Audio Research PH3

SOLD $2,000.00

MAR 2010

• Silver Face Plate

• 2001 - R.R.P. US$1,995.00

• Mint Condition

• Original Box

• 3 x 6922 Sovtek Tubes

• Owner's Manual

• Worldwide Shipping

Amazing value like this is not common to see everyday. Want to get back at your gal for not speaking up to the microphone this morning....? Boy have I got a hot deal for you all. This will make her see RED for a month and if turned up loud enough is guaranteed to drown out her nagging to boot. This means exactly what you had always wished, you get to kill two birds with one stone!

A mint condition all tubed phono stage from Audio Research with 3 x 6922 valves and with a sound so rich & sweet that will make you cream your shorts faster then you can say, "Praise be to the great Bill Johnson!"

The PH3 is a phono pre-amplification stage intended for use with an active line-level stereo preamplifier. Fully single-ended from input to output, the PH3 uses a combination of J-FET input stage technology (for low inherent circuit noise) and class A operation vacuum-tube gain via three 6922 twin triodes. Total gain of the PH3 is 54 dB (non-adjustable). Used with typical line preamplifiers having 12 to 18 dB of gain, the PH3 is suitable for phono cartridges having .25 mV output or higher. Input impedance is factory-set at 47K ohms, and input capacitance at 90 pF. For optimal matching to moving-coil and moving-magnet phono cartridges, both input impedance and input capacitance may be adjusted via simple resistor and capacitor changes.

A resistor kit (with solder) is supplied for proper loading values between 30 and 800 ohms. Additional resistor values and capacitors may be ordered from the factory. On the rear panel, the PH3 provides one pair of gold-plated, audiophile-grade single-ended connectors for L & R inputs, and one pair for outputs. High-quality single-ended interconnects such as Audio Research Litz Link 2 brand are strongly recommended for best sonic performance with the PH3.

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