LKV Research Verito-1

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World class integrated. MC/MM phono stage which is currently set at 60db and 100ohm, perfect for my Dynavector 20L. This Integrated amplifier is musical with excellent detail, black backgrounds and oodles of power thanks to the Hypex Ncore. The phono amp is simply the best I have hear in any integrated. One owner with original manual and box. Buyer pays shipping and PP fees

LKV Research’s Verito 1 integrated amplifier combines the best of the circuitry and components from LKV’s Veros One phono amp and Line One preamp with a power amp using Hypex Electronics state-of-the-art NCore technology. This one box design includes a MC/MM phono stage, a Class A preamp and a 180+ watt power amplifier. The result is music: pure, detailed, dynamic, beautiful music.

As LKV’s Chief Designer observes, “The Verito 1 is a groundbreaking piece of gear. We have taken the Class A, zero loop feedback circuits designed for our separate phono and line preamps and combined them with a state-of-the-art Hypex designed power amp. The result is an incredibly musical, high end system in one box at an amazing price.”

The Verito 1 could be the heart of an entry level high end system; but its sound quality is so good, it may also be the last system many audiophiles and music lovers will want or need.

Features of the LKV Veritos 1 Integrated Amplifier:

• An MC/MM phono stage derived from LKV’s top-of-the-line phono amp, the Veros One. Like the Veros One, the Verito 1 is so accurate and quiet that it comfortably amplifies not only the 5 mV signal from MM cartridges but also the 0.3 mV signal from low output MC cartridges. This performance is achieved using Class A differential amplifier circuitry built with discrete bipolar transistors and hand matched jfets without any loop feedback.
• A line level preamp whose gain circuitry is virtually identical to that in LKV’s Line One separate preamp, which also employs Class A differential amplifiers built from discrete parts. The preamp section offers selection among 5 sources (the above phono and 4 line level inputs) and volume control via an excellent ALPS potentiometer.
• A Class D power amplifier which can deliver 180+ Watts into 2, 4 and 8 ohm loads. The Class D module employs state-of-the-art Hypex NCore technology which provides not only the well-known benefits of Class D amplification – high power, low weight and heat dissipation, and compact size – but also sound quality that rivals the best that Class AB amps offer.
• The Verito 1 comes standard with an RCA (single ended) signal output so it can be used as a stand-alone phono preamp, or a line level preamp with volume control and source selection.

The new LKV Verito 1 is a phono-integrated amplifier for the 21st century. Unlike its competitors, it can provide a phono preamplifier for low-output moving coils while supplying high wattage for the most demanding of loudspeakers. The Verito can serve as an audiophile's entry amplifier, while remaining the last item needing an upgrade, if ever, within an evolving audio system. No better phono-integrated amplifier exists.