I have for your consideration an Accustic Arts Preamp I MK3. This German made award winning preamplifier is less than a year old.It is time to change direction with my audio gear and this means that my beloved Preamp I must go.
Please look-up reviews for Accustic Arts gear on Google and you will find that this gem brings more to your listening pleasure than many in its class and price category. The Accustic Arts Preamp I is in pristine condition cosmetically and equally stunning shape sonically. I have all original documents, cables, accessories and packaging. It will ship triple boxed. Specifications: • Fully balanced premium preamplifier with professional extremely low distortion Class A output stage using technology derived from studio engineering.
• Premium quality ICs: selected Burr Brown® OPA 627 and OPA 2107 only.
• Magnetically shielded and encapsulated 75 VA toroidal core transformer of premium quality for high output reserves.
• Circuit topology optimized for very short signal paths.
• Extremely low distortion spectrum; e.g. K2=0.00007%.
• 3 x fully balanced inputs (XLR)/2 x unbalanced input (RCA).
• 1 x unbalanced input (RCA) configured as "SURROUND BYPASS".
• 2 x fully balanced outputs (XLR) e.g. for "Bi-Amping" configurations.
• 1 x unbalanced output (RCA) e.g for a separate subwoofer (active).
• Premium quality relays and a premium quality switch with gold-plated silver contacts for the input selection.
• Encapsulated high grade volume potentiometer.
• Fully aluminium-made remote control.
• Full metal housing for optimum shielding.
• Specifications
• Inputs: 3 x fully balanced high level inputs (XLR)
• 2 x unbalanced high level input (RCA)
• 1 x unbalanced input (RCA)
• as „SURROUND BYPASS“
• Outputs: 2 x fully balanced line-out (XLR)
• 1 x unbalanced line-out (RCA)
• Maximum gain: 4-times / 12 dB (bal./bal.)
• Signal difference 0.2 dB (from 0 dB to -40 dB)
• left/right:
• Input resistance: balanced: 2 x 50 kO;
• unbalanced: 50 kO
• Output resistance: balanced: 2 x 34 O;
• unbalanced: 34 O
• Crosstalk: > 100 dB (1 kHz)
• Signal to noise ratio: -103 dB
• (ref. 500 mV/potentiometer turned fully to left)
• Distortion (THD+N): 0.0007 % with 1.6 Veff (22 Hz – 22 kHz)
• Dimensions (H x W x D): 100 x 482 x 375 mm/3.9 x 19 x 14.8 inches
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