Designed with the audio enthusiast in mind, Aretha LT is a single ended 6SN7 based line preamplifier. The circuit is an Aikido, all housed in a custom wood chassis.
The power supplies are regulated solid state DC, powered by a Lundahl transformer custom made for Erhard Audio.
Coupling capacitors are Mundorf MCap EVO's, signal path resistors are Vishay and TE Connectivity high precision film types.
The printed circuit boards are designed in house, manufactured to FR4-TG standards, and are double-layer with ground planes on both sides to ensure proper screening of the circuits.
RCA sockets are gold plated and mounted directly onto their dedicated printed circuit board, which also carries the selector switch which is connected via a stainless steel shaft, supported by a miniature ball bearing running through the front panel to the selector knob.
The volume control is a precision machined 59 step attenuator, -60dB to 0dB.
If you want any special customizations, please contact us with details and we will try our best to accommodate your request.
Visio preamp comes with your choice of chassis wood and plate colors plus any of the options listed below, please look here for wood choices.
PS Vane Horizon tubes used with Visio have a minimum of 10hrs burn in time .
Tung Sol 6SN7's are an option.
Visio is built to order and will take around 6-8 weeks to complete and ship and can be wired for 120VAC 60Hz or 220-240VAC 50Hz
Included with the Base Visio:
4 input selection
2 identical outputs
59 Step custom made volume control
Balance control
Factory new, run in, PS Vane Horizon 6SN7 triodes
Choice of woods and plate colors for the chassis
Options for the Visio:
Gold Lion E88CC/6922 based MM phono preamp
Tape/Source toggle switch
Loudness toggle switch
Factory new Tung Sol 6SL7 tubes
Blue Velvet ALPS Remote volume control NOTE: The remote volume option is not available with the standard stepped attenuator!
Specifications:
Main preamplifier gain with tone controls centered - 12dB (x4)
Frequency response is 20Hz to 30KHz, +/-0.1dB
Output impedance, 625 OHMS; Input impedance 1M
Tone controls, boost and cut of 12dB
Power consumption: 34W
Chassis size: 14.5"W x 13"D x 7"H
Weight: 12lb