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Conrad-Johnson Premier 14
SOLD $3,000.00
MAR
2010
Manufacturer's Website
The Premier Fourteen was the first
preamp in the conrad johnson Premier product line to offer remote
control. The Premier Fourteen introduced conrad-johnsonıs innovative
volume control employing a micro-processor to select combinations from
an array of metal-foil resistors. This produces a stepped attenuator
with 100 steps in approximately .7 dB increments. By controlling the two
channels independently, balance can also be adjusted in 0.7 dB steps.
Only the highest quality resistors are introduced into the signal path
by the level control, resulting in a noticeable improvement in sound
quality.
The audio circuit of the Premier
Fourteen consists of a single triode amplifier direct coupled to a
triode cathode follower. The low output impedance of the cathode
follower permits the use of the Premier Fourteen even installations with
long, highly capacitive amplifier interconnect cables without
attenuation of the high frequency information and without softening
transients. A zero feedback circuit ensures temporal accuracy and
spatial detail.
The premier Fourteen was selected by
many audiophiles and major magazine reviewers for their own personal use
due to its superlative handling of musical transients, its dynamic
range, and its very wide frequency response. This is the ultimate
complement for any piece of high-end audiophile equipment.
Features:
Inputs/Outputs PH/AUX1, TUNER, CD,
VIDEO, AUX2, plus two EPL loops for external processing or monitor and
recording facilities. One pair of main outputs
Controls:
Source Selector, EPL toggle, level, &
power. Sources and EPLs directly accessible by remote. Balance by
remote.
4 X 6GK5ıs Replacement Tube Set RTPR-14)
Specifications:
Gain: 25 dB
Phase: Phase Inverting
Maximum Output is 20 VRMS
Distortion: less than .25% THD or IMD at 1.0 V output
Response: bandpass 2Hz to more than 100kHz
Line Stage 96 dB below 2.5 volt output
Dimensions: 19" X 3 _" x 15 _"
Weight: 23 lbs.
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