Simaudio/Moon

Simaudio has just announced the introduction of their first Evolution phono product, the 810LP dual-mono, fully-balanced, differential phono preamplifier ($12,000). This is a no-holds-barred, price-is-no-object performance machine intended to yield astonishing analog reproduction combined with unsurpassed flexibility .

This product represents an all-out assault on phono preamplification using customized parts in an ultra-refined audio circuit mounted on a floating suspension and fed by a unique power supply. It is highly configurable with selectable gain, impedance loading, capacitance loading, and equalization curves. These adjustments are accomplished using DIP switches located on the bottom panel. These switches are located directly in line with the circuit at optimal locations to yield the shortest possible signal path so as not to degrade the audio signal. These adjustments, in conjunction with an excellent overload margin, allow the 810LP to work with virtually any available phono cartridge. The oversized power supply, located within the main chassis, is housed in an isolated enclosure that is constructed from satin coated 14-gauge steel to eliminate all traces of AC artifacts. Within this enclosure are a high quality toroidal transformer, a “pi-type” filter to reduce AC transmission noise, and multiple stages of voltage regulation. Finally, on the actual audio circuit, there are four stages of M-LoVo, an all-new, proprietary Moon low-voltage DC regulation circuit. Combining all of these factors, the Moon 810LP's power supply exceeds the performance of a battery power supply with respect to both audio signal-to-noise ratio and voltage regulation.

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