Preamps
Atom Phono
$149
In Stock
- Covered by our 2-year transferable warranty
Tone Control, or Preamp, or...
Atom Phono is a strong RIAA phono preamp and clean tone control all in one. Its flexible bypass toggles let you use it as an equalizer or a phono preamp, or both, or neither. Selectable 30/40 dB gain delivers far more volume than typical, integrated phono preamps, while maintaining impressively low noise and distortion. Atom Phono provides exactly what you need from a phono preamp and then some. Designed to fit seamlessly into your dedicated vinyl setup, stack with your other Atom line gear, or a mixture of the two.
For $150 they've really smashed it out of the park.
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Features
Tone Controls
Also known as a 2-band EQ, the tone control is a low-noise adaptation of a Baxandall circuit, customized for deeper bass and sparkly treble. You can bypass the EQ as you see fit, and there is no performance impact when using the tone controls with the phono stage.
Dual Gain
Atom Phono provides selectable 30 dB or 40 dB gain. At 40 dB, a common 15 mV moving magnetic cartridge will be amplified to over 1.5VRMS. That's about 4x stronger than an average phono preamp!
Subsonic Filter
An NJM5532 based subsonic filter helps prevent low-frequency turntable noises from being amplified and sent to your headphones or speakers, thus improving audio clarity and preventing unwanted, low-frequency speaker movement.
Low Noise
Atom Phono achieves remarkably low noise as a phono preamp, even at high gain.
Specifications
Dimensions
- Case Dimensions (mm, w/Knobs) 145 x 132 x 35 mm
- Case Dimensions (in, w/Knobs) 5.7 x 5.2 x 1.4 in
- Weight 1lb 1 oz
Configuration
- Inputs/Outputs RCA
- Phono Gain 30 and 40 dB
- Phono Input Impedance 220k, 100pF
Phono Performance
- SINAD @ 1 kHz, 15mV 89 dB
- Siganl-to-Noise Ratio 89 dB
- Noise (low gain, A-Weighted) 5 uV
- Crosstalk @ 10kHz -82 dB
- SMPTE Ratio -87 dB
- Dynamic Range @ 1 kHz 97 dB
Tone (EQ) Attributes
- SINAD @ 1kHz, 2VRMS, Centered Knobs 110 dB
- Noise, Centered knobs 3.8 uV
- Freq Response, Centered knobs 20-20kHz +/- 0.13 dB
- Bass - Adjustment Range +14 to -23 dB
- Bass - Shelving Frequency ~100 Hz
- Treble - Adjustment Range +13 to - 22 dB
- Treble - Shelving Frequency ~ 4 kHz
Packaged Items
- Atom Phono
- 15VAC Power Supply
Instructions & Guides
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