CHANNEL D LINO C 3.3 PHONO PREAMPLIFIER
Michael Fremer was impressed by the sound quality of Channel D’s Lino C 3.3 phono preamplifier when he reviewed it in his June 2022 Analog Corner column. Editor Jim Austin suggested I examine its performance on the test bench.
The Lino C 3.3 ($3799, basic version) resembles its predecessor, the Lino C 2.0, which Mikey reviewed in June 2019. The 3.3 is powered by a rechargeable battery and features a direct-coupled, wide-bandwidth, balanced, transimpedance circuit, which generates an output voltage that’s proportional to the current generated
