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Graham Slee Phono Preamp Stage:
Gram Amp 2 Special Edition

"...all the earmarks of a giant killer...the more you listen to this thing on its own, the more you'll discover that you can play it for hours without fatigue...the presentation had a rare top to bottom cohesiveness, with a tonal balance unusually rich, lush, and well, beautiful...It's love at first sound between the Gram Amp and vocalists, while violins are marvellously silken..."

Paul Seydor, Absolute Analog, The Absolute Sound, Feb/Mar 2002

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"...they'll be amazed by its sound...the Gram delivered genuine solidity in the mid-band and mid-bass. It was quiet, and free from the thinness, edge, and grain you usually get at this price..."

Michael Fremer, Analog Corner, Stereophile, June 2002

Gram Amp 2 Special Edition Phono Stage Preamplifier

"For those building a budget system or upgrading an existing built-in phono stage, the Graham Slee 2 SE is a new reference. Its combination of superb wideband sonic performance and exemplary musical communication sets the standard for budget phono stages. Highly recommended."

Paul Szabady - Stereo Times, May 2007

Price

Gram Amp 2 Special Edition Phono Preamplifier (includes plug-top power supply)
399.95 USD
214.00 GBP

plus option...

PSU1-24 upgrade
249.95 USD
163.00 GBP

2007 Editors Choice Awards
The Absolute Sound - October 2007

Editors Choice - Best Buy phono preamplifier
The Absolute Sound - Issue 144 October/November 2003

Recommended System Component Stereophile October 2003

Recommended System Component Stereophile April 2003

Recommended Best Buy The Absolute Sound Dec 2002/Jan2003

Recommended System Component Stereophile October 2002

Recommended Best Buy The Absolute Sound Oct/Nov 2002

LED colour is now red

Technology

Rather than changing a good design, we have built on its strengths through our component investigation program (thanks in part to the strict new European RoHS requirements). We're now building the Gram Amp 2 Special Edition with made-to-order niche audio components from manufacturers known for their high standards.

By making it fixed gain for Moving Magnet and High Output Moving Coil cartridges it does not suffer the MM versus MC equalisation conflicts that often leads to compromise on sound quality in a one-box-does-all design at this price level

It shares the fast RIAA EQ network components we use in the Era Gold V, plus the low frequency stabilisation techniques we use throughout the phono preamplifier range. It holds on tight to the music's tempo and has a seamless and accurate frequency range.

Dynamically (with a range of 90dB plus) it can effortlessly jump between the extremes of loud and soft passages while maintaining a believable stereo image and the full timbre of voices and instruments.

Like the lower cost Gram Amp 2 Communicator, the upgrade to a PSU1-24 from the supplied plug-top power supply is noticeable as the stage then focuses in on exciting new detail.

It will last through numerous system upgrades, delivering something new with each system improvement.

 

Specification

Nominal Input sensitivity: 2 mV rms
Maximum input: 45 mV rms (preferred maximum 10mV)
Nominal output: 240 mV rms (for 2mV input)
Maximum output: 5.3 V rms
Gain: 41.5 dB (119 V/V)
Input resistance: 47 k Ohms
Input capacitance: 100 pF
Output will drive: >1.5k Ohms (600 Ohms down to 27Hz)
Noise: -74 dB CCIR q-pk 20Hz - 20kHz
Distortion: 0.02%
RIAA accuracy: 0.5 dB
Frequency response: 10Hz - 150kHz
Channel balance: 0.2 dB
Channel separation: 64 dB
Size: (excluding connectors, approx.) 76 (w) x 76 (h) x 105 (d) mm

 

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