Now Ultra-Linear!
Reflex M
Phono Stage (Phono Preamp or Phono Equalizer)
Phono stage/preamp/equalizer for Moving Magnet (suitable for 47k plus 100-250pf), Moving Iron and
High-Output Moving Coil phono cartridges in
the output range 2 - 10mV.
Click here for our moving coil version.
"...it was among the most well-balanced phono preamps I've heard of any
technology at any price. It got out of the way and let the music do the
talking with great clarity and definition"
Michael Fremer,
Analog Corner, Stereophile, September 2007
One of the great innovations that made the Era Gold V phono stage preamp miraculous and the
Reflex our next generation of Stereophile "class A" recommended phono
stage preamps is their ultra open loop linearity.
Just like tubes (valves) the Reflex M does with solid-state a number of
ultra-linear techniques that makes music sound so incredibly live!
"...an extremely well-organized physical picture that was as convincing and
believable as what I'd heard [live] a few hours before."
Michael Fremer,
Analog Corner, Stereophile, September 2007
Negative feedback is used in most all amplifier stages to straighten their
open-loop distortion, but lashings of negative feedback has to be used to
force them into linear operation. But as tube amp enthusiasts know, lots of
negative feedback doesn't do good music.
The Reflex M phono stage preamp is highly linear before negative feedback is
applied. The result is an uncanny reality which transports the listener into a
very involving musical experience.
"On a track like "Looking for the Heart of Saturday Night" ... the Reflex
was the more dimensional performer, especially in front-to-back depth"
Neil Gader, Graham Slee Era Gold V and Era Gold Reflex,
The Absolute Sound, June 2nd 2009
It's not only the reviewers who like the Reflex M - here's a customer
testimonial...
"I've had my Reflex M a few weeks now and am, unsurprisingly, delighted
with it. It is teamed with an Orbe, OL Encounter and MM III. It replaced a
quite nice, but over-warm sounding, vavle phono stage... I won't go into loads
of detail - no doubt that's been done many times before in the Forum - all I
will say is that the Reflex just seems to get it 'right' with vinyl replay -
it's all there, with the bonus that it keeps record surface noise to a minimum
and is very quiet in terms of hum etc."
"Marsh" user
review, Reflex (a sort of a review), Owners Forum, September 2010
Read more user reviews at the Graham Slee
Owners Forum
Power Supply
For the 2009/2010 season, the Reflex phono stage preamp
is offered with a universal-voltage energy-efficient mains plug mounted
power supply option. The PSU1 linear power supply option is still also
available.
All earlier Reflex phono stage preamps can be factory upgraded to the Reflex M.
Contact us though our online shop
enquiry form.
Specification
Input sensitivity range: 2mV to 10mV
Output range (for above inputs): 224mV to 1120mV
Maximum input: 46mV rms
Maximum output: 5.2V rms
Gain: 41dB (112) at 1kHz
Input impedance: 47k Ohms plus 220pF
Output impedance (driving impedance): 1k Ohm (will drive 10k Ohms and above)
Noise at output: -68dB Quasi-peak 20Hz to 20kHz
Distortion: typically 0.01%
RIAA accuracy: <0.3dB
Frequency response: 20Hz - 200kHz ("flat", corrected to RIAA)
Channel balance: 0.2dB
Channel separation: 60dB
Size: (approx.) W: 107 x H: 50 x D: 180 (mm) inc. jacks
Prices
£538.69 supplied with PSU1 linear power supply/ £418.94 supplied with energy saving
power supply. Prices in GBP (pounds sterling) ex VAT/GST
