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One of the latest products from Yoshino, the Tim de Paravicini designed EAR 864 pre amplifier, is designed to meet a wide
variety of needs, from the most demanding of audiophiles to the professional seeking high quality monitoring equipment in the
studio field. It is based on the circuit designs used in the highly successful EAR 834P phono stage and 834L line preamp, with
a few additional refinements and features including balanced outputs and one balanced input, all coupled via high quality
transformers.
It has facilities for up to five line inputs, and offers a genuine tape monitoring circuit, making a total of six inputs. A high
quality volume control is fitted, as well as a panel mounted power switch. Input and output terminals are gold plate.
Designed by Tim de Paravicini in his usual robust style, the EAR 864 is the perfect match for any high end system, if either
biased towards analogue or digital. The electronic architecture is minimalist, so that the absolute minimum sonic degradation
takes place. There are five double triode valves, arranged in a classic ‘de Paravicini circuit. Special attention has been made to
the input circuitry. All inputs are at the rear of the chassis, on the same circuit board as the selector switches, which are
operated remotely by long control shafts.
Power supply is a unique arrangement; a high quality toridal transformer supplies a double DC power supply, that provides the
low tension (LT) heater current, and the high-tension (HT) anode voltage. It is critical in a pre amplifier that both the HT and
LT supplies are pure DC, and free from AC ripple. This is the case with all EAR products, not just this pre amplifier.
The circuit is designed in such a way to have a minimum life of five years continuous operation for the valves (barring random
valve failure). The pre amplifier has more than enough output for any power amplifier, transistor or valve, and is ideal at
driving long interconnect cables to remotely located power amplifiers.
SPECIFICATIONS
Inputs 1 x phono
5 x line level unbalanced (RCA phono connector)
1 x line level balanced (XLR connector)
Noise (unweighted) -80dB (IHF)
Input Sensitivity for 1V out Phono 2.2mV
Line 200mV
Input Impedance Phono 47k ohms
Line 47k ohms
Maximum Output 8V into 10k ohms
Power Consumption 24W max. total
Weight and Size 5kg W 15” (380mm) D 12” (305mm) H 4” (100mm)
Valves List 1 x ECC82 4 x ECC83

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