MK II Magnetic Preamplifier	"...the best preamplifier ever made" David Price - Hi-Fi- World NEWS! New MKII Preamplifiier review Please click here to download! (293 K file) HXOS Magazine

NEWS!

Our MKII preamplifier has received it's first review in the Greek magazine Sound & Vision and we're happy to report

the review is very complimentary and our MKII preamplifier has received a FIVE STAR recommendation!

‘Transparent, practically invisible in the system’ ‘Extremely vivid soundstage’ ‘A truly revealing experience’ ‘Excellent!’ ‘Make the effort to listen and, we hope, to justify our enthusiasm. Congratulations!’

Please click here to download this review (293 K download)

The MKII preamplifier will be exhibited at the Athens Hi-End Audio Video Show 2008, please click here for more details.

Music First Audio introduced the Passive Magnetic Preamplifier in 2003. In the five years since, our preamplifier has received across-the-board acclaim with outstanding reviews and awards from many well respected publications (please see our Reviews page for further details).

We now offer a new version of our preamplifier, complete with extra features, a larger case and subtle but audible improvements in the transformer itself.

Of course, we will still be offering our original and multiple award winning preamplifier which will now be re-named 'Classic' for those customers who do not need the extra features and facilities

25% larger core The construction on the transformer in the MKII is identical to that of the classic Stevens & Billington Limited TX102 but we have used a larger core which increases both low frequency response and headroom.

Additional parallel outputs The MKII preamplifier features dual RCA (unbalanced) and dual XLR (balanced) outputs for bi-amplification.

Remote level control. The MKII features remote control of level (by using a stepper motor on the rear of the level switch, there are no additional components in the signal path)

Larger case The MKII preamplifier comes in a full width case to accommodate the extra outputs and remote control motor assembly. We've also made some improvements to the case manufacture to improve the overall look and feel of our preamplifier

As with our original preamplifier, the MKII is available with either copper or silver wound transformers. Please note, as with our original preamplifier the copper wound preamplifier uses 0.6mm silver coated PTFE insulated copper wire for all internal wiring and the silver wound version uses 99.9999% pure silver wire throughout.

This unit sits between source devices (CD player, turntable etc.) and power amplifiers acting as a passive pre-amp.

	6 inputs (4 x unbalanced, 2 x balanced).
	Parallel balanced and unbalanced outputs.
	A +6db switch means the unit is passive with gain, so low gain amplifiers can be driven to their maximum efficiency by components that otherwise might require active boosting.
	All internal connections use 0.6mm silver coated solid core copper wire with PTFE insulation, point to point hand wired
	All components are of the highest quality, Neutrik XLR connectors and Swiss made ELMA silver contact rotary switches.
	Each unit is entirely hand constructed and rigorously tested, both mechanically and electrically.
	3 way grounding switch allows any grounding issues to be addressed easily.
	Transformer isolates components, breaking ground loop problems and reducing noise.
	Transformer matches impedance between components.
	Transformer affords superior transfer of musical energy.