Parasound ZPhono XRM
We're very excited to welcome Parasound's acclaimed ZPhono XRM Phono Preamp to the fold. This is a mid-priced, full-featured phono stage with a robust linear power supply. It offers many options including continuously adjustable MC load impedance, adjustable gain settings (4) for high- and low-output cartridges, capacity for two turntables (or tonearms), and stereo/mono operation. Best of all it is built to Parasound's exacting high-end standards - both in build quality and sound quality. Specs? The last time we had a phono preamp with comparable signal-to-noise ratio, it said "Audio Research" on the front. Parasound even included a set of balanced outputs!
"Parasound has so aggressively priced this, and it offers so much sonic performance for the money, finding a better MM-only phono preamp for around the same money might be difficult! (as would finding a similarly priced phono preamp with such detailed and well-measuring specifications)." Michael Fremer, Analog Planet
Features
- Dual inputs for two turntables (1 MM & 1 MC)
- Front panel input select switch
- Front panel mono/stereo mode switch
- Front panel rumble filter switch
- Balanced and unbalanced outputs
- Variable MC impedance adjustment of 50-1050 ohms
- MM Gain options of 40 dB or 50 dB unbalanced (46 dB/56 dB balanced)
- MC Gain options of 50 dB or 60 dB unbalanced (56 dB/66 dB balanced)
- RIAA accurate to within 0.2 dB
- Ultra-low distortion (<0.02% THD)
- Ultra high-speed, low-noise opamps
- Audiophile grade resistors and capacitors
- Gold-plated RCA input and output jacks
- Unique half-rack width chassis; 1 rack space high
For full specifications please see Parasound's web page here:
