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    MEASUREMENTS

    Aug 10, 2021 4 minutes
    —John Atkinson

    he Pro-Ject Phono Box RS2 phono preamplifier is a very complicated product. It has balanced and single-ended inputs; balanced and single-ended outputs; four different voltage gain settings and multiple choices for capacitive loadings in MM mode; four different gain settings and continuously variable input impedance in MC mode; and standard and upgrade linear power supply options. I performed a complete set of measurements with my Audio Precision SYS2722 system (see the January 2008 “As We See It”), using the balanced input and output with the preamp set to MM, maximum gain, 50pF input capacitance, and powered by the hefty RS Uni linear power supply. (This was placed as far away from the preamplifier chassis as the umbilical cable would allow.) I

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