Lindemann - Limetree Phono II - Phono Preamplifier
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ℹ Product Information
The Limetree PHONO II is Lindemann's statement for all vinyl friends. A high-grade preamp for your pickup cartridge.
Using the latest technologies and parts we reanimated a circuit design from the tube amp era. The result is absolutely worth listening to!
Look forward to an exceptional sound experience!
Features
- The Limetree PHONO II has two discrete input stages which are perfectly tuned for the respective pickup type. This ensures maximum sound quality with MM and MC cartridges.
- Installation is as easy as 1-2-3: simply plug in and you’re ready to go. Only for MC there is a variable setting of the input impedance between 50 and 400 ohms.
- The measured values of the PHONO are exceptionally good all the way. Noise and distortion figures are close to the resolution limit.
- To put it briefly: sound quality and technology of this amplifier play in a class of their own. Rediscover your LPs!
- MADE IN EUROPE, DESIGNED IN GERMANY.
Technology
The Limetree PHONO II falls back on a circuit design from the classic tube amp era. But this concept is a completely new reinterpretation using the latest technologies and components.
The dual-stage circuitry with a passive RIAA equalisation network uses the best J-FET amplifiers, which are currently available, and ultra precision resistors and capacitors from Japan.
The purely passive equalisation has a significant advantage: the distortions in the bass range are much lower than with the usually applied circuits.
As power supply we use a “medical grade“ wall plug transformer which ensures a particularly good isolation from line disturbances. Together with the elaborated onboard filtering and special voltage regulators, we were able to realise an exceptionally low-noise power supply with a ripple voltage below 10 µV.
Specifications
- Measurement conditions: 22 °C, 230 V mains voltage, Audio Precision AP2722
- Power consumption: 0.1 W standby, 0.8 W MM, 0.6 W MC
- Dimensions (W x H x D): 107 x 40 x 130 mm (4.2 x 1.6 x 5.1 in)
- Weight: 295 g (10.4 oz)
- Gain MM: 40 dB
- Gain MC: 66 dB
- Equalization: RIAA characteristic, overall deviation + 0 dB, - 0.5 dB
- THD: < 0.001 % (at 0.5 V output)
- S/N MM: > 82 dBV (A-weighted, 600 ohms termination, referred to 1 V output voltage)
- S/N MC: > 72 dBV (A-weighted, 10 ohms termination, referred to 1 V output voltage)
