Jazz Club Switched Equalization Phono Stage Preamp
£600.00 GBP VAT inclusive
Phono Preamp For 78's, Pre & Post RIAA Vinyl Records
The Jazz Club phono-stage preamp provides the correct EQ for virtually every
gramophone record ever made.
It has 7 equalisation networks which combine using three 3-way front panel
switches to equalize 15 different recording curves - 12 of them equalize known
record label recording curves including the modern-day RIAA - 3 are for
experimentation.
For the response
curve charts and information about
re-mastering 78's,
copying old records to CD and noise reduction click here.
Era Gold V Phono Stage Preamp Performance
The Jazz Club phono stage preamp is based on our highly successful Era Gold V
phono stage preamp - a phono stage preamp which has been highly praised all over
the world for its "miraculous" performance.
The Era Gold V is one of the very few phono stages to have made it to the
fourth year in Stereophile magazine's recommended system components guide. Not
only has it made the fourth year, but it has been listed a "class A" component
each year receiving the much coveted triple dollar value-for-money sign.
The Jazz Club phono stage has also featured as a Stereophile
recommended system component in its own right and has also been the subject of a
number of "rave" reviews including reviews published in Hi-Fi News and
Gramophone magazine.
Re-mastering 78's and Vinyl to CD
It is trusted by re-mastering services large and small to take the hard work
out of re-mastering 78's and pre RIAA vinyl records - giving far better results
than their previously used conventional and complicated equipment line-up.
It is also owned by many private enthusiasts who find it invaluable in
archiving records of all era's and genres onto CD with minimal fuss.
The wideband phono stage preamp technology it uses is unique to Graham Slee,
and it not only makes old records sound more realistic with its openness and
"airy" transparency, it often removes the need to de click because our wideband
technology doesn't emphasize record damage noise like most phono stages do.
Design Features
The Jazz Club makes use of selected components from branded specialist
high-quality audio component manufacturers. These are not "boutique" or
"designer" components but components selected on real technical merit, and the
difference they make, on listening, is obvious.
Like all our wideband designs, best performance is obtained by the unit being
powered continuously, and a period of "burn-in" (approximately 3 weeks) should
be observed for its components to fully form and stabilize. To ensure proper
continuous correct operation, the Jazz Club phono stage is supplied with our IEC
approved PSU1 in-line power supply unit. Voltages and cord-sets are country
specific and are included with the PSU1
The cartridge sensitivity and gain is fixed for Moving Magnet or High Output
Moving Coil pick-up cartridges and the input impedance is 47k Ohms. For use with
low output Moving Coil pick-ups, the Elevator EXP head amplifier should be used
ahead of the Jazz Club. These stages are designed to work together to give an
unsurpassed moving coil performance for their price-bands and far beyond.
A mono switch is included on the rear panel to conveniently use a stereo
pick-up for mono work. For exacting mono work a mono pick-up should be used in
stereo mode and the unused input shorted. It is not advisable to convert stereo
recordings to mono using a mono switch as the summing function puts emphasis on
centre channel signals.
Jazz Club Phono Stage Preamp Reviews
TNT Audio Magazine
online review featuring the Jazz Club
Michael Fremer, Analog Corner, Stereophile, June 2002 "I couldn't
believe the presence of Ella's voice, or the lack of noise from the old
shellac...Mikey loved it..."
Caroline Osborn, Gramophone, March 2003 "LPs via the Jazz Club were
the clear winner... This is a fine phono stage indeed..."
All excerpts reproduced with
permission
Jazz Club Phono Stage Preamp Recommendations
Recommended system component
Stereophile - October 2002
Recommended system component
Stereophile - April 2003
Specification
| Nominal Input
sensitivity: |
4 mV rms |
| Maximum input: |
45 mV rms |
| Nominal output: |
472 mV rms |
| Maximum output: |
5.3 V rms |
| Gain: |
41.5 dB (118) |
| Input
resistance: |
47 kOhms |
| Input
capacitance: |
100 pF |
| Output will
drive: |
600 Ohms |
| Noise: |
-68 dB CCIR q-pk 20Hz - 20kHz |
| Distortion: |
0.02% |
| RIAA accuracy: |
0.5 dB |
| Frequency
response: |
5Hz - 150kHz |
| Channel balance: |
0.2 dB |
| Channel
separation: |
64 dB |
| Case Size: |
107 x 165 x 45 mm ex. connectors,
controls and feet |
| Weight: |
0.7 kg approx. (PSU1: 0.7 kg approx.) |
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