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WHEST TWO, DUAL MONO, HIGHEST TRANSPARENCY, NATURAL TONALITY - A MINOR MIRACLE!

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Ships fromCarlsbad, CA, 92010
Ships toUnited States
Package dimensions18.0" × 12.0" × 5.0" (6.0 lbs.)
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Whest Audio's entry level phonostage is another man's flagship!



Outboard power supply included (not pictured)


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TESTIMONIALS

AWARDED STEREO MOJO 'MAXIMUM MOJO AWARD' for excellent value and quality sound presentation

"the WhestTWO let me “see” far enough into everything I threw at it to appreciate what all participates were doing. That is one definition of “transparency”. More than that, while it was detailed enough to facilitate dissection, it also brought all of those tiny pieces together into a very homogeneous whole. That is one definition of “musical” and the Whest, more than any other I have auditioned in this price range, is musical."
 - Stereomojo.com (read the review)

"We recently received the latest updated version of the whestTWO and are blown away by it's ability to extract and deliver full range dynamics, excellent resolution and an enormous soundstage. The whestTWO is far and away our best value phono stage!"
 - Jay, Audio Revelation

"This phono preamp is an audiophile delight.  Highs are pristine with very good extension and clarity.  Midrange is clean and unembellished.  Good, taut bass.  Soundstages are recreated with well defined width, depth and height extending beyond the physical boundaries of the speakers.  Imaging is pin-point accurate.  Lightning fast transient response and iron fisted control creates explosive dynamics.  Music emerges from an inky blackness. High transparency and detail means nothing is hidden from the WhestTWO."
 - AudioNZ, New Zealand High End Magazine (read the review)


"The whestTWO... forms part of 'BEST VALUE SYSTEM AT SHOW"
 - New York HiFi Show


"On the WhestTWO, I listened to the Ortofon Venice, the Ortofon Rondo Bronze, Decca (The Cartidge Man), Van den Hul Grasshopper III GMA and the Rokson Shiraz. What was noticeable with all of these was the excellent channel separation, giving a wide clearly defined soundstage. Individual sound events are correctly contoured and powerfully drawn, and the imagery has exquisite richness of color...


And now to the Whest PS.30R - very much the bigger brother. It gives you more of everything, by the bucket load, and with this performance, can claim to be one of the best phono stages on the market ... Soundstaging is beautifully three-dimensional and solid.  The dynamics are stunningly transient and fine dynamics are elegant and accurate.


Both Whest phono amplifiers are thoroughly convincing. They offer extraordinarily good tonality, high flexibility and very fair pricing. A must-hear!"
Helmut Rohrwild, Hifi and Records Magazine


OVERVIEW


The new WhestTWO phono stage offers substantially all of the acclaimed former model PS.20's electronics and shares bold, new design ideas from the Whest MC Reference phono stage. A highlight is the ultra low noise circuitry and regulation for the input stage, reducing the potential for problems when used with very low output cartridges. The output devices are more commonly seen in power amplifier driver stages, capable of high current and when used in Whest's proprietary circuitry allows for massive headroom and speed. 


Because of Whest's close links with the music recording industry, they were able to measure several Neumann cutter heads prior to cutting a master recording into acetate.  What they found was that the cutter head would actually cut high frequency all the way up to 50 khz!


With these results and the research acquired from the DAP program, they then designed a high filter that would complement the RIAA filter that they had previously designed for the famed Whest PS.20 phonostage. This has now been incorporated into the whestTWO phonostage.  Because of the extended hf response of the whestTWO, large amounts of information are now able to be heard when it was once thought there was nothing there.


The extended hf response enables you to hear further into the soundstage by bringing to life the lowest frequencies of a kick drum and positioning all the instruments to form a three dimensional soundstage.


It is because of the extended hf response that the whestTWO excels where others just plainly fail.


TECHNICAL 


Based entirely on the famed PS.20 the new entry level whestTWO utilizes approx 90% of the former's electronic design but with a twist, which is about 10% of the MC REF V.  Yes, during the design stages of the whestTWO Whest made a decision to incorporate some of the MC REF V ideas, namely its hybrid active/passive RIAA filter stage.  Unlike other units at this price point that use the standard ‘input-Passive RIAA filter-output' configuration, the whestTWO uses an identical configuration which was borrowed from the MC REF V and this can also be found in the PS.30R.  This new RIAA configuration along with the high-current output stage means the whestTWO can resolve much more information compared to any of its rivals. 


Transferring your collection to digital?  Do remember that the quality of your transfer is directly related to the quality of your turntable/ arm/ cartridge/ phonostage setup.  Rubbish in - Rubbish out really does apply here.   The whole range of Whest Audio phonostages are used by archiving libraries throughout the world because of their superb audio performance and ultra low noise levels which is essential when converting to digital.


FEATURES



  • Full Dual-Mono configuration.

  • 2 Box layout with separate multiple voltage and high current power supply.

  • Ultra low noise input with a frequency response of 1Hz-100KHz.

  • RIAA curve accuracy to within 0.2dB.

  • RIAA extension to 50kHz for better definition and ambience.

  • Hybrid filter configuration.

  • High current, Class-A discrete output stage.

  • Fully variable cartridge gain and loading via internal dip switchs. 

SPECIFICATIONS




  • Model No.: whestTWO


  • RIAA curve accuracy: 18Hz - 22Khz +/- 0.2dB


  • Frequency response: 5Hz - 50Khz -10dB /- 1.0dB


  • Working band: 17Hz - 45Khz


  • THD+N: 0.01%


  • MM Gain 40dB


  • MC gain 65dB internally adjustable only by dealer


  • Input impendance, 3 settings: 100 ohms, 500 ohms and 47 Kohms 


  • Connections: Unbalanced


  • Connectors: Gold Audiophile


  • Unpacked weight: 4 lbs


  • Packed weight: 5 lbs


  • Dimensions: 6" x 9.5" x 2"; 16" x 16" x 7" shipping


  • Operating voltage: 115VAc 60HZ or 230VAC 50Hz  
     

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