Ultrafide U4PRE Audiophile Pre-Amplifier

Ultrafide

Ultrafide U4PRE Audiophile Pre-Amplifier

Price
£4,500.00
Product Condition
New
Ultrafide U4PRE Audiophile Pre-Amplifier
Product Colour
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The Ultrafide U4PRE (audiophile quad output pre-amplification system) provides the central core and control of an expandable and “future-proofed” audio system.  A perfect partner to the U500DC Power amplifier, this pre/power combo delivers a truly high fidelity sonic signature, all designed and manufactured in the UK.

Ultrafide U4PRE Audiophile Pre-Amplifier on a white table.  There are other HiFi items in the background
  • Quad outputs for use with bi-amplified system
  • Class A circuits
  • Minimum Signal path
  • DC (and Super Low Frequency) Coupled Systems
  • Headphone amplifier

Ultrafide U4PRE Audiophile Pre-Amplifier with a hand operating a control.
  • Highly configurable ultra premium phono stage – Suitable for use with a wide range of moving magnet and moving coil cartridges
  • OLED screen with remote control for full configuration
  • Expansion port for additional interfaces
  • Over engineered power supply
  • Bringing professional audio home

Ultrafide U4PRE Audiophile Pre-Amplifier rear view
Specifications
  • INPUT / OUTPUT: DC (and Super Low Frequency) Coupled Systems
  • CIRCUITS: Class A
  • INPUTS: 1 x Phono (pair), 2 x RCA (pair), 2 x XLR (pair)
  • OUTPUTS: 2 x RCA (pair), 2 x XLR (pair)
  • DYNAMIC RANGE: >111dB (unweighted)
  • PHONO STAGE    
    • MMC Capacitors, switch selectable from 100pF to 470pF (in 8 steps)
    • MCC Resistors, switch selectable from 85R to 500R in 7 steps (8th 47K for MMC)
    • Gain range, software controlled in 30 x 3dB steps (+35dB to +65dB)
    • RIAA curve using 1% tolerance parts with individual stages for each turnover freq.
    • Inaudible Elliptical anti-rumble filter, >40dB of reduction @ 2-6Hz.
  • HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER    
    • Class A/B design – 12 discreet transistors to achieve super low distortion.
    • Optimised for 20 to 100R Headphones.
    • Ample power to drive low and High impedance (8R – 300R) Headphones.
  • DISTORTION: 0.003%
  • POWER CONSUMPTION: 
    • Operational 30W
    • Standby 1W
  • FREQUENCY RESPONSE    
    • Line – 5 to 20kHz +-0.1dB
    • Phono (Inc RIAA) – 20 to 20kHz +-0.3dB

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