Whether you’re dusting off your record collection or embracing analogue through the vinyl revival, there’s a unique experience to be had from the moment you drop the needle on your favourite album. To preserve the unique warmth of the vinyl sound, the Duo phono preamplifier has been carefully designed with a state-of-the-art switch mode power supply and a new surface mounted circuit board layout to reduce unwanted noise.
MAX POWER CONSUMPTION: 10W
CARTRIDGE SUPPORT: Moving Magnet | Moving Coil
GAIN @ 1KHZ: MM: 39dB | MC: 60dB
NOMINAL OUTPUT: 300mV
SENSITIVITY FOR NOMINAL OUTPUT: MM: 3.35mV | MC: 305uV
EQUIVALENT INPUT NOISE (A-WEIGHTED): MM: ~0.09uV | MC: ~0.08uV
RIAA CURVE ACCURACY: +/- 0.3dB 30Hz-50Hz
SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO GROUNDED INPUTS REF. 1V OUTPUT (20HZ-20KHZ BW): MM: >90dB | MC: >70dB
THD+N 1KHZ (20-20KHZ BW): MM: <0.0025% | MC: <0.20%
INPUT IMPEDANCE: MM: 47k Ohms | MC: 100 Ohms
INPUT CAPACITANCE: 100pF
OVERLOAD MARGIN: >30dB
CROSSTALK @ 10KHZ: MM: >85dB | MC: 75dB
DIMENSIONS (H X W X D): 48 x 215 x 159 mm (1.9 x 8.5 x 6.2")
WEIGHT: 0.95kg (2.1lbs)
The Cambridge does a little bit of everything, and it does so while looking and feeling the money’s-worth. If you’ve got a record player you can’t hear, the Alva Duo is for you.
A broad range of talents makes the Alva Duo a good choice for a number of systems.