Orpheus Absolute Discrete Preamp - A TWO 22D
Orpheus Absolute Discrete Preamp - A TWO 22D
- Brand:Orpheus
- Product Code:A TWO 22D (ORPA-30PA-S)
- Availability:In Stock
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$23,800.00
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The Absolute Pre-Amp becomes the centrepiece of your setup, infusing every note with vitality and every silence with meaning.
With unparalleled artistry, it brings out the finest details of your music, capturing every subtlety with unmatched clarity. A unifying harmony that binds the elements, transforming sound into an emotional journey, delivering breathtaking dynamics and an expansive soundstage.
Building upon the CRQL technology developed for our prestigious Heritage line, the A Two 22D discrete component preamplifier achieves a perfect harmony between technological prowess and musicality. Its purely resistive attenuator, configured in an unbalanced design, goes beyond mere faithful reproduction of recordings; it is dedicated to capturing the soul of the music, rendering it more vivid than ever.
The internal architecture consists of 6 levels
- Source selection : offers a choice between two balanced and two unbalanced inputs, seamlessly adapting to any source while preserving absolute signal integrity
- Conditioner stage : ensures that even the most delicate audio signals are brought to the same reference level, delivering identical sonic quality regardless of the input mode—balanced or unbalanced
- Each input features a selectable gain stage (High, Medium, or Low), offering the flexibility to perfectly adapt to the vast array of sources available on the market.
- Volume adjustment between -120 dB and +6 dB by 1 dB steps
- Class A current-buffered output stage
- At the heart of the system is an attenuator based on CRQL technology, enabling precise adjustment to the desired output levels. CRQL stands for “Constant Resistive Quadrupoles with a Logarithmic distribution architecture”. This internal circuit has the advantage of being inherently logarithmic, thus avoiding approximations like the more commonly used linear R-2R system in this type of application. The CRQL attenuator module uses quadrupoles composed solely of high-quality metal-film resistors with a tolerance of 0.1 %. It allows volume adjustment between -121 dB and +6 dB in 1 dB steps. To guarantee maximum signal integrity, our CRQL module contains no semiconductor components in series with the signal. Additionally, volume changes occur within a maximum of 150 ns after an audio signal zero-crossing.