MOON CLASSIC SERIES
LP3 Phono Preamplifier


 

Available ONLY with black faceplate      

 



The MOON LP3 is simple solution for those wishing to indulge in high quality analog playback. Based on its big brother, the MOON LP5.3, the MOON LP3 represents a significant step forward in affordable phono preamplifier design. Great detail has been paid to noise levels and dynamic range, making it one of the quietest phono preamplifiers at its price level. Sonically, it portrays all the Simaudio hallmarks: clean, powerful, fast and extended bass combined with an open midrange and airy extended high frequencies. One of the strengths of the LP3 is its flexibility with respect to end-user adjustments for resistance and capacitance loading as well as gain; changing your cartridge will not force you to change your phono preamplifier. As well, unlike most of the competition, which either uses mass-manufacturing techniques or a circuit mounted in a basic folded metal box, the LP3 is housed in an ultra compact, rigid all-aluminum chassis with a brushed and anodized front panel.

  


 
Significant Design Features

End-user adjustable impedance loading (100 and 47k ohms) · End-user adjustable capacitance loading (0 and 100pF) · End-user adjustable gain settings for moving magnet (40dB) and moving coil cartridges (60dB) · Two-layer PCB tracings using pure copper for low impedance characteristics. The advantages include better circuit layouts resulting in a much shorter signal path and a vastly improved signal-to-noise ratio · Inductive DC Filtering for a significantly lower noise floor · Accurate matching of military-grade components with ultra-tight tolerances using surface-mount technology for extremely short signal paths · Compact, rigid all-aluminum chassis with gold-plated RCA connectors · Low operating temperature for a longer than normal life expectancy.

  


  Specifications:

  
Type Solid State
Single Ended Inputs   (RCA) 1 pair
Input Impedance - Adjustable 100 and 47K ohms
Input Capacitance - Adjustable 0 and 100 pF
Single-ended Output   (RCA) 1 pair
Gain - Adjustable 40 and 60dB
Input overload @ 40dB gain 30.5mV RMS @ 1kHz
Input overload @ 60dB gain 3.15mV RMS @ 1kHz
Signal-to-noise Ratio   (full scale @ 40dB gain) 104dBr
Signal-to-noise Ratio   (full scale @ 60dB gain) 87dBr
Maximum Output (1kHz @ 10k ohms) 3.0 Volts
Frequency Response 20Hz - 20kHz   (±0.5dB)
Crosstalk @ 1kHz -97dB
IMD < 0.009%
THD   (20Hz - 20kHz) < 0.001%
 
Available Faceplate Finishes Black
Power Consumption 2 Watts
AC Power Requirements 120V / 60Hz     240V / 50Hz
Shipping weight 1.5 lbs / 0.7 kgs
Dimensions   (W x H x D) 4.25 x 2.5 x 4.5 in.   (11 x 6 x 11.5 cm.)

        Specifications are subject to change without notice.


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