Significant Design Features:
· An oversized outboard power supply housed in a separate matching chassis
· 8 stages of DC voltage regulation
· An exceptionally short signal path measuring only 9 inches in length from the rear panel's input to
output connectors, yielding a much faster transient response
· Fully balanced circuitry throught the entire preamplifier
· Open loop zero feedback circuit topology using absolutely no capacitors anywhere in the audio
signal path
· Proprietary designed fully discrete "shunt to ground" gain stage employing a precision relay
network which uses only one metal film resistor at any given time (rather than a series of
resistors), for the audio signal to pass through, resulting in a gain control that doesn't
degrade sonic performance regardless of the selected setting
· J-FET input devices and MOSFET output devices
· A custom proprietary toroidal transformer design with lower magnetic, electrical and thermal loss,
yielding an improved power transfer and lower regulation factor, resulting in increased current
speed and better dynamics
· One single-ended audio input which bypasses the gain stage to accomodate a component, such as
a home-theatre processor, whose own volume control is used instead
· Accurate matching of the very finest high quality electronic components
· A symmetrical circuit design
· Pure copper circuit board tracings with extremely low impedance characteristics
· Extremely rigid chassis construction to minimize the effects of external vibrations
· Improved reliabilty through the elimination of moving parts
· Designed to be powered up at all times for optimal performance
· Low operating temperature for a longer than normal life expectancy.
