Rega
Rega AOS MC Phono Preamp
Rega AOS MC Phono Preamp
Usually Ships Within 2 Days.
Couldn't load pickup availability
Free Express Shipping In Canada
Canadian Warranty
Professional Customer Experience
Description
The new Rega AOS MC Phono Preamp is designed to deliver exceptional definition and greater realism to all of your recordings, bringing your favourite vinyl to life. It is a dedicated no compromise fully adjustable moving coil pre-amplifier using a circuit design based heavily on our award-winning Aura reference MC phono stage. It is designed to work with a wide range of moving coil cartridges. It has plenty of gain for low output MC’s and excellent load adjustability making it the perfect partner for whichever MC cartridge used.
The new AOS features a two stage all analogue amplifier. The fully aluminium case screens the internal circuit from any stray RFI signals. Our designers have avoided including any unnecessary components or circuits that may degrade the signal path. The AOS incorporates many innovative design ideas including a self-adjusting servo control which compensates for any variations in ambient or operating temperature.
The AOS utilises parallel connected, low noise FETs (Field Effect Transistors) configured as a compound pair. The use of FET transistors ensures there is no bias current flowing in the cartridge coil so as not to upset the delicate magnetic geometry of the cartridge. The MC input has the provision for selecting resistive input loading of 70 Ω to 400 Ω and capacitive loading of 1000 pF to 4300 pF. The input sensitivity can be changed by 6 dB via the back panel. An automatic standby feature has also been added which puts the unit to sleep after a period of no signal. This can be deactivated via dip switches located on the rear panel.
The first stage is a symmetrical, complementary class A amplifier, using Linear Systems ultra-low noise FET (Field Effect Transistor) transistors. The use of FET transistors ensures there is no bias current flowing in the cartridge coil so as not to upset the delicate magnetic geometry of the cartridge. The input circuit configuration also alleviates the use of any coupling components between the cartridge output and the input stage FET transistors, which would degrade the sound. The complementary ultra-low noise FET transistors are carefully graded and matched for optimum performance. This stage drives the passive high-frequency part of the RIAA equalisation stage. The complementary ultra-low noise FET transistors are carefully graded and matched for optimum performance. This stage drives the passive high-frequency part of the RIAA equalization stage.
The second stage is a symmetrical, class A, differential amplifier with a common base driver stage; this is also used as the active amplifier in the low-frequency part of the RIAA equalization stage.
Specifications:
Input Load
70, 100, 150, & 400Ω
Capacitive Load
1000, 4300pF
RIAA Accuracy (100kΩ output load)
Better than ±0.2dB 65Hz to 70kHz
Frequency Response
17.5 Hz (-3 dB) to 100 kHz (-0.2 dB)
THD
0.03%
Input Sensitivity
69.3 dB (Gain Setting I), 63.5 dB (Gain Setting II)
Power consumption in Standby
0.4W
Power Consumption
20W
Dimensions (WxHxD)
220 x 80 x 330 mm
Weight
2.9Kg
