The PRE I is a pure class A, Output Transfomerless (OTL) line pre-amplifier with Power Valve Output Stage. Employing El84 power tubes at the output makes the PRE I a smaller brother to the SW1X PRE II Pre-amplifier. It is great enhancement to any tube power amplifier and ideal partner to our DAC I and II STD/SPX and LPU I Phono products, reducing their output impedance further and enhancing their sound with fullness and authority. With a help of of a PRE I, any source becomes unleashed to drive subsequent power amplifiers to its full potential.


  • Category: Line Pre-Amplifiers

Description

SW1X Audio Design™ PRE I Performance Level 1

Line Pre-Amplifier

 

The PRE I is a pure class A, Output Transfomerless (OTL) line pre-amplifier with Power Valve Output Stage. Employing El84 power tubes at the output makes the PRE I a smaller brother to the SW1X PRE II Pre-amplifier. It is great enhancement to any tube power amplifier and ideal partner to our DAC I and II STD/SPX and LPU I Phono products, reducing their output impedance further and enhancing their sound with fullness and authority. With a help of of a PRE I, any source becomes unleashed to drive subsequent power amplifiers to its full potential.

The PRE I can be ordered with differnt series of SW1X Stepped Attenutator Volume Contols.

SW1X Audio Design™ PRE I Line Pre-amplifier Features:

  • Harmonically matched Component & Material Quality
  • Output Transfomerless (OTL) EL84 Power Valve Output Stage
  • 1 x Double triode 6N6P driver, 2 x EL84 Triode Connected Power Valve Amplificaton Design
  • Hybrid Point 2 Point Hardwiring Technique for the most consistent production results
  • 5Y3 Directly heated Tube rectified CLC (choke filtered) B+ power supply
  • For maximum transparency & dynamics, the circuit is hard wired with of a specially selected conductors (single strand or Litz)
  • Internally wired exclusively with our SW1X Magnum, Genesis and Opus conductors
  • 1 x SW1X Audio Design™ Stereo, 24 Way, discrete resistor Stepped Attenuator (optional in SPX Version)

 

Tube Compliment:  2 x EL84, 1 x 6N6P, 1 x 5Y3

PRE I SPX Line Pre-Amplifier

C78I2154

C78I2158

C78I2160

C78I2162

C78I2164

C78I2166

C78I2169

C78I2171

C78I2173

C78I2175


 

 

Note: Due to SW1X Audio Design’s ongoing research and development process, specifications are subject to change without notice.

Specifications

Dimensions: Height (mm) 150 x Width (mm) 330 x Depth (mm) 400

Weight (kg): 10 (with LPX Phono, 12kg)

Max Power Consumption (W): 110

Output Noise, Unweighted (mVrms): < 0.5

Output Impedance (Ohms): 10