$48,125.00
We love answering questions. Talk to an expert now.
on all e-commerce orders over $100
Always Included
In the world of ultimate HiFi nowadays, we have a feeling that the importance of preamplifiers is still severely underestimated. The preamplifier is not only the control center, it is the heart and the soul of the entire reproduction chain, being responsible for establishing overall balance and harmony in the system. Once you will hear DHT (Directly Heated Triode) tubes you will understand why there is no way back to conventional tube circuits.
Creating a pre-amplifier always presents itself as a design challenge especially if the aim is to be a proud and worthwhile member of our portfolio of products. Me and my team spent a significant amount of time finding a way to blend all the best technical and of course sound signature characteristics of our line of preamplifiers in the New SC8. As we are in love with tubes and specifically DHT tubes in all our units, SC8 is not an exception to that term. It is a full-blown DHT pre-amplifier where we did not cut any corners, it is without compromise.
SC8 is made with 4 in-house custom-made state-of-the-art E-Core and M-Core power, output and signal transformers, Silver internal wire, and true point-to-point (PTP) construction. No less important is the choice of rectifier and DHT Triodes, where we use the best possible current production tubes TA 300b, which by their performance are the closest to the legendary Western Electric 300b. The sum of clever engineering, selection of best components, and meticulous Swiss attention to detail give us a pre-amplifier that meets all the wishes and expectations of even the most critical audiophiles with a potent source.
Specifications
Output Tubes: DHT 71A/171A triode
Driver Tube: VT231/6sn7gt
Compatible Tubes: e80cc - 12sn7 via adapter
Inputs: 4 x line RCA/XLR
Outputs: 2 x line RCA/XLR
Outputs Transformer: P-5000 hand made Line output transformer (output impedance 100 ohms)
Wiring: Completely hand wired (point to point)
Power Supply: M6-paper oil power supply (optional, weight 8kg extra)
Potentiometer: 5000-H auto former volume Control 34 step (optional)
Rectification: u52/5u4g (optional) 274B)
Weight: Preamplifier -27kg
Power Supply -29kg
Dimensions: 420mm Wide x 460mm High x 250mm Deep
Country of manufacture: Handmade in Stansstad Switzerland