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SIMA P-2001 & P-3001 Stereo Preamplifiers


SIMA P-2001 Preamplifier

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.



SIMA P-3001 Preamplifier and outboard power-supply

 
SIMA P-3001 Preamplifier Phono Circuitry
 
SIMA P-3001 Preamplifier Power Supply inside view
 
 

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.



 
Preamplifier Specifications
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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