somewhat grainy treble and a propensity to sacrifice emotion for detail. Everyone should be aware that I’m a tube guy and prefer errors on the side of richness of tone over those of bright lights and sharp relief.
It was finally time to re-wire the turntable, a job I had been dreading, to fully balanced mode, even though I knew it had to be done to achieve the full performance of the unit. First, there was the phono cable. The stock Technics cable, even with the M5G upgrade, was a cheesy-looking thing and I knew it had to go, but there are 24 screws on the bottom plate and I would have to empty the silicone damping trough. Then the expense. I wasn’t about to put a good pair of Vampires or Neutriks on the stock cable so that meant either re-terminating one of my Heartlands or purchasing new. I got lucky on Audiogon and found a show demo 3’ Vampire CCC-II stranded and XLR terminated cable for $99. Cryo’d, no less, from a company called Cryo-Parts and Locus Design. (If you’d like a pair for yourself, Lee at Cryo-Parts says he’ll make them available at the same price. Just mention you read about it on Dagogo.)
A week or so later, I had removed the female ends of the cable and soldered the bare wire to the circuit board that terminates the arm cable (an easy job), put the bottom back on the deck and re-filled the damping trough. I really wanted to pull the arm cable and replace it, too, but never having done it before I chose the coward’s way out and left it alone. The cable, by the way, was easy to work with, quickly giving up it’s double foil and woven shield and, best of all, already broken in.
I began to play the same albums again, and I found myself hearing the Aqvox Phono 2 CI for the first time. Out of an eerily silent background came all the positive attributes I had noticed before; but the grain and over-etched contrasts were gone. Looking back at my listening notes for these sessions, there aren’t any references to detail, imaging or transients but instead, references to the naturalness of Sarah’s voice, the incredible technique and melodic line of Ray Brown, ‘not a hair out of place in the arrangements of Ernie Wilkins’ and ‘listen to those muted trumpets’. I noted how the tone of the CSO Woodwinds blended with the rhythmic, almost percussive scoring of the Stravinsky and was struck by the contrast between Mark Knopfler’s voice, then and now, from Across The River in 1969 to Donkey Town, 35 years later.
As a bonus, I unexpectedly received a KR Audio 1610 SXI amplifier for a short stay during this time. All the above listening was done with my own single-ended, 2-watt 45 amplifier. The 50-watt-per-channel Kronzilla tubes just made good things better. I’ve never heard better bass or dynamics, not even from the KR VA-340 last year. When I say better bass, I’m not just talking about the individual notes or ‘slam’ but the pitch and tone and resonance of them. Even slapped electric bass strings resonated in a way no other amp has managed. The XLH Ref-1812 speakers with their 18” JBL woofers have never been so happy. In fact, I would have to say that the Phono 2CI/ARC LS-1/KR SXI/XLH 1812 combination produced the best musical experience I have ever heard, including the best at the recent Lone Star Audio Fest.
This should absolutely delight Mrs. Susanne Candeias. Here Aqvox has designed a phono pre-amplifier with excellent control flexibility to a relatively low price point that has the ability to drive $5000 and $15,000 amplifiers in a way that shows off their best attributes. The way the Aqvox Phono 2CI delivers music through the finest associated components makes it a serious contender for many vinyl lovers.
Manufacturer´s Comment:
On behalf of AQVOX , I would like to thank Bill Epstein for this review, and I would like to thank Constantine Soo for letting me have some final words.
Bill spent a lot of time and effort to write the interesting review, and to listen to the AQVOX Phonostage in different configurations. He stepped into the core technology of the Phono2Ci; the balanced current amplification for MC-cartridges and explained in an easy to understand way via the balanced principle.
A word on Bill’s finding in paragraph 8, after the “Balanced Audio Signal” graph:
“Even though they add a potentiometer to the signal path, any degradation they might cause to the signal is outweighed, in my opinion, by the ability to better match the output to the subsequent chain of amplification. My amplifiers run the gamut from less than 2 to over 200 watts, so I appreciate this feature. There is an audible benefit to showing an amplifier a signal strength it’s comfortable with.”
The potentiometers do not drive the outputs but the inputs. They adjust the gain factor of the first amplification stage and are not directly in the input-signal path. This is to match the best working range of the transistors (where the transistors sound best) with the output current of the MM or MC cartridge or the different recording levels of records (eg. Maxi or Long LP), and to equalize channel level-differences of cartridges.
Audiophiles can use GAIN to find the optimum Gain settings for every cartridge. Note that too low a gain affects the dynamics and one that’s too high brings distortions. Correct setting is easy:
1. Take a LP with very good vocal recording at average/normal recording level;
2. Tune in with big steps through the full (min. to max.) gain range with the front panel GAIN knobs. Experiment with the amplification factor when set to high and low;
3. Best sound is where vocals are most dimensional in the room and the soundstage has the most generous dimensions in all directions.
I would also like to add some delicate tech notes in the following.
There are some good balanced phonostages in the market, but the AQVOX Phonostage is not only balanced (mass free balanced or floating balanced, to use the right terms), but is a balanced CURRENT amplifier. This is a very rarely used amplification technology for phonostages, albeit a MC-cartridge is rather a current generator than a voltage generator. Taking this as a fact, a current amplifier matches far better with a current generator than any voltage amplifier can.
Just remember:
MC-cartridges are balanced current generators
MM-cartridges are voltage generators
Another advantage of this current amplifier is that even bright-sounding MC-cartridges will become more natural-sounding going through it. This is because the AQVOX Phono2Ci XLR-current input also has the so-called short-cut measurement, and has just around 10-ohms. This shortcut dampens in a no-loss manner for MC-cartridges that tend to resonate.
I want to state, that the AQVOX XLR-current amp input has under no conditions any differential input offset. This means absolute safety for the MC-cartridge.
Within a short time the Phono2Ci found its way not only into the racks of some record-cutting lathes of audiophile mastering, or audio restoration studios, but won many vinyl fans around the globe. One of the reasons is perhaps that the AQVOX development team dug deep into the schematic diagrams of cutting amplifiers which are driving the cutter heads of record-cutting machines. There, we found out that a filter with a roll-of between 30kHz and 60kHz was installed in the cutting amplifiers as protection for the expensive cutter head. So the RIAA in the AQVOX Phonostage is not only the RIAA on the paper, it is the real world RIAA curve which is cut into the grooves of the lacquerfoil or copperplate in case of a DMM (Direct Metal Mastering) machine. The implementation of this cutting amp filter (time constant) into the AQVOX RIAA curve brings a little more level and a more correct phase replay above 10kHz.
(Right: AQVOX Neumann cutting lathe ©Aqvox. Used by permission.)
Here is a hint for Phono2Ci customers:
We also learned that the cables between turntable and the XLR input of the Phono2Ci are very important.
If a regular RCA cable is used for balanced input, this can cause hum, noise or radio. The better the screening of the RCA cable, the more occurrences of disturbances. Therefore, a balanced cable is strongly recommended. That means two conductors per channel with or without screen.
AQVOX wishes Dagogo a growing readership.
Keep on with the good work.
Norman Lubke
Sales & Tech Service
AQVOX Audio
USB 2 D/AMKII - highend Digital to Analog Converter / USB DAC
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- 03/2006 Nr. 310 - pro-audio review (in german) MKI
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Introduction:fully balanced DAC - USB DAC - HighEnd DA converteter - PC becomes audiopihile
The USB 2 D/A is one of the very rare true audiophile USB DAC´s available with defeatable upsampling to 24/192 DAC - Digital to Analog Converter for use in high-end or pro audio environment. Ideal for the new computer audiophile.
Supports up to 24bit / 192kHz sampling frequency via S/PDIF COAX and AES/EBU, TOSLink and USB. Furthermore it is designed to work as an external computer soundcard ( streaming device ) via USB 1.1 connection (no drivers needed for windows or apple). (with optional USB2.0 Upgrade up to 192kHz/24bit inclusive ASIO)
With the integrated audiophile headphone amplifier all digital inputs (even USB) can be monitored.
The USB2DA improves the audio signal of any CD/DVD Player, PC, Notebook, DAW´s, Audio Streamer, Audio Server etc...all connectable digital audio sources. And as streaming partner for Notebook or Computer or MAC the -USB 2 DA- becomes a part of a true audiophile hifi playback system.
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The USB input/output is compatible with Windows98SE, Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Linux, Mac OS
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2 Analog outputs: balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA.
1 Digital output: COAX, TOS, AES/EBU-Input are routed to the USB-output (up to 48kHz/16bit).
Audio file-formats: alle abspielbaren Formate:
lossless: ALC, AiFF, FLAC, FLA, WAV, PCM, WavPack, SPDIF, via USB-Asio, Monkeys Audio, AIF, Audio-CD, CDA, Apple Lossless
lossy file formats (lossy) MPC, MP+, MPP, MP1, MP2, MP3, MP4 , LossyWAV, WMA, WMV, AU, OGG, AAC, MOV, AVI, AU, IFF, SVX, SND, AAC, APE, MAC, VOC, mp3PRO
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Converts from and to following formats : USB in/out maximum 48kHz/16bit
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USB to Analog symmetrical / balanced
USB to Analog unsymmetrical / unbalanced
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Analog unsymmetrical / unbalanced to USB
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digitalsymmetrical / digital balanced to USB
digital out to USB
Cinch to USB
USB to Cinch
sampling rate, sample rate, or sampling frequency in kHz
AES/EBU input:
16kHz, 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz at 16bit / 24bit
COAX input
16, 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 at 16bit / 24bit
TOSlink input
16, 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 ( sometimes up to 176.4 and 192kHz) at 16bit / 24bit
USB - INput and OUTput
(with optional USB2.0 Upgrade up to 192kHz/24bit inclusive ASIO) 16, 32, 44.1, 48, at 16bit
No Op-Amps in signal path
The AQVOX USB 2 D/A was designed using innovative discrete technology. Only single transistors are used in the amplification stages. No integrated circuit amplifiers (OP-amps) and the latest state of the art components to sound most dynamic, highly detailed yet neutral and untiring. We believe the USB 2 D/A to be a unit with outstanding sound quality and an excellent value.
NEW in the MKII Version:
Headphone amplifier in audiophile quality and USB headphone amp.
In the USB2DA-MKI version, only the USB-input was connected to an average quality headphoneamplifier, but in the new MKII version we connected ALL inputs (USB, AES/EBU, COAX and TOSLINK) to the new highend Headphone-Amp. The fully discrete Class-A circuitry has no IC in signalpath and delivers exceptional soundquality.
A first class monitoring solution. The headphoneamp is coupled directly to the DAC chip.
This saves the voltage gain stage - a shorter signalpath is almost not possible.
No global overall feedback
Fully discrete (single transistors) Single Ended Class A amplification technology and the use of just one amplifier per balanced analog output stage provides you with today's best possible sound quality. The amplifier section runs without global overall negative feedback, only lokal FB is used. Thus the amplifier generates drastically less dynamic distortions.
JitterEx precision-reclocking 192kHz/24Bit upsampling
Before the digital to analog conversion process, all signals are upsampled and converted to 192kHz/24Bit (unless the bypass is activated). This procedure is advantageous because DACs can offer better performance at higher sampling rates. Upsampling enables filtering to take place far beyond the range of human hearing, as well as offering other, audible benefits, right across the audio band, including improved transient response and less ringing. This results in a more open, transparent sound, tighter bass and a generally more 'musical' sound. Anyhow - AQVOX means it sounds better without Upsampling - so set on BYPASS.
True balanced circuitry for entire analog signal path
Featured with an AES/EBU digital input and a balanced XLR analog output the USB 2 D/A is the best choice for professional users to monitor digital recordings. True balanced circuitry for entire analog signal path. The USB 2 D/A is also excellent for persons who strive for the highest level of sound quality from their home audio systems, as well as for computer users who like to get the best output quality from their Workstations or Notebooks. No need to use a low-fi inbuilt soundcard. Furthermore users can upgrade their micro hifi system (portable CD, MD... as far as they provide a digital output) to a real high-end solution.
NEW in the MKII Version:LowNoise power supply, with 10dB quiter power output.
Our designers created a completely new LowNoise powersupply. Now the power output delivers with 10dB lower noise, cleaner energy and has a higher efficiency. Some better prefilters where added to bann the dirt also in lower frequencys. At the powersupplys output resides a linear regulator. The result is audible. And the sound of the MKII is now better even under bad power conditions.
To achieve best possible sound under windows, ASIO drivers are required. For MAC we recommend eg PureMusic.
Installation instructions: ASIO driver for USB, WinAmp, Foobar2000, etc..
The most audiophile ASIO driver comes from AQVOX produces least jitter, is compatible with some other USB-DAC´s and plays with all Windows based mediaplayers/soundprograms. You can order this driver directly from us, just contact us here: contact form
The trialversion is free, here more info: http://www.aqvox.de/tech.html#matrix
Any PC´s, Computers, Notebooks with an USB interface may be used as 'audio-datasources ':
Fact list
1. No Op Amp in signal path
2. No global overall feedback-loop, only very little local feedback
3. Dual Mono DAC (2 x Burr Brown PCM1796)
results in endless (optimal) channel-separation, more dynamic jet stability and less than neglible noise.
USB-Codec: Texas-Instruments PCM2906 Transceiver. Digital Input Chip p Transceiver AKM AK4114 192khz 24bit
Chips used inside the USB2DA : DA Converters running in Dual Mono Mode. 2 x BurrBrown PCM1796 . The Dual-Mono Mode of the PCM 1796 Stereo-DA-Chips results in optimum (endless) channel sparation, improved dynamic jet stability and less than neglible noise. Better sounding DA-chips. Dynamic 126db Signal to Noise 126db
Link : http://focus.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/pcm1796.pdf
USB-Codec: Texas-Instruments PCM2906Link: http://focus.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/pcm2906.pdf
Sends and receives the USB datastream, this Codec is only engaged as an interface and makes it possible to use the USB2DA as a Copystation.
The codec converts the USB-Datastream into S/Pdif and hands them over to the Digital Transceiver AKM AK4114 192khz 24bit 8 channel mux. Link: http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/akm/en/product/ak4114/ak4114_f04e.pdf
This device sends and receives S/Pdif and routes the S/Pdif signal to the PCM1796 DAC chips.
If the upsampling function is enabled, the signal runs through the Stereo Sample Rate Converter:
Link : http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/akm/en/product/ak4125/ak4125.html
All functions are controlled with a programmed ATMEL Microcomputer
Microcontroller: ATMEL MEGA48, 20MHz RISC, LowPower
http://www.atmel.com/dyn/resources/prod_documents/2545S.pdf
4. Current Amplification DAC to analog output-stage coupling.
reduced amplification-stages, and driven in pure class-A operation.
5. Only passive elements are used in the filter-stages. Advantage: TOP-grade measurement-figures.
This technic/design is unique.
6. Passive analog filters
produces -because on principle- no dynamic distortions.
7. Single ended Class A amplifiers
are known for musical and dynamic sound. But require Class A layout.
8. Sample rate converted to 195kHz independent of input sampling.
independent of input frequency, ultra stable 195kHz clock produces extremely low jitter signal.
9. Precision internal clocks for jitter elimination.
Temperature and ageing compensated oscillator-modules.
10. digital inputs: AES/EBU, RCA (16bit/32kHz - 24bit/192kHz), Toslink (16bit/32kHz - 24bit/96kHz), USB 1.1 (6kHz - 16bit/48kHz) USB1.1 (USB2.0 compatible) Plug-n-Play no drivers needed (VISTA, XP, WIN2000, WIN98, Linux and Mac OS X).
but for better soundquality we recommend to use an ASIO driver
11. sampling rate, sample rate, or sampling frequency in kHz : 16, 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 at 16bit or 24bit
12. Independent integrated PC USB 1.1 sound system functionality. The USB 2 D/A can be used also like a external soundcard.
Via the USB-connection all digital inputs and the analog Microphone input can be ein tentransfered into the computer
Here information how to make digital recordings from the USB2DA to a computer.
13. Digital data transfer from Microphone input to computer via the USB port. With a measurement microphone and software like
CARA ( http://www.cara.de/ENU/index.html ) the analysis / optimizing of the room acoustics or speakers is possible.
14. A/D converter for USB with Microphone amplifier and 12-volt phantom power.
15. all digital inputs are routed to the USB output. (COAX / Toslink / AES/EBU to USB)
16. XLR and RCA outputs.
True balanced circuitry for entire analog signal path.
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17. fully discrete (no OPamp) headphone amplifier in Class-A
18. Sampling frequency indicator.
19. Digital de-emphasis.
20. Flat and dynamic roll off digital filter.
21. Selectable dither.
22. 3 selectable oversampling ratios.
23. 100V ...240V operating AC voltages.
24. Blue LED backlighted push-buttons.
25. Ultra clean switching power supply
with special pre- and post filtering of AC power voltage.
26. Insensitive to AC voltage distortions, DC fragments, noise and voltage stability.
27. Full aluminium casted turning knobs with long-distance viewable pointers.
28. Full Aluminium extrusion casted and machined front panel and side profiles.
29. All capacitors in signal path are finest inductive free-type very low loss
polypropylene capacitors.
30. Biological friendly lead-free CuAgSn silver solder.
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31. PCB boards completely gold plated.
32. 1% metal-film resistors are used within the audio path.
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33. 19' full-aluminium robust rack-mounts are available.
34. External dimensions (w / h / d): approx. 435 x 59 x 290 mm
35. Weight approx. 2.8 kg
36. available colours: standard: complete black or complete silver, optional extras: silver turningknobs and powerbutton
37. FUSE 250V 2A-T (lame)
*Product features, design, specifications, system requirements, and availability are subject to change without notice.
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