Aura Mc
A fully adjustable, three-stage, all-symmetrical phono preamplifier built only for low-output moving coil cartridges. It suits vinyl listeners who want a no-frills reference stage with selectable loading and gain.
- Three-stage, all-symmetrical design for moving coil cartridges only
- Selectable input load: 50, 100, 150, 300 and 400 Ω
- Five capacitive load settings from 1000 to 5700 pF
- RIAA accuracy 0.2 dB from 100 Hz to 50 kHz
- Relay-switched gain, mute and mono
- Lifetime limited warranty against manufacturing defects
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The Aura MC is a dedicated moving coil phono stage in a redesigned custom case. It leaves out extra functions that would sit in the signal path, and it is adjustable for input load, capacitance and gain to suit typical low-output moving coil cartridges.
The first stage is a symmetrical, complementary class A design using paralleled ultra-low-noise FET transistors, so no bias current flows through the cartridge coil and no coupling components sit between cartridge and input. The second stage is a symmetrical class A differential amplifier that also serves as the active part of the RIAA equalisation. The third stage inverts the signal to provide a balanced output.
Power comes from a discrete tracking supply with a local supply and current generators for each stage, running at a voltage 60% higher than usual for added headroom. Polypropylene capacitors are used in the signal path, and gain, mute and mono switching use relays. The unit is designed and assembled in the UK and carries a lifetime limited warranty.
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Specifications
- Brand
- Rega
- Model
- Aura Mc
- Category
- Hi-fi and home audio › Other hi-fi
Inputs
- Input load
- 50, 100, 150, 300 & 400 Ω
- Capacitive load
- 1000, 2000, 3200, 4300, 5700 pF
- Input sensitivity
- 69.5 dB (Gain Setting I), 63.5 dB (Gain Setting II)
- Compatible cartridges
- Low output moving coil
Audio
- RIAA accuracy
- 0.2 dB 100 Hz to 50 kHz
- Frequency response
- 13.5 Hz (-3 dB) to 100 kHz (-0.2 dB)
- THD
- 0.03%
- Circuit topology
- Three-stage, all symmetrical, class A
- Input stage
- Parallel Linear Systems ultra-low noise FET, symmetrical compound pair
- Signal path capacitors
- Polypropylene
- RIAA EQ capacitors
- 1% tolerance polypropylene
- Switching
- Relay-switched gain, mute and mono
Power
- Power supply
- Symmetrical discrete tracking supply, localised per stage
- Supply voltage
- 60% higher than typical phono pre-amplifiers
Physical
- Dimensions (W x H x D)
- 350 x 435 x 88 mm
- Weight
- 13 kg
Warranty
- Warranty
- Lifetime limited warranty
- Origin
- Designed and assembled in the UK