Description
Audiophiles and music enthusiasts looking for a super affordable yet high quality phono preamplifier will be delighted with the iFi Audio ZEN Air Phono, a standalone amplifier that works with MM and MC phono cartridges. The ZEN Air Phono delivers 40 to 64 dB of gain with an extremely quiet noise floor (-151 dB). The precision RIAA EQ equalizer provides sound quality comparable to more expensive phono stages. An integrated subsonic filter eliminates distortion without eliminating bass or causing phase issues.
Product information
Turntable cartridges produce a tiny signal that needs to be amplified several hundred times to reach a level suitable for your amplifier. ZEN Air Phono easily amplifies the signal from millivolts to volts.
In the era of vinyl, phono preamps were usually integrated into receivers and amplifiers, simplifying the connection of turntables. However, in today's devices, most receivers and amplifiers do not have a built-in phono preamplifier, making a separate unit such as the ZEN Air Phono necessary.
This phono preamplifier is indispensable for turntables that do not have a built-in phono preamplifier and improves the sound quality of the main built-in phono preamplifiers in turntables or amplifiers.
ZEN Air Phono is compatible with both types of cartridges for turntables - moving magnet (MM) and moving coil (MC).
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