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clearaudio Smart Phono V2
Exposure XM3
Pro-Ject Record Box E
Electrocompaniet ECP-2
Pro-Ject Phono Box DS2 USB
Pro-Ject Tube Box S2
Pro-Ject A/D Box S2 Phono
Cambridge Solo
Cambridge Duo
Teac PE-505
Pro-Ject Phono Box DS3 B
iFi ZEN Air Phono
Pro-Ject Tube Box S
AVM Inspiration P 1.2
Rega Aria
ESI Phonorama
Chord Electronics Huei
Primare I15 MM
Lehmann Black Cube II
Cyrus Phono Signature
Pro-Ject Phono Box S3 B
Musical Fidelity MX-VYNL
Pro-Ject Phono Box E
Pro-Ject Record Box USB
Trichord Dino Mk2
Aesthetix Io Eclipse
Audio Note M2 RIAA
TAGA Harmony TTP-300
TRANSROTOR Phono II
Unison Research UPhono+
Pro-Ject Phono Box S2
Pro-Ject MC Step Up Box DS3 B
Cambridge Azur 551P
Cambridge Azur 651P
Pro-Ject Tube Box DS
Arcam rPhono
Atoll P200se
AudioValve Sunilda
Avid Pellar
Avid Pellere
Avid Pulsare II
Avid Pulsus
Acoustic Plan PhonoMaster
Audionet PAM G2
Ayon Spheris II
Burmester 100
Cambridge CP1
Cambridge CP2
clearaudio Absolute Phono
clearaudio Balance Plus
clearaudio Smart Phono V2Exposure XM3Pro-Ject Record Box EElectrocompaniet ECP-2Pro-Ject Phono Box DS2 USBPro-Ject Tube Box S2Pro-Ject A/D Box S2 PhonoCambridge SoloCambridge DuoTeac PE-505Pro-Ject Phono Box DS3 BiFi ZEN Air PhonoPro-Ject Tube Box SAVM Inspiration P 1.2Rega AriaESI PhonoramaChord Electronics HueiPrimare I15 MMLehmann Black Cube IICyrus Phono SignaturePro-Ject Phono Box S3 BMusical Fidelity MX-VYNLPro-Ject Phono Box EPro-Ject Record Box USBTrichord Dino Mk2Aesthetix Io EclipseAudio Note M2 RIAATAGA Harmony TTP-300TRANSROTOR Phono IIUnison Research UPhono+Pro-Ject Phono Box S2Pro-Ject MC Step Up Box DS3 BCambridge Azur 551PCambridge Azur 651PPro-Ject Tube Box DSArcam rPhonoAtoll P200seAudioValve SunildaAvid PellarAvid PellereAvid Pulsare IIAvid PulsusAcoustic Plan PhonoMasterAudionet PAM G2Ayon Spheris IIBurmester 100Cambridge CP1Cambridge CP2clearaudio Absolute Phonoclearaudio Balance Plus
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FeaturesMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM pickupsMM pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMC pickupsMM / MC pickupsMM pickupsMM pickupsMC pickupsMM / MC pickups
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 /ECC83/12AX7/
 /ECC83/12AX7/
 /6DJ8, ECC83, 6X5, ECL82/
 /ECC83/12AX7/
 /12AX7, 6922/
 /6H30, 6SL7/
Dimensions95х125х34 mm218х348х89 mm120x115x32 mm465x371x78 mm
206х200х70 mm /with wooden lining — 240x200x72 mm/
103x119x37 mm103x127x37 mm176х132х48 mm215x159x48 mm290x253x85 mm206x205x72 mm158x117x35 mm103x115x74 mm150x108x52 mm220х320х80 mm70х60х20 mm160x43x72 mm350x339x73 mm114x124x50 mm215x365x75 mm206x164x55 mm220х215х53 mm120x106x32 mm109x88x33 mm185x112x58 mm445х470х140 mm295x450x140 mm113x113x54 mm176x170x70 mm216x251x83 mm119x113x37 mm209х206х79 mm215х133х46 mm215х133х46 mm103x144x72 mm194х124х44 mm110х140х60 mm420х320х140 mm120х230х70 mm290х230х100 mm290х230х100 mm120х220х70 mm105х255х125 mm430х310х70 mm500х430х110 mm482х345х95 mm215х133х46 mm215х133х46 mm240x160x65 mm180x220x55 mm
Weight620 g4000 g250 g9000 g
1500 g /with wooden overlays — 1780 g/
810 g336 g680 g950 g4500 g1480 g320 g810 g600 g770 g6400 g300 g4 g930 g1900 g269 g350 g
16800 g /with level control - 20500 g/
7000 g700 g2600 g570 g1740 g800 g900 g1100 g1100 g20000 g1600 g3800 g3800 g1000 g1500 g9000 g41000 g10000 g800 g900 g3250 g2500 g
Specs
Frequency range
10 – 100000 Hz /± 0.3 дБ/
30 – 20000 Hz /± 0.25 дБ/
20 – 20000 Hz /± 0.5 дБ/
20 – 20000 Hz /± 0.2 дБ/
20 – 20000 Hz /± 0.3 дБ/
20 – 20000 Hz /± 0.4 дБ/
20 – 20000 Hz /± 0.4 дБ/
30 – 20000 Hz /± 0.65 дБ/
30 – 50000 Hz /± 0.3 дБ/
20 – 20000 Hz20 – 20000 Hz
20 — 20000 Hz /±0.15 дБ/
20 – 20000 Hz
20 – 20000 Hz /± 0.3 дБ/
70 – 70000 Hz /± 0.2 дБ/
12 – 25000 Hz20 – 20000 Hz7 – 90000 Hz20 – 20000 Hz
20 – 20000 Hz /± 0.1 дБ/
20 – 20000 Hz /± 0.5 дБ/
20 – 20000 Hz /± 0.5 дБ/
20 – 20000 Hz /± 0.25 дБ/
20 – 20000 Hz /± 0.25 дБ/
20 – 35000 Hz20 – 25000 Hz20 – 30000 Hz20 – 20000 Hz
10 — 55000 Hz /±1 дБ/
25 – 20000 Hz
20 – 50000 Hz /± 0.3 дБ/
20 – 20000 Hz /± 0.5 дБ/
20 – 50000 Hz /± 0.2 дБ/
20 – 65000 Hz /± 3 дБ/
5 – 70000 Hz5 – 70000 Hz
5 – 70000 Hz /± 0.5 дБ/
5 – 70000 Hz
40 – 30000 Hz /± 0.2 дБ/
10 – 80000 Hz
25 – 20000 Hz /± 0.65 дБ/
20 – 50000 Hz /± 0.65 дБ/
20 – 20000 Hz /± 0.1 дБ/
Dynamic range93 dB102 dB
ADC bit depth16 bit16 bit24 bit16 bit24 bit
ADC sampling rate48 kHz192 kHz48 kHz48 kHz192 kHz
Output level0.35 V0.3 V9.5 V0.3 V0.3 V2 V6.5 V0.48 V0.2 V10 V0.78 V9 V
0.5 V /nominal/
0.2 V0.5 V0.3 V0.3 V0.5 V0.3 V0.3 V
Output impedance50 Ohm63 Ohm600 Ohm47 Ohm520 Ohm150 Ohm47 Ohm100 Ohm
1000 Ohm /RCA/XLR/
10 Ohm842 Ohm50 Ohm
22 Ohm /RCA, 94 Ohm — XLR/
300 Ohm64 Ohm
MM module
Signal to noise ratio (MM)85 dB70 dB94 dB67 dB77 dB94 dB90 dB90 dB106 dB86 dB75 dB86 dB41 dB92 dB78 dB71 dB
87 dB /дБА/
101 dB88 dB88 dB70 dB129 dB80 dB85 dB85 dB86 dB93 dB85 dB63 dB81 dB81 dB81 dB81 dB80 dB103 dB84 dB85 dB86 dB89 dB
Harmonic distortion (MM)0.004 %0.025 %0.01 %0.02 %0.0025 %0.01 %0.0025 %0.0025 %0.002 %0.005 %0.005 %0.05 %0.013 %0.005 %0.03 %0.02 %0.001 %0.008 %0.007 %0.05 %0.05 %0.01 %0.03 %0.018 %0.01 %0.009 %0.005 %0.1 %0.0015 %0.05 %0.24 %0.001 %0.001 %0.001 %0.001 %0.009 %0.009 %0.001 %
Gain (MM)34 dB
46 dB /40 дБ/
40 dB71 dB40 dB40 dB40 dB39 dB39 dB46 dB65 dB40 dB41 dB40 dB40 dB41 dB46 dB65 dB40 dB32 dB
52 dB /48 дБ/
80 dB37 dB40 dB38 dB38 dB
43 dB /40/43/
24 dB /at 40–150 Ohm/
39 dB
50 dB /40 дБ/
52 dB /50/40/30 дБ/
40 dB41 dB
70 dB /60/48 дБ/
70 dB /60/50/40 дБ/
70 dB /60/50/40 дБ/
70 dB /60/48 дБ/
68 dB /58/48/38 дБ/
52 dB39 dB39 dB44 dB
Input load capacity (MM)150/ 250/ 400 pF220 pF120 pF0 – 350 pF100/ 220/ 320 pF
50 – 590 pF /50/ 150/ 270/ 370/ 490/ 590/
120 pF100 pF100 pF50/150/300/400 pF50/ 150/ 270/ 370 pF220 pF200 pF150 pF150 pF100 pF50/150/300/400 pF50/100/200/300/400 pF120 pF120 pF100 pF120 pF47 – 850 pF100 – 420 pF100/200/320/420 pF100 pF220 pF220 pF120/220/340/440 pF100 pF0/100/220/470/1000 pF100 pF100/200/500 pF100/200/320/420 pF68/ 120/ 180/ 220/ 300/ 400 pF220 pF220 pF220 pF
Input sensitivity (MM)3.5 mV3.35 mV3.35 mV150 mV3.29 mV1.7 mV3.8 mV4 mV5 mV1 – 5 mV126 mV300 mV3.36 mV3.35 mV3.35 mV4 mV3.35 mV3.35 mV
Input impedance (MM)47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm0.01 – 47 kOhm0.01 – 47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm0.01 – 1/ 47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm0.1/ 1/ 47 kOhm47 kOhm0.01/0.05/0.1/1/47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm0.01 – 47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm47/100 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm47 kOhm
MC module
Signal to noise ratio (MS)72 dB67 dB75 dB67 dB77 dB75 dB70 dB86 dB82 dB75 dB72 dB67 dB92 dB63 dB
79 dB /дБА/
98 dB70 dB129 dB60 dB85 dB72 dB93 dB85 dB73 dB67 dB67 dB67 dB67 dB75 dB103 dB100 dB74 dB72 dB90 dB74 dB
Harmonic distortion (MC)0.004 %0.025 %0.05 %0.02 %0.0025 %0.05 %0.2 %0.02 %0.01 %0.036 %0.05 %0.055 %0.035 %0.08 %0.0018 %0.01 %0.01 %0.05 %0.03 %0.12 %0.05 %0.002 %0.1 %0.005 %0.05 %0.32 %0.001 %0.001 %0.001 %0.001 %0.1 %0.009 %0.001 %0.001 %
Gain (MC)54 dB60 dB60 dB71 dB65 dB63 dB60 dB60 dB66 dB65 dB64 dB
61 dB /51 дБ/
60 dB
69 dB /63.5 дБ/
60 dB66 dB65 dB
74 dB /70/63/52 дБ/
80 dB60 dB64 dB69 dB
63 dB /40/43/60/63/
55 dB
60 dB /50 дБ/
82 dB /80/70/60 дБ/
52 dB /46 дБ/
63 dB
70 dB /60/48 дБ/
70 dB /60/50/40 дБ/
70 dB /60/50/40 дБ/
70 dB /60/48 дБ/
68 dB /58/48/38 дБ/
72 dB55 dB60 dB63 dB
Input load capacitance (MC)150/ 250/ 400 nF120 nF0 – 0.35 nF0.1/ 0.22/ 0.32 nF0.05 — 0.59 nF0.12 nF0.1 nF0.05/0.15/0.3/0.4 nF0.05/ 0.15/ 0.27/ 0.37 nF1 nF1/ 2/ 3.2/ 4.2 nF0.2 nF0.05 nF0.1 nF0.22/1/2/3 nF0.05/0.15/0.3/0.4 nF0.1/ 1.1 nF0.12 nF0.1/0.2/0.32/0.42 nF0.047/ 0.147/ 0.267/ 0.367 nF1 nF0/0.1/0.22/0.47/1 nF0.1 nF0.1/0.2/0.5 nF0.1/0.2/0.32/0.42 nF0.22 nF0.22 nF
Input sensitivity (MC)0.35 mV0.3 mV16 mV0.325 mV0.07/ 0.133 mV0.38 mV4 mV0.8 mV0.1 – 3 mV300 mV0.336 / 0.1 mV0.5 mV0.1/0.4 mV3.35 mV
Input impedance (MC)50/ 100/ 500/ 1000/ 5000 Ohm100 – 1500 Ohm100 Ohm10 – 47000 Ohm10 – 47000 Ohm10/ 100/ 470/ 1000/ 2000 Ohm100 Ohm100 Ohm10 – 1000/ 47000 Ohm1000 Ohm10/ 100/ 1000/ 2000 Ohm47000 Ohm70/ 100/ 150/ 400 Ohm47000 Ohm30 Ohm100/ 1000/ 47000 Ohm
11 Ohm /11 Ohm – 47 kOhm/
10/50/100/1000/47000 Ohm10 – 47000 Ohm33/ 100/ 1000/ 47000 Ohm10 – 47000 Ohm100 Ohm100 – 1000 Ohm20 – 500 Ohm10/100/1000/47000 Ohm100 Ohm10 – 1000 Ohm55 – 550 Ohm33/ 75/ 220/ 390/ 1000/ 47000 Ohm100 Ohm510 Ohm
Features
Adjustment
 
input sensitivity
input impedance /МС/
input capacitance
 
 
input sensitivity
input impedance /МС/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
input sensitivity
 
 
 
level
 
input impedance
input capacitance
 
 
input sensitivity
input impedance /МС/
input capacitance
 
 
input sensitivity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
balance
 
 
 
 
balance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
input impedance
input capacitance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
input impedance /МС/
input capacitance
 
 
 
input impedance
 
 
 
input sensitivity /МС/
input impedance /МС/
input capacitance /МС/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
input sensitivity
input impedance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
input impedance
 
 
level
 
input impedance /MC: 11 Ohm – 47 kOhm/
input capacitance /MC:/
 
 
 
input impedance
input capacitance
 
 
input sensitivity
input impedance
input capacitance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
input sensitivity
input impedance
input capacitance
 
level /depends on modification/
input sensitivity
input impedance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
level
 
input impedance
input capacitance
 
 
 
input impedance
input capacitance
 
level /24 дБ / 30 дБ/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
input impedance
input capacitance
 
 
input sensitivity
input impedance
input capacitance
 
 
input sensitivity /МС/
input impedance
 
 
 
 
input impedance /ММ/
input capacitance
 
 
input sensitivity /МС/
 
 
 
 
input sensitivity
input impedance
input capacitance
 
 
input sensitivity /МС/
input impedance
input capacitance
 
 
input sensitivity /МС/
input impedance
input capacitance
 
 
input sensitivity /МС/
 
 
 
 
input sensitivity
input impedance
input capacitance
 
 
 
 
 
 
level
input sensitivity
input impedance /МС/
input capacitance /ММ/
 
 
 
 
 
balance
 
 
 
 
balance
 
 
 
 
 
 
input sensitivity
 
 
 
Noise canceling
 /45 Hz/
Display
 /pointer indicator/
Remote control
External power supply
Connectors
Inputs
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA /2 pairs (MM and MC)/
 
 
 
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA /two pairs/
RCA
 
trigger
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA
mini-Jack (3.5 mm)
 
 
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA /2 pairs (MM and MC)/
 
 
 
Phono RCA/XLR
 
 
 
Phono RCA/XLR /1x 5-pin XLR, 1x pair XLR/
 
 
trigger
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA /2 pairs (MM and MC)/
 
 
 
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA
 
RS-232
 
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA /4 pairs/
 
 
 
Phono RCA/XLR /balanced stereo 5-pin XLR/
 
 
 
Phono RCA/XLR
 
 
 
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA/XLR
 
 
 
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA/XLR
 
 
 
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA /two pairs/
 
 
 
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA /two pairs/
 
 
 
Phono RCA /two pairs/
 
 
 
Phono RCA/XLR
 
 
 
Phono RCA/XLR
 
 
 
Phono RCA /two pairs/
 
 
 
Phono RCA /2 pairs (MM and MC)/
 
 
 
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA /two pairs/
RCA/XLR /4 pairs of RCAs/
 
 
Phono XLR /two pairs/
 
RS-232
trigger
Phono RCA
 
 
 
Phono RCA /2 pairs (MM and MC)/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Phono RCA/XLR
 
 
 
Outputs
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
USB (type B)
 
 
 
RCA
XLR
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
USB (type B)
optic
 
trigger
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
USB (type B)
 
 
 
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
 
 
on headphones /Jack/
 
RCA
XLR
 
 
 
 
RCA
XLR
 
 
 
trigger
RCA /1/
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
USB (type B)
 
on headphones
 
RCA
XLR
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
 
 
 
trigger
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA /MC-bus, unbalanced phono/
XLR
 
 
 
 
RCA
XLR
 
 
 
 
RCA
XLR
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
USB (type B)
 
 
 
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA /two pairs/
XLR
 
 
 
 
RCA /two pairs/
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
USB (type B)
optical/coaxial
 
 
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
XLR
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
XLR
 
 
 
 
RCA
XLR
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
XLR
 
 
 
 
RCA /two pairs/
XLR
 
 
 
 
RCA
XLR
USB (type B) /2/
optical/coaxial /on 2 pcs/
 
trigger
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
 
 
 
 
 
RCA
XLR
 
 
 
 
RCA
XLR
 
 
on headphones
 
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