Description
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Benefitting from both Moving Magnet and Moving Coil functionality, Huei Phono Stage offers compatibility with a huge range of cartridges thanks to comprehensive gain and impedance-matching options; Huei’s high- and low-gain switching settings are easily accessible via front-panel controls, introducing welcome flexibility.
Huei Phono Stage’s advanced design offers (for the first time in a Chord Electronics phono preamp) ultra-low-noise microprocessor control of its main features, including a convenient memory function. With multiple options for impedance-matching, seven-stage switchable gain and a switchable rumble filter, Huei’s design offers comprehensive compatibility.
Precision-machined from solid aircraft-grade aluminium billet, Huei Phono Stage has a similar form factor to the company’s Qutest DAC and also offers a top-mounted viewing window into the illuminated electronics within. The design also shares the same polychromatic control spheres the company has become known for in its digital products. The illuminated front-panel spheres offer direct access to Huei’s gain and impedance settings, selection for MM/MC cartridges and access to the on-board rumble filter.
Huei Phono Stage is a stylish, practical and high-performance solution for integrating turntables into Chord Electronics’ (and other) systems and features both unbalanced (RCA) and balanced outputs (XLR) with RCA inputs. A high-quality 12V external power supply is also supplied.
FEATURES
Supported cartridges: Moving magnet and moving coil
Inputs: 1x Stereo unbalanced RCA input
Outputs:
- 1x Stereo unbalanced RCA output
- 1x Stereo balanced XLR output
SPECIFICATIONS
Input Impedance: Moving magnet: 47,000Ω // Moving coil: 100Ω – 3,700Ω, 12-step user selectable
Gain Range: Moving magnet: 21dB – 42dB, 8-step user selectable // Moving coil: 49dB – 68dB, 8-step user selectable
Input Noise: 1.1nV/Hz
Max Output Voltage RMS: 20v RMS
Equalisation Response: RIAA Curve
Equalisation Accuracy: +/- 0.1dB
Frequency Response: RIAA Curve = 12Hz to 25kHz
Rumble Filter: Rausch Slope -24dB per octave below 50Hz
Output Impedance: 520Ω (resistive)
Input Power Supply: 12v – 100v to 240v 50/60Hz PSU
Dimensions: 4.5cm (H) 16cm (W) 8.8cm (D)
Weight: 657g
