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Moving Coil & Moving Magnet Phono Preamp

Squeeze every inch of detail from your record collection with our highest quality moving magnet and moving coil phono stage, with integrated headphone amp; the Duo Phono Preamplifier.

Vinyl as it's Supposed to Sound
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 Duo 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.

Why Choose a Dedicated Phono Preamplifier?
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 Duo 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 turntable. 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.

Vinyl. Just for You
Enjoy the warmth of vinyl privately thanks to Duo’s integrated headphone output. Uniquely, we integrated a 6.35mm headphone jack directly into the phono stage, so you can still enjoy your records when there’s no option to play out loud.
The integrated headphone output also means no need to turn on your amplifier just to power your headphones, resulting in a more eco-friendly listening experience.

Attention to Detail
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.

Eco Friendly
The Duo 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.

Technical specifications:
• MAX POWER CONSUMPTION: 10W
• CARTRIDGE SUPPORT: Moving Magnet | Moving Coil
• GAIN @ 1KHZ: MM: 39dB | MC: 60dB
• NOMINAL OUTPUT: 300mV
• SENSITIVITY FOR NOMINAL OUTPUT: MM: 3.35mV | MC: 305uV
• EQUIVALENT INPUT NOISE (A-WEIGHTED): MM: ~0.09uV | MC: ~0.08uV
• RIAA CURVE ACCURACY: +/- 0.3dB 30Hz-50Hz
• SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO GROUNDED INPUTS REF. 1V OUTPUT (20HZ-20KHZ BW): MM: >90dB | MC: >70dB
• THD+N 1KHZ (20-20KHZ BW): MM: <0.0025% | MC: <0.20%
• INPUT IMPEDANCE: MM: 47k Ohms | MC: 100 Ohms
• INPUT CAPACITANCE: 100pF
• OVERLOAD MARGIN: >30dB
• CROSSTALK @ 10KHZ: MM: >85dB | MC: 75dB
• DIMENSIONS (H X W X D): 48 x 215 x 159 mm (1.9 x 8.5 x 6.2")
• WEIGHT: 0.95kg (2.1lbs)
• WHATS IN THE BOX?: Alva Duo Moving Coil & Moving Magnet Phono Preamp, User Manual, Safety Guide, Mains Lead

Moving Magnet Phono Preamplifier

Enjoy every last detail from your vinyl collection with our highest quality moving magnet phono stage, the Solo Phono Preamplifier.

Vinyl as it's Supposed to Sound
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.

Why Choose a Dedicated Phono Stage?
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.

Attention to Detail
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.

Eco Friendly
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.

Technical 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
• WHATS IN THE BOX: Alva Solo Moving Magnet Phono Preamplifier, User Manual, Safety Guide, Mains lead

Level Gauge - Basic
High precision gauge, calibrated.

Quartz controlled 300 Hz light source

Enables exact adjustment of your turntable speed by keeping the light source independent from fluctuations in the mains frequency and voltage, which would otherwise give distorted results. A quartz oscillator generates an accurate 300 Hz, white light source, making precise speed adjustment easy when used in conjunction with the Clearaudio Stroboscopic Testrecord.

An optimal listening experience requires precise settings, especially when it comes to motor speed. The clearaudio Speed Light V2 is your key to accurate speed adjustments, regardless of the power grid frequency in your country. In this enhanced version, we present an upgrade for ultimate precision and user-friendliness.

New features at a glance:

White LED for improved visibility:
The transition from a blue LED to a white LED ensures an even better visibility of the line pattern on the stroboscopic disc. Every pulse is accurately captured, allowing for precise speed adjustments.

Extended operating time with a new battery:
The switch to the lithium button cell (CR2023) not only provides a longer operating time but also ensures a constant power supply for reliable performance. The Speed Light V2 does not have a rechargeable battery and operates only on a battery or continuous power.

New Micro-USB port for battery-independent operation:
The implementation of a Micro-USB port offers the option of battery-independent operation.

Aluminum casing:
The casing, milled from solid material and made of anodized aluminum, replaces the previous plastic, improving durability and adding an aesthetically pleasing element.

Compatible with the Stroboscopic Test Record:
The clearaudio Speed Light V2 is perfectly tuned for use with our Stroboscopic Test Record.

Manual: https://www.clearaudio.de/_assets/_pdf/manuals/accessories/CA_Speed%20light%20V2_E+D.pdf

Providing unbeatable accuracy! The Stroboscope Testrecord together with the Speed Light V2 give the best results in adjusting your turntable speed.

Enables exact adjustment of your turntable speed by keeping the light source independent from fluctuations in the mains frequency and voltage, which would otherwise give distorted results. A quartz oscillator generates an accurate 300 Hz, white light source, making precise speed adjustment easy when used in conjunction with the Clearaudio Stroboscopic Testrecord.

An optimal listening experience requires precise settings, especially when it comes to motor speed. The clearaudio Speed Light V2 is your key to accurate speed adjustments, regardless of the power grid frequency in your country. In this enhanced version, we present an upgrade for ultimate precision and user-friendliness.

New features at a glance:

White LED for improved visibility:
The transition from a blue LED to a white LED ensures an even better visibility of the line pattern on the stroboscopic disc. Every pulse is accurately captured, allowing for precise speed adjustments.

Extended operating time with a new battery:
The switch to the lithium button cell (CR2023) not only provides a longer operating time but also ensures a constant power supply for reliable performance. The Speed Light V2 does not have a rechargeable battery and operates only on a battery or continuous power.

New Micro-USB port for battery-independent operation:
The implementation of a Micro-USB port offers the option of battery-independent operation.

Aluminum casing:
The casing, milled from solid material and made of anodized aluminum, replaces the previous plastic, improving durability and adding an aesthetically pleasing element.

Manual: https://www.clearaudio.de/_assets/_pdf/manuals/accessories/CA_Stroboscope%20Testrecord%20+%20Speedlight_E+D.pdf

Dustprotector for turntable
The Clearaudio Dustprotector is not only an eye-catcher on your turntable, it also prevents the accumulation of dust on the turntable, so you don't have to clean the platter before using it.

Spare needle for the Cruiser Portable Turntable from Crosley.

Every once and a while you need to take care of your record player. This is the NP6 stylus replacement needle which is compatible for these record players:

• Cruiser Deluxe
• Voyager
• Lancaster

Crosley NP 6 Spare Needle - features:

• ABS Plastic Composition
• Stylus Needle
• plays 3 speeds - 33 1/3, 45 and 78 RPM records

Ortofon’s new Test Record is designed to allow you to verify your HiFi system in the most natural audio surroundings at home. The Test Record contains special test signals developed for analyzing cartridge performance as well as its interaction with your tonearm and turntable.

Before testing your cartridge, please verify the HiFi system’s functionality. The left speaker should be connected to the left amplifier channel and vice versa; both speakers should work in phase and be optimally positioned in the room.
The Test Record is designed to be played through your system with in-built RIAA equalization. Volume control is recommended to be set at a moderate signal level.

Please refer to your turntable and tonearm’s instructions for correct installation and alignment, adjust tonearm to be parallel to record surface, set Vertical Tracking Force and antiskating according to the cartridge’s recommended technical data, and adjust stylus overhang.

The new 15-track fine pressing

Each side of the record consists of 15 tracks which have been cut from 1-4 and 5-15:

1. Frequency Sweep Left Channel 800 Hz – 50 kHz. Log. 28 sec. Linear cut* (800 – 20000 Hz ±1,5 dB)
2. Frequency Sweep Right Channel 800 Hz – 50 kHz. Log. 28 sec. Linear cut* (800 – 20000 Hz ±1,5 dB)
3. Frequency Sweep Left Channel 800 Hz – 50 kHz. Log. 28 sec. Linear cut* (800 – 20000 Hz ±1,5 dB)
4. Frequency Sweep Right Channel 800 Hz – 50 kHz. Log. 28 sec. Linear cut* (800 – 20000 Hz ±1,5 dB)
5. Reference tone 1000 Hz 5 cm/sec rms Left
6. Reference tone 1000 Hz 5 cm/sec rms Right
7. Reference tone 1000 Hz 5 cm/sec rms Left
8. Reference tone 1000 Hz 5 cm/sec rms Right
9. Tracking ability, lateral 50 ?m peak
10. Tracking ability, lateral 60 ?m peak
11. Tracking ability, lateral 70 ?m peak
12. Tracking ability, lateral 80 ?m peak
13. Tracking ability, lateral 90 ?m peak
14. Tracking ability, lateral 100 ?m peak
15. Square Wave Form 2.7 msec duty cycle 3:7
* The record has a constant velocity amplitude throughout the sweep.

1-4 Frequency sweep – a tool for checking frequency response
There are several factors which can affect frequency response, including cable capacitance, cartridge loading, tracking force and worn parts. Because of this, it can be difficult to achieve perfectly flat frequency response. Sometimes by making small compromises in the cartridge loading, a better overall frequency response can be achieved. Considering the above the signal must be clean throughout the sweep.

5-8 Reference tone for testing channel output
With this standard reference signal is it possible to check the correctness of the connections of the left and right channels, channel balance and speed of the turntable.

9 -14 Tracking ability test, 315 Hz lateral modulation
These tracks contain a 315 Hz signal, recorded at increasing pick amplitudes of 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 micrometers. Please refer to your cartridge’s tracking ability value specified in the technical data sheet. Your cartridge should be able to track the actual level without audible distortion. Inability to track can be heard as a departure from a pure tone or a sputtering and intermittent tone. To determine if it is one or both channels, the balance control can be utilized. In case of differing tracking ability in the left and right channels it is probably necessary to readjust the anti-skating correction of the tonearm. If both channels fail to track properly, then vertical tracking force should be increased until no further improvement of tracking force can be obtained.

15. Square Wave Form 2.7 msec duty cycle 3:7
When monitoring the output of your cartridge with an oscilloscope you’ll then see a square wave located precisely above each other if the connection from the cartridge is correct.

After successful completion of the above test procedures, you can ensure that your cartridge is optimized. Still the human ear is very sensitive to difference in tone distortion; its level depends on the stylus condition and record wear.

To maintain optimal sound reproduction and to minimize wear on your records as well as on your stylus, we recommend the following procedure before and after each playback:
• Remove dust carefully from record surfaces by using a fine antistatic brush or cloth before every use.
• Please remember to remove dust from the diamond tip before and after playback of each record
• I order to keep electrical contacts clean and to lubricate the knurled nut on the tonearm, Ortofon recommends occasionally a light spray of contact cleaner like DeoxIT ®Gold G-Series into the tonearm socket.

It should be noted that some phono equalizers may generate some tone distortion, which cannot be referred to the cartridge.

User Guide: https://www.ortofon.com/media/148619/ortofon-test-record-user-guide.pdf

Pro-Ject standard dust cover Type 1, suitable for chassis like Debut, 1, 1.2, Xpression.