The new Quicksilver Phono preamp offers high gain, low distortion, low output impedance, and both active and passive RIAA eq. Input impedance and capacitance are internally switchable and the power supply includes 2 chokes and five stages of filtering.

The circuit is all-tube, with no transistors.

Gain is 47db at 1KHz; 67 db when used with the Quicksilver Moving Coil Step-up Transformer.

Specifications:
Bandwidth    Within +/- 0.25 db of RIAA
Gain    47dB at 1 KHz
Input Impedance    47 Kohm
Output Impedance    600 ohms
Tube Complement    3-12AX7
Dimensions    3"H, 9 1/2"D, 15"W
Front Panel    17" x 3 1/4"
Weight    12 lbs.
U.S. Warranty    3 years parts and labor
Tubes 90 days

Quicksilver Audio Moving Coil Transformer - $695.

"For valve boys who want to hear their low-output m-c but not the hiss, this is just the ticket." Andrew Harrison, Hi-Fi News, April 2003".

The Quicksilver MC transformer is the ideal way to extract maximum performance from moving coil cartridges. Unlike microphone transformers it was designed to match the RIAA curve specifically for use as a step-up device. It provides 23 db of gain for any phono cartridge with an output impedance between 1 and 40 ohms and has far less noise than an active head amp.

Warranty 3 years.
Price $695.

Specifications:

Bandwidth -3 db at 1 Hz and 100 KHz
Gain    23 db
Input Impedance    285 Ohms, 20 Hz-20 KHz
Input    Gold-plated phono
Output    Integral leads with gold-plated phono plugs
Maximum Output    2.8 volts rms, 20 Hz-20 KHz
Dimensions    5"H, 2 1/2"D, 1 1/4"W
Weight    3 lbs. shipping
U.S. Warranty    3 years parts and labor

Contact Information

E-Mail: info@kaplanhtdesign.com

By Appointment Only

Central, Utah