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OVERVIEW
Athens 2 is twin RIAA phono preamplifier with Dante® and AES67 network audio
outputs.
It is a mains powered device with two high quality stereo turntable preamplifiers
inputs. Each preamplifier has its own set of preset controls to allow accurate
matching of the Athens 2 input circuitary to the turntable’s cartridge. Input gain, input
impedance and input capacitance can all be set for each of the two stereo inputs.
The Athens 2 is suitable for use with both moving coil and moving magnet cartridges.
To provide the best possible equalisation of the RIAA curve the preamps feature
high quality high tolerance analogue circuitary followed by a high quality analogue to
digital converter and DSP. The combination of the analogue circuitary and DSP
provides a very good quality RIAA equalisation resulting in a very flat output.
For reliability, redundant network audio outputs are provided on two copper Neutrik
Ethercon Ethernet ports and also on two SFP slots for fibre Ethernet connectivity.
The name
Athens 2
was chosen for our RIAA preamp as Dante Alighieri cites the
city of Athens as a place of good governance and mentions its contrtibution and
commitment to civil law. It is of course very important that a good RIAA preamplifier
provides perfect governance of the audio and follows the RIAA equalisation law
perfectly.
