All items tagged with phono preamplifier (27)

Rotel Unveils Upgraded A14MKII, RA-1572MKII, and RA-1592MKII Integrated Amplifiers

April 19, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Rotel Unveils Upgraded A14MKII, RA-1572MKII, and RA-1592MKII Integrated Amplifiers

Rotel announced acoustic and performance upgrades to three of the company’s integrated amplifier models in the 14 and 15 Series product lines. The upgrades include circuit design innovations and component level changes in key circuit locations, leveraging the design elements from the acclaimed Rotel Michi Series. The A14MKII, RA-1572MKII and RA-1592MKII integrated amplifiers received these upgrades built from the Michi engineering efforts that were 3 years in the making.

Sonosax Confirms New SX-DD2 Preamplifier and Converter to Be Launched in 2021

December 28, 2020 by Joao Martins

Sonosax Confirms New SX-DD2 Preamplifier and Converter to Be Launched in 2021

A perfect companion for your hifi system at home or in your studio was the way Sonosax introduced the idea for the new SX-DD2. Unveiled almost 3 years ago as an "upcoming project," when Sonosax celebrated its 40th anniversary, the SX-DD2 is a universal, mains powered, studio-quality preamplifier, capable of processing virtually any audio signal, digital or analog, even the output of a turntable. Now, Jacques Sax confirms the new design will start shipping in Spring 2021.

Fresh From the Bench: The Puffin Phono DSP by Parks Audio

December 17, 2020 by Mike Harkins

Fresh From the Bench: The Puffin Phono DSP by Parks Audio

In this article, Mike Harkins reviews the versatile Puffin Phono DSP by Parks Audio. For those of you who are not familiar with Parks Audio, this company was founded by Shannon Parks, who has also contributed fantastic articles published by audioXpress. After experimenting with several other products, Parks Audio has achieved notoriety for its phono stage Puffin, which adds a programmable DSP and is able to be updated and improved constantly with simple firmware updates. A new approach that truly takes the concept of a phono stage to a different level. This article was originally published in audioXpress, December 2020.

PSB Speakers Announces Alpha AM3 and Alpha AM5 Affordable Active Monitors with Bluetooth

October 15, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

PSB Speakers Announces Alpha AM3 and Alpha AM5 Affordable Active Monitors with Bluetooth

Canadian manufacturer PSB Speakers, long renowned in loudspeaker design, announced the immediate availability of two new affordable compact, powered speakers, the Alpha AM3 and Alpha AM5. The new models are founded on PSB’s almost 50 years of speaker design expertise and the Alpha P3 and P5 models, introduced last year. The Alpha AM3 ($399/pr U.S. MSRP) and Alpha AM5 ($599/pr) feature phono and optical inputs, built-in Bluetooth, USB DAC, and much more.

Bryston New BR-20 Preamplifier, DAC and Streamer, Even Handles DSD over HDMI

October 12, 2020 by Joao Martins

Bryston New BR-20 Preamplifier, DAC and Streamer, Even Handles DSD over HDMI

Bryston has unveiled its new BR-20 preamplifier, the most advanced combination of analog and digital functionality in the 50-plus year history of the Bryston brand. The BR-20 combines a brand new, highly advanced analog preamplifier with the company’s flagship digital-to-analog conversion (DAC) platform and a high-performance streaming music player to create an ultimate performance hub for any music enthusiast. The Bryston BR-20 is expected to ship to dealers Q4, 2020 with a US MSRP of $5995.

Q Acoustics Introduces Q Active Loudspeaker Series Using Tectonic Balanced Mode Radiator Drivers

October 9, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Q Acoustics Introduces Q Active Loudspeaker Series Using Tectonic Balanced Mode Radiator Drivers

British audio brand Q Acoustics announced the Q Active 200 bookshelf speakers, its first active design, soon to be complemented with the Q Active 400 tower speakers. The Q Active series are the result of the company’s 14-year heritage and expertise in speaker design, in an effort to offer the ultimate combination of convenience, style, sound-quality, and value for money. To achieve those goals, the speakers feature two Balanced Mode Radiator (BMR) drivers from Tectonic Audio Labs, with its wide directivity output, and controlled modal behavior.

Audio-Technica Introduces AT-LP120XBT-USB Turntable Featuring Bluetooth 5 and aptX Streaming

August 18, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Audio-Technica Introduces AT-LP120XBT-USB Turntable Featuring Bluetooth 5 and aptX Streaming

Play vinyl straight to your wireless speakers or headphones! That seems to be the concept behind Audio-Technica's latest affordable turntable announcement. The company announced its AT-LP120XBT-USB direct-drive manual turntable, which adds wireless Bluetooth 5 with aptX streaming capability to its popular AT-LP120XUSB model with USB connectivity. The new AT-LP120XBT-USB comes with an included AT phono cartridge, a built-in phono preamplifier and more.

Borbely RIAA Preamp With Tubes - A Project Remembered and Revisited

November 13, 2019 by Joe Tritschler

Borbely RIAA Preamp With Tubes - A Project Remembered and Revisited

This approach to RIAA equalization results in a high-quality phono preamp featuring the high-transconductance 5842 tubes. The author adapts Erno Borbely's project of a transistorized phono preamp with a vacuum tube implementation. These articles were originally published in audioXpress, October 2003 and January 2010. For this repost, we decided to merge the two articles in one single page.

From 1975 to a New Benchmark with the Luxman CL-1000 Tube Control Amplifier

October 3, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

From 1975 to a New Benchmark with the Luxman CL-1000 Tube Control Amplifier

Luxman’s new flagship control amplifier, the CL-1000 is the spiritual heir to the legendary C-1000, launched in 1975. Yet even as it salutes the past, the new preamp looks forward with an all-new LECUTA volume control system, a nanocrystal core transformer, Luxman’s proprietary oil-impregnated capacitors and more. “The CL-1000 represents everything Luxman knows about vacuum tube audio,” says Jeff Sigmund, president of Luxman America. “It’s not just our newest preamp, it’s our new benchmark.”

Marantz Introduces New High-Performance Integrated Two-Channel Amplifier with Wireless Streaming Capabilities

September 26, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Marantz Introduces New High-Performance Integrated Two-Channel Amplifier with Wireless Streaming Capabilities

It seems the audio industry is once again pushing two-channel high-quality components, hoping to appeal to the growing market of consumers who are rediscovering vinyl, while simultaneously enjoying wireless streaming and access to Digital Music Libraries. Being one of the leading Hi-Fi brands in the world, Marantz announced the PM7000N, the company’s first fully discrete integrated Hi-Fi amplifier with HEOS wireless music streaming capabilities.

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