Sutherland Engineering
Insight
The Sutherland Insight is a solid-state MM/MC phono preamplifier from Kansas City-based Sutherland Engineering, built around a dual-mono circuit board, a cold-rolled steel chassis, and gold-plated header pins and shunts for setting gain and loading. It is designed for audiophiles wanting an "understated elegance" reference-grade phono stage with the option to upgrade to an internal linear power supply for improved noise performance.
MSRP
$1,600
Used market · Good
$1,050
MSRP to used market
From $1,600 at launch to $1,050 today.
Specifications
- Price
- $1,600 base; $2,000 with LPS option
- Weight
- 11–15 lbs depending on source
- Dimensions
- 17" x 2.5" x 13"
- Manufacturer
- Sutherland Engineering, Kansas City, MO
- Gain settings
- 40 dB, 45 dB, 50 dB, 55 dB, or 60 dB, selected via gold-plated shunts
- Optional upgrade
- Internal Linear Power Supply (LPS) board with toroidal power transformer, rectification, and extensive low-pass filtering
- Power requirements
- 86–260V AC, 5W, universal, no adjustment required
- Dimensions w x h x d
- 17" x 2.5" x 13"
- Input impedance loading options
- 100, 200, 1k, 10k, or 47k ohms, selected via gold-plated shunts
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