Copland CTA305 Preamplifier

Copland_CTA-305Intended to be at the centre of a high performance audio system, the CTA305 is a flexible control amplifier which features switching of five line-level inputs, including a tape monitor loop, and a built in RIAA phono circuit accommodating moving magnet and high output moving coil cartridges.

For the listener with a large investment in LPs, this amplifier provides an opportunity to recover more nuances from irreplaceable records.

Besides amplifying the signal a few times and providing the facility of switching input sources, the primary purpose of the preamplifier is to control the sound level while matching the impedances between the signal source and the power amplifier.

The amplifying and buffering circuitry of the CTA305 is composed by reliable type 6922 low noise valves, presenting high impedance towards the signal sources in order not to load the audio signal. Conversely, the output impedance is low and therefore capable of driving an interconnect cable of unspecified electric characteristics and a power amplifier with an input impedance of anywhere between a few thousand and one million ohms.

High quality polypropylene and polystyrene capacitors are used exclusively in the signal path of the CTA305, These capacitors eliminate blurring of sonic details coursed by dielectric losses and dynamic changes of capacitors found in conventional components.

All resistors are of close tolerance film construction, providing high accuracy and long-term stability.

Discrete dc power supply regulators with nearly zero output impedance provide stable plate voltages. By also employing regulated supply voltage to the filaments of the valves, the working conditions for the valves handling the delicate audio signals are completely stable from a dc point of view, unaffected by the fluctuations of the ac-line voltage.

The CTA305 employs motor driven precision volume control and can be fully operated from the Copland remote control unit.

Durob Audio is the exclusive distributor for Copland in the Benelux. For more information please visit our website: www.durob.nl or call us!

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Copland CTA405 Integrated Amplifier

 

coplandcta405The CTA405 is an integrated valve amplifier with five line-level inputs, including a tape monitor loop, and a built in RIAA phono circuit accommodating moving magnet and high output moving coil cartridges.

A complete line stage similar to the one found in the Copland CTA305 preamplifier is installed separately together with a dedicated power supply, providing a low output impedance buffer between the amplifier interconnect cables and the level control prior to the power amplifier.

The push pull output stages consist of a pair of matched 6550 power valves in fixed ultra-linear configuration, delivering the low distortion of triodes combined with the power of tetrode valves.

The operation point of the output stage is set for class AB operation. In practice, this means that the first 50% of the output power is provided in class A condition.

The output transformers are highly critical components of the valve amplifier. Decades of experience in this particular field of audio electronics are incorporated in our design of these critical parts of the valve amplifier, and excellent specifications can be measured at more than twice the rated output power of 50 W per channel chosen for this construction.

Due to the outstanding performance of the Copland output transformers, superb linearity is achieved before feedback is employed; reducing the requirements for internal lag compensation networks and ensuring high stability after the 18dB negative feedback loop is closed.

The CTA405 is able to provide what we consider an extraordinarily accurate reproduction of music without any tendency towards listening fatigue, featuring strong dynamics and a wide flexibility in the choice of speakers.

The CTA405 employs motor driven volume control and can be fully controlled by the Copland RC102 remote control unit.

Durob Audio is the exclusive distributor for Copland in the Benelux. For more information please visit our website: www.durob.nl or call us!

 

 

 

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PrimaLuna DiaLogue Seven

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PrimaLuna DiaLogue Seven

PrimaLuna DiaLogue Seven The 70W (40W in triode mode) PrimaLuna Dialogue Seven monoblock employs a unique output stage-two discrete amplifier channels are paralleled at the loudspeaker terminals. This technique preserves the purity of a low-powered design while imbuing the amplifier with higher current capability. ”No tube amplifier I’ve auditioned comes close to its performance for anywhere near its modest price, ”said Jim Hannon. JH, 199.

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Welcome to the 2014 edition of The Absolute Sound’s Editors’ Choice Awards, their annual Recommended Products list. They present the gear that their editors and writers have selected as most worthy of your consideration. These are the components they themselves would buy—or recommend to friends and family.

PrimaLuna DiaLogue Two PrimaLuna DiaLogue 2 The first product in PrimaLuna’s higher-performance line of tube units is a real honey, surpassing the ProLogue Two across the board. Rated at only 38 watts in Ultralinear mode, it sounds much more powerfull due to its outstanding transformers, but requires speakers that are at least moderately efficient. JH, 195   For more information visit www.primaluna.nl or www.primaluna-usa.com

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