Moon by SimAudio Evolution 610LP PhonoStage – Black/Silver

Here we have an example of the Moon 610LP v2 Phonostage from Canadian Hi-Fi specialists SimAudio. It is in very good condition with one minor blemish – please refer to photographs. It will be supplied in original packaging along with manual, mains cable, feet and our regular three month warranty.
SimAudio Say….
Still popular even though from another era, vinyl records offer music lovers a particular sound and tangible support that is much appreciated. Crucial in the result of listening to a turntable, the phono preamplifier optimally adapts a turntable to the rest of the Hi-Fi system, by amplifying the signal coming from the cartridge. Whether for a beginner’s table or a high-performance table, there is a MOON phono preamplifier for all tastes. During assembly, our phono preamplifiers benefit from special care. They feature measured and hand-selected capacitors for reproduction with a more precise and natural frequency response.
Featuring a dual-mono, fully balanced differential circuit layout, the MOON 610LP Phono Preamplifier is a purist design heavily based on the reference grade MOON 810LP.
Your MOON 610LP Phono Preamplifier incorporates many significant design features to achieve its “world class” level of performance. This is an abbreviated list of the more important features:
The oversized power supply, located within the main chassis, is housed in an isolated enclosure that is constructed from satin coated 14-gauge steel to eliminate all traces of AC artifacts. Power supply featuring a “pi-type” filter using 40,000uF of capacitance and dual choke inductance (2x 200mH). The result is a power supply with a noise floor of -150dB related to 1.0V, DC – 100kHz.
Power supply voltage regulation includes i2DCf (Independent Inductive DC Filtering); 1 inductor for each and every chip (i.e. OpAmp, etc.) in the audio circuit’s signal path – 24 stages in all.
Adjustable impedance loading – 64 available settings from 12.1Ω to 47kΩ
Adjustable capacitance loading – 16 available settings from 0pF to 1120pF
Adjustable gain settings – 16 available settings from 40dB to 70dB
Selectable equalization curves for both the RIAA and the IEC standards Customized parts include metallized polypropylene film capacitors with very tight tolerances of 1%
The shortest possible signal path for a faster transient response and the lowest possible noise floor.
Four-layer PCB tracings with dedicated ground and power planes using pure copper for low impedance characteristics. The advantages include better circuit layouts resulting in a much shorter signal path and a vastly improved signal-to-noise ratio
Ultra rigid chassis construction to minimize the effects of external vibrations.
Specifications:
Inputs (XLR/RCA): 1 pair / 1 pair
S/N Ratio: 112 dB R (full scale @ 40 dB gain); 93 dB R (full scale @ 70 dB gain)
IEC Curve Effect: – 7 dB @ 10 Hz
Frequency response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz ± 0.1 dB
Crosstalk @ 1 kHz: – 106 dB
Output impedance: 50 Ω
THD: 0.001% (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
Intermodulation Distortion: 0.002%
Input Overload: 200 V RMS / 100 V RMS @ 40 dB gain (XLR / RCA)
Input Overload: 5 mV RMS / 2.5 mV RMS @70 dB gain (XLR / RCA)
Power Consumption @ idle: 6 W
AC Power Requirements: 120 V / 60 Hz or 240 V / 50 Hz
Dimensions: 476 (W) x 427 (D) x 102 (H) mm