Description
The Ares II is a pure tube phono preamplifier with a separate regulated power supply built around a toroidal transformer. It offers 40, 55 or 64 dB of gain and internal loading options suited to most moving magnet and moving coil cartridges. The Magnum version adds Cinemag blue label step up transformers, Mundorf Supreme caps, PRP resistors and Cardas wiring and jacks.
Highlights
- Pure tube circuit topology
- 40, 55 or 64 dB gain for MM and MC cartridges
- Internal resistive loading and 0 or 150 pF capacitance
- Outboard fully regulated power supply with toroidal transformer
- Mono switch, subsonic filtering and timer delayed start
- Heavy duty gold RCA jacks (Cardas on Magnum)
- Magnum version adds Cinemag step up transformers for very low output cartridges






