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SIMA P-2001 & P-3001 Stereo Preamplifiers
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The SIMA P-2001 preamplifier was manufactured for nearly a full decade,
the last three-and-a-half years in a mkii version which offered minor
sonic refinements through tighter internal parts matching. The P-2001
included a user selectable (via a rear panel push-buton) internal RIAA
phono section for either moving magnet or moving coil cartridges. As
well, this phono stage used two passive equalizers operating without
any inverse feedback; one for medium and low frequencies and the other
for high frequencies.
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The SIMA P-3001 preamplifier was the third and final preamplifier produced under the SIMA brand name.
Over two years of R&D went into this unit which featured a no overall feedback design and a
massive outboard power supply (pictured above right) in a chassis identical to the actual preamplifier.
The phono section (above left) was designed
to accomodate any moving-coil or moving-magnet phono cartridge with
adjustments to both resistance and capacitance settings made via
miniature internal DIP switches, and used a pure class A / no inverse
feedback circuit. The P-3001 included 5 line-level inputs
(6 without the phono board) and also used a pure class A / no feedback
topology, 2 tape monitor loops, 2 pairs of outputs (single-ended and
fully balanced), and a headphone jack powered by an internal class A
amplifier. As well, a record selector switch is included which
allowed for listening to one source while recording from another.
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Preamplifier Specifications
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| MODEL |
P-2001   &   P-2001 mkii |
P-3001 |
| Production Dates |
1983 - 89   &   1986 - 91 |
1990 - 1993 |
| Type |
Solid State |
Solid State |
| Configuration |
Stereo |
Dual Mono |
| Power Supply Transformer(s) |
.2kVA |
.2kVA |
| Power Supply Capacitance |
15,000µF |
44,000µF |
| Class Of Operation |
Class A |
Single-ended Class A |
| Design |
DC Servo |
Feedback differential |
| Remote Control |
No |
No |
| Line Level inputs (RCA) |
4 |
5 |
| Input Device Types |
J-FET |
J-FET |
| Input Impedance |
12,000 ohms |
25,000 ohms |
| Input Sensitivity |
100mV - 3.0V RMS |
200mV - 3.0V RMS |
| Tape Monitor Loop |
1 |
2 + Record Selector |
| Output Device Types |
MOSFET |
MOSFET |
| Balanced Outputs (XLR) |
0 |
1 Pair |
| Single-Ended Outputs (RCA) |
1 Pair |
1 Pair |
| Output Impedance (XLR) |
- |
55 ohms |
| Output Impedance (RCA) |
100 ohms |
110 ohms |
| Gain - Balanced |
- |
14dB |
| Gain - Single Ended |
8dB |
9dB |
| Signal-to-noise Ratio |
91dB |
90dB |
| Maximum Output Voltage (XLR) |
- |
15 |
| Maximum Output Voltage (RCA) |
11 |
7.5 |
| Bandwidth (+0 / -3dB) |
10Hz - 100kHz |
10Hz - 87kHz |
| Crosstalk @ 1kHz |
-55dB |
-70dB |
| IMD |
unmeasurable |
unmeasurable |
| THD (20Hz - 20kHz) |
< 0.05 |
< 0.05 |
| Headphone output |
No |
Yes |
| Number of Chassis |
1 |
2 |
| Phono Section |
Internal MM & MC |
Internal MM & MC |
| Shipping Weight |
10 lbs |
20 lbs |
| Dimensions (each chassis) |
18 x 1.75 x 9.5 in. |
17.5 x 2.75 x 9.75 in. |
| Phono Section Specifications |
MM / MC |
MM / MC |
| Input Sensitivity   (for 1V output) |
2.0mV / 200µV |
2.0mV / 200µV |
| Bandwidth  ±0.3dB |
30Hz - 20kHz |
20Hz - 20kHz |
| Gain |
40dB / 50dB |
40dB / 60dB |
| Crosstalk   (20Hz - 20kHz) |
> 95dB |
unmeasurable |
| THD |
< 0.05 |
< 0.05 |
| Maximum input level   (at 1kHz) |
215mV / 21.5mV |
90mV / 9mV |
| S/N Ratio |
80dB / 67dB |
81dB / 70dB |
| Input Impedance |
47k ohms / 100 ohms |
100k - 16.5K ohms / 100 - 14.5 ohms |
| Input Capacitance |
100pF |
0 to 500pF (adjustable) |
| Max. output (1kHz @ 10Kohms) |
11 V rms |
9 V rms |
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