ACCUSTIC ARTS

TUBE PREAMP V PHONO

The ACCUSTIC ARTS® TUBE PREAMP V PHONO is a fully balanced tube-hybrid reference preamplifier made by ACCUSTIC ARTS® and handmade in Germany. It uses four reference tubes, four separate amplification paths, a high-end Class A output stage, a new 4-channel digital volume control, and balanced circuitry from input to output; connectivity includes three balanced XLR high-level inputs, two unbalanced RCA high-level inputs, a surround-bypass RCA input, balanced and unbalanced outputs, and a switchable 1/4-inch headphone output. The phono section provides selectable MM input capacitance from 50–425 pF and MC input impedance of 47, 100, 220, or 470 Ω, while the chassis uses solid aluminum panels and cover, chromed brass knobs, and two magnetically shielded 50 VA toroidal transformers; dimensions are 128 × 482 × 393 mm and weight is 16.0 kg.