Asterion V2 • Premium Line

Tube Phono Preamplifier

 

High-end phono preamplifier with full tube technology for high-quality playback of analog turntables using moving-magnet and moving-coil cartridges.

Highlights

 

  • Balanced XLR inputs and outputs with a true differential circuit

  • Numerous adjustment options for gain, resistance, and capacitance for MM and MC

  • High-quality Lundahl step-up transformer for MC cartridges

  • Circuit design without global negative feedback

  • To eliminate mechanical hum, the transformer core is vacuum-impregnated and the entire transformer is encapsulated in a special anti-vibration compound

  • Nine tubes in total, including one vacuum tube used for rectification of the anode voltage

  • Tubes are strictly selected with tightly matched parameters

  • Only high-quality polypropylene capacitors are used in the signal path. The RIAA equalization is passive and consists exclusively of premium polystyrene and polypropylene capacitors. The output capacitor is also of high quality (polypropylene film)

  • Designed without negative feedback

  • PCBs manufactured using premium CMT™ technology

  • If a turntable is equipped with two tonearms—one fitted with a moving-magnet cartridge and the other with a moving-coil system—both can be connected simultaneously without influencing each other

  • Manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP): €7,199.00

 

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Silver-colored chassis finish

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Specifications
Load capacity MM: 50, 150, 270, 370, 520, 620, 740, 840 pF
Input impedance MC1: 10, 20, 40, 80, 150, 300, 600, 1.200 Ω
Input impedance MC2: 2, 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 150, 300 Ω
Gain: MM 46 dB • MC1 70 dB • MC2 76 dB
Output impedance: < 250 Ω
Inputs: XLR -> MC; RCA -> MM / MC
Outputs: RCA / XLR
Total Harmonic Distortion: MM / MC <0,1% / 1 VRMS
Subsonic filter / threshold frequency: 18 dB / Octave / 18 Hz
RIAA accuracy: 0,3 dB / 20 Hz - 20 kHz
Signal-to-noise ratio MM: < 72 dBV (87 dBV - IEC - A)
Signal-to-noise ratio MC: < 72 dBV (87 dBV - IEC - A)
Tube complement: 8 x 6922EH, 1 x 6CA4EH
Power supply: 230 V / 50 Hz / 70 VA
Dimensions (w x h x d): 435 x 170 x 485 mm
Weight (net): 18 Kg