Destination Audio
WE 417A Phono Stage
THE PHONO STAGE
With an engineering white paper that could only be described as tortuous , the reference phono has been born. Entirely transformer coupled with a matching behemoth tube outboard power supply it features the 5U4G in the power supply. The signal chassis begins with the fabled WE417a tube followed by RCA brown plate 5687 tubes and finally the Raytheon 5687 tubes. The sound with our field coil cartridge and purpose engineered turntable is magnificent. –Destination Audio
“There are good devices, there are great ones, and there are also wonderful ones. But the rarest are those that have no better ones. The Destination Audio tube phono preamplifier belongs to this group, there are no better ones. Therefore, the words that could be said further are unnecessary, these explain everything”
-Piotr RyLa, HiFi Philosophy
Product Specifications
Specification |
Details |
|---|---|
| Amplification | Pure triode Class A, no negative feedback |
| Design | Dual-chassis design with PSU and preamplifier sections separated by a thick copper plate |
| RIAA Correction | Based on custom-made LRC transformers |
| Step-Up Transformers | Custom-made amorphous transformers |
| Interstage Transformers | Custom-made amorphous transformers |
| Capacitors | Duelund PIO capacitors |
| Top Plate | 4mm thick copper |
| Inputs | 1 pair RCA MM 47K 1 pair RCA MC-1:20 1 pair RCA MC 1:40 |
| Output | 1 pair RCA |
| Frequency Response (RIAA) | 20 Hz ~ 20 kHz (± 0.15 dB) |
| Gain | +51dB (MM) +77dB (MC Low) +83dB (MC High) |
| Input Impedance | MM – 47KΩ MC Low 40-200Ω MC High 4-40Ω |
| Output Impedance | <200 Ω |
| Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) | < 0.3% |
| Tubes | Power supply: 5U4G rectifier Phono stage: 2 x WE417A first stage, 4x 5687 second and third stage |
| Dimensions | 560 x 350 x 260 mm / 22 x 14 x 10.5 inches |
| Weight | 54 Kg / 119 Lbs |
| Shipping Weight | 70 Kg / 154 Lbs |
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