Esoteric E-02 Phono Stage the apex of vinyl playback! to meet the demands of vinyl lovers the world over, ESOTERIC has poured knowledge accumulated over many years of developing audio technology into the E-02, their newest phono stage preamplifier. The E-02 inherits the philosophy that guided our highly acclaimed E-03 phono stage to be a continual best-seller for the last 8 years and adds the new fully balanced transmission and amplification circuit utilizing MC cartridges to achieve a level of analog playback that was previously unimaginable. Esoteric E-02 Information: Fully Balanced Circuit Design Dual Mono Construction Super High-Quality MC Head Amplifier and RIAA Amplifier Equipped with ESOTERIC-HCLD, ESOTERIC’s Proprietary Current-Enhancing Output Buffer Circuit ES-LINK Analog Output Load impedance switching function that exploits the full potential of the cartridge Highly Rigid Chassis Construction Various Control Functions Simply playback a record for around 30 seconds with the DEMAG function switched on to demagnetize any unexpected magnetization of the cartridge’s coils or step-up transformers and recover the original sound. The E-02 is equipped with a sub-sonic filter (17Hz, -6dB/octave), a MONO switch and output switching (XLR, RCA, ES-LINK Analog) controls. Specs: Phono inputs XLR 1 pair (exclusive for MC) Input impedance 10, 50, 100, 200, 300, 500, 1k, 10kΩ (MC, switchable) Input sensitivity 1mV (MC, 1kHz, at rated output) Maximum input level 4.8mV (MC, THD 0.1%) RCA 2 pairs (MC/MM) Input impedance MC 10, 50, 100, 200, 300, 500, 1k, 10kΩ (switchable) MM 47kΩ Input sensitivity MC 1mV (1kHz, at rated output) MM 20mV (1kHz, at rated output) Maximum input level MC 4.8mV (THD 0.1%) MM 100mV (THD 0.1%) Analog audio outputs (switchable) XLR/ES-LINK Analog 1 pair Output impedance 20Ω Rated output level 4Vrms RCA 1 pair Output impedance 23.5Ω Rated output level 2Vrms General Power supply AC 230V, 50Hz AC 120V, 60Hz AC 220V, 60Hz External dimensions (W×H×D) 445 × 131 × 377mm17-⅝” × 5-¼” × 14-¼” (including protrusions) Weight 12.5kg / 27-⅝ lb
