Cambridge Duo

Cambridge Duo --- was 300€ now 250€

ALVA DUO

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.

“IT’S A WELL-SPECIFIED, FULL-BODIED, DYNAMIC PERFORMER, AS CLASSY AS A MATINÉE IDOL IN A SMOKING JACKET. YOU REALLY CAN’T GO WRONG.”

– WHAT HI-FI?, APRIL 2018

 

The Duo seems to exude an air of accomplishment. It’s a solid, lightweight piece of tech that just looks plain good… A rich and rewarding listening experience I just can’t tear myself away from… Few other options out there can match this kind of listening experience, which to put it mildly, is pretty amazing.

MAJOR HI-FI

UNITED STATES

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.

Tech specs

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)