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MOON LP3 Phono Preamplifier                         Updated: May 21, 2009


 

Available ONLY with black faceplate      

 



The MOON LP3 is simple solution for those wishing to indulge in high quality analog playback. Based on its big brother, the MOON LP5.3, the LP3 represents a significant step forward in affordable phono preamplifier design. Great detail has been paid to noise levels and dynamic range, making it one of the quietest phono preamplifiers at its price point. Sonically, it portrays all the Simaudio hallmarks: clean, powerful, fast and extended bass combined with an open midrange and airy extended high frequencies. One of the strengths of the MOON LP3 is its flexibility with respect to end-user adjustments for resistance and capacitance loading as well as gain; changing your cartridge will not force you to change your phono preamplifier. As well, unlike most of the competition, which either uses mass-manufacturing techniques or a circuit mounted in a basic folded metal box, the LP3 is housed in an ultra compact, rigid all-aluminum chassis with a brushed and anodized front panel.

 

 


  Significant Design Features:

· End-user adjustable impedance loading (100Ω and 47kΩ)
· End-user adjustable capacitance loading (0pF and 100pF)
· End-user adjustable gain for moving magnet (40dB) & moving coil cartridges (60dB)
· Two-layer PCB tracings using pure copper for low impedance characteristics. The
  advantages include better circuit layouts resulting in a much shorter signal path
  and a vastly improved signal-to-noise ratio
· Inductive DC Filtering for a significantly lower noise floor
· Accurate matching of military-grade components with ultra-tight tolerances
  using surface-mount technology for extremely short signal paths
· Compact, rigid all-aluminum chassis with gold-plated RCA connectors.

 

 


   

Shown to the left is the MOON LP3 Phono Preamplifier's internal circuitry.

 


 

To view a larger image of the MOON LP3 Phono Preamplifier's rear panel, simply point-and-click your mouse over the image located to the left.