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Cambridge Audio Alva Solo
SKU: APA2020-00011
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Enjoy every last detail from your vinyl collection with our highest quality moving magnet phono stage, the Solo Phono Preamplifier.
Whether you’re dusting off your record collection or embracing analogue through the vinyl revival, there’s a unique experience to be had from the moment you drop the needle on your favourite album. To preserve the unique warmth of the vinyl sound, the Solo phono preamplifier has been carefully designed with a state-of-the-art switch mode power supply and a new surface mounted circuit board layout to reduce unwanted noise.
Due to the low-level signals created by a turntable, not all hi-fi amplifiers will let you connect directly to a record player. The phono preamplifier boosts this signal to something a power amplifier can work with. The challenge at this stage though is that noise can easily be added.
This is why we’ve designed the Solo around exceptional components that deliver the warm and detailed sound that’s synonymous with vinyl, all without distorting the signal from your moving magnet cartridge. The switch mode power supply improves performance by switching outside of audible frequency to drastically reduce hum and new circuit board layout uses surface-mount components to reduce noise.
If some records in your collection are a little worse for wear, the subsonic filter will help to eliminate low frequency rumbles that can be caused by imperfections within your vinyl. Combine this with the balance control for handling potential cartridge imbalances in your record player (that can cause a difference between the left and right channels) and the result is a detailed experience with accurate soundstage.
The Solo phono preamplifier is green at heart with less than half a watt standby power consumption and auto power down feature if the unit isn’t used after a 20 minute period. This in turn gives the unit the same worldwide voltage for compatibility wherever you are in the world.
Specifications:
- MAX POWER CONSUMPTION: 10W
- GAIN @ 1KHZ: 39dB
- NOMINAL OUTPUT: 300mV
- SENSITIVITY FOR NOMINAL OUTPUT: 3.35mV
- EQUIVALENT INPUT NOISE (A-WEIGHTED): ~0.09uV
- RIAA CURVE ACCURACY: +/- 0.65dB 30Hz-20kHz
- SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO GROUNDED INPUTS REF. 1V OUTPUT (20HZ-20KHZ BW): >90dB
- THD+N 1KHZ (20-20KHZ BW): <0.0025%
- INPUT IMPEDANCE: 47k Ohm
- INPUT CAPACITANCE: 100pF
- OVERLOAD MARGIN: >30dB
- CROSSTALK @10KHZ: >85dB
- DIMENSIONS (H X W X D): 48x176x132 (1.9x6.9x5.2”)
- WEIGHT: 0.68kg/1.5lbs
Your turntable, on any amplifier
Whether you're dusting off an old collection or just discovering vinyl, there's something unique about the moment the needle meets the record. Alva Solo is built to keep that moment intact.
Why you need a phono stage
A turntable's signal is too low to plug straight into most hi-fi amplifiers. Alva Solo boosts it and applies the RIAA curve, so you can send it to any amplifier.
Warm sound, no noise
Cambridge Audio built Solo around components that deliver a warm, detailed sound without colouring the signal. A switch-mode power supply and a new board layout drastically reduce unwanted noise.
For every record you own
If some of your records are well loved, the subsonic filter reduces low-frequency noise caused by imperfections in the vinyl.
A true stereo image
A balance control corrects any left/right imbalance in your cartridge, for detailed listening with an accurate image.
Compact and elegant
At just 4.8 × 17.6 × 13.2 cm, Alva Solo sits discreetly beside any turntable with Cambridge's clean design.
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