Avid Pulsare Phono Stage
AVID is world-renowned for state-of-the-art turntables which create a visceral, emotional connection, drawing the listener deeper into every recording. Over the years, AVID has tried many different phono stage designs, most of them technically excellent, but all lacking the emotional connection, the breath of life, the realism, which AVID turntables reveal. They also lacked what AVID calls "sheer power"; the presence, solidity and drive that transcends mere audio equipment, creating the true physicality of the performance.
Conception
AVID turned their substantial manufacturing prowess towards the creation of their ideal phono preamplifier, one with the exceptionally low background noise, impressive isolation and visceral presence of their turntables.
Taking nothing for granted, AVID started with a blank slate, creating the Pulsare circuit design from the ground up. This is a ground-up revolutionary design which communicates honestly and embraces dynamic attack with aplomb.
Design
A fully balanced design, Pulsare is built with purely exceptional high-specification components; with the singular goal of maintaining the purity and integrity of the miniscule signals flowing through it. To this effect, Pulsare's distortion across the audio spectrum is vanishingly low and Pulsare delivers impressive headroom; never running out of steam regardless of the demands of the music. A passive RIAA (with Neumann HF correction) circuit using audiophile-grade capacitors maintains linearity.
Front Panel Controls
Gain, Resistance and Capacitance are all easily adjustable via the front panel, offering excellent flexibility. All front panel selections are routed through high-quality, low-impedance relay banks allowing the use of much shorter electrical pathways and minimizing signal damage. Fully balanced, the Pulsare offers both XLR and RCA inputs and outputs.
Outboard Power Supply
The massive external double regulated dual-mono 300VA power supply provides prodigious power to each channel separately. Separating Power Supply and Signal sections reduces noise, vibration and susceptibility to outside interference. This two-box configuration also allowed AVID to engineer a much larger, higher-current power supply which like the Reference PSU for the Avid Acutus, delivers greater drive, greater rhythmic capability and greater dynamic range.
Made In The UK
Manufactured entirely within AVID's own facilities in the UK, their passion ensures that every aspect of the Pulsare, both internal performance and outward appearance, are of the highest standards. From the casework to PCB assembly, component testing to quality control, AVID's passion ensures Pulsare will be a long lasting, reliable product, one sure to draw you into the full potential that every record has to offer.
Whether or not you own an AVID turntable, Pulsare is perhaps the finest upgrade you can make to your analogue turntable
"Pulsare is when listening becomes an experience!"
Specifications:
Noise: < -75dB
Distortion: < 0.003%
RIAA: 20Hz - 20kHz +/-0.5dB
Gain: 40dB - 50dB - 60dB - 70dB
Resistance loading: 10R - 30R - 100R - 500R - 1k - 5k - 10k - 47k
Capacitance loading: 100pf - 200pf - 500pf - 1.5nf - 10nf - 20nf
Power supply: Double regulated with 300va transformer
Dimensions (WDH): 11.5x9.5x4" each unit
Voltage input: 117VAC @ 60Hz, 10 watts max
Net weight: Control unit: 8.4Lbs / PSU: 14Lbs
Packaging (WDH): 14.6 x 12.2 x 11.8"
Shipping weight: 12.0Kg (26lb)
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