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Gut erhaltene Vorstufe mit Phono MM/MC und Subwooferanschluss, der einstellbar ist. Es funktioniert alles einwandfrei. Es handelt sich um einen Privatverkauf unter Ausschluss von jeglicher Gewährleistung und Rücknahmen. Features, Features, FeaturesThere are several amplifier and preamplifier options on the market in the same price bracket as the NewClassic gear (from Adcom, Rotel, NAD, and even Parasound with the Halo P3/A23 combo at just $350 more) but the amount of features and connection options it offers make it truly unique. Im not going to catalog them all here (you can read Parasounds website for that), but I will mention the ones that were of interest to me.Remote Control Seems kind of odd to have to point this out as a feature, but there are preamplifiers and integrated amplifiers in the NewClassics price range (and higher) that are not so equipped. Call me a couch potato, but the ability to adjust the volume for the listening position is essential.Tone Controls I like tone controls while i also understand the allure of a pure signal path, but to me the ability to take the edge off an excessively bright recording like Van Halen I (without having to swap interconnects or some other nonsense) is worth its weight in gold. The manual states that the clearest sound will be heard with the tone controls in bypass mode, and thats where I left them most of the time. However, I was unable to hear (or measure) any sonic degradation with them engaged.MP3 Player Input Front panel input jacks are getting pretty common on receivers and integrated amplifiers these days. Parasound has beefed up the Model 2100 front panel input with 12dB of gain to compensate for the anemic output of most portable source components. It works well: my iPod with a line-out dock into the MP3 input played at levels comparable to my Perpetual Technologies P-3A DAC.Phono Input Input #1 on the Model 2100 preamplifier is switchable between line, moving magnet, or moving coil cartridges. Im about the last person you should trust to evaluate a phono stage as I spin vinyl about four times a year (three of those are during the holidays, when I put on old Elvis and Bing Crosby Christmas albums for my in-laws), the quality of my turntable commensurate with that amount of usage. I hooked it up, and it worked.Bass Management The subwoofer outputs (there are two, but not stereo) on the Model 2100 preamplifier are equipped with a low-pass filter, variable between 20Hz and 140Hz. Nice, however the high-pass filter (for the mains, available through an alternate set of RCA jacks) is fixed at 80Hz. Id rather see this reversed, as many speakers do better crossed lower than 80Hz, and most subs already have low-pass filters built-in. Still, it is a welcome addition, and very unique among two-channel preamplifiers.High Pass Filter Switch The speaker output on the Model 2125 amplifier sports a high pass filter that is switchable between flat, 20Hz, and 40Hz. This is designed to reduce the strain on the amplifier and smaller speakers by filtering out frequencies they wouldnt be able to reproduce anyway. When engaged, it provides an 18dB/octave slope that puts the signal about 2.3dB down at the assigned frequency (I only tested the 40Hz setting). It does introduce a (perhaps insignificant) bit of noise, and reduces the signal overall by about 1dB.
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