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To meet the demands of vinyl lovers the world over, ESOTERIC has poured knowledge accumulated over many years of developing audio technology into the E-02, our newest phono stage preamplifier. The E-02 inherits the philosophy that guided our highly acclaimed E-03 phono stage to be a continual best-seller for the last 8 years and adds the new fully balanced transmission and amplification circuit utilizing MC cartridges to achieve a level of analog playback that was previously unimaginable.
Spec description
Phono inputs:
XLR- 1 pair (exclusive for MC)
Input impedance- 10, 50, 100, 200, 300, 500, 1k, 10kΩ (MC, switchable)
Input sensitivity- 1mV (MC, 1kHz, at rated output)
Maximum input level- 4.8mV (MC, THD 0.1%)
RCA- 2 pairs (MC/MM)
Input impedance
MC- 10, 50, 100, 200, 300, 500, 1k, 10kΩ (switchable)
MM- 47kΩ
Input sensitivity
MC- 1mV (1kHz, at rated output)
MM- 20mV (1kHz, at rated output)
Maximum input level
MC- 4.8mV (THD 0.1%)
MM- 100mV (THD 0.1%)
Analog audio outputs (switchable):
XLR/ES-LINK Analog- 1 pair
Output impedance- 20Ω
Rated output level- 4Vrms
RCA- 1 pair
Output impedance- 23.5Ω
Rated output level- 2Vrms
General:
Power supply- AC 230V, 50Hz
AC 120V, 60Hz
AC 220V, 60Hz
External dimensions (WxHxD)- 445 x 131 x 377mm
17 5/8" x 5 1/4" x 14 1/4" (including protrusions)
Weight- 12.5kg/27 5/8 lb
Included accessories- Power cord x1
Felt pads x3
Owner's manual x1
Warranty card x1
Audio performance
RIAA deviation- ±0.2dB (10 to 20kHz)
Total harmonic distortion- 0.007% (1kHz, MM, rated output)
S/N ratio
MC- 80dB (Input short, rated output, IHF-A)
MM- 100dB (input short, rated output, IHF-A)
Gain
XLR- 72dB (MC)
46dB (MM)
RCA- 66dB (MC)
40dB (MM)
Channel separation- <-96dB (MM, 10kHz)
Sub-sonic filter- 17Hz-6dB/octave