Reliable and robust, the ‘Q’ has been a stalwart of the 8000 series. Good pre-amplifiers are few and far between in the audiophile world. To be considered such an audiophile pre-amplifier, the 8000Q must provide all of the functionality and control required without imparting any character of its own to the delicate audio signals.
It’s this neutrality that is so hard to achieve, and it is this neutrality that is the secret of the 8000Qs enduring appeal.
The 8000Q is a simple, but high quality, remote control pre- amplifier with a wide range of inputs and outputs.
All signals are switched with audiophile signal relays and the volume control is a motorised potentiometer
The low impedance line amplifier is a miniature class A power amplifier with current mirror bias - ideal for use with long interconnects to multiple power amplifiers.
Quotes
"The 8000Q must provide all of the functionality and control required without imparting any character of its own."
"Style and stacks of power, the 8000 series is an essential addition to any home with a passion for quality audio."
Specifications:
| Input impedance |
20 kohm nominal |
| Input level vs. gain setting |
500 mV at 0 dB - 350 mV at 3 dB - 250 mV at 6 dB |
| Frequency response (-3 dB) |
0.1 Hz - 75 kHz |
| Frequency response (±0.2 dB) |
20 Hz - 20 kHz |
| Channel separation |
greater than 100dB at 1 kHz |
| Crosstalk rejection |
greater than 100dB at 1 kHz |
| Preamplifier output impedance |
100 ohm nominal |
| Preamplifier maximum output |
greater than 7.7 V rms (20 dBm) |
| Record output impedance |
1 kohm nominal |
| Operating temperature range |
greater than 10 - 35ºC |
| AC supply frequency |
110 - 120 V or 220 - 240 V |
| AC supply voltage |
110 - 120 V or 220 - 240 V |