LINN KLIMAX KONTROL/3 - BLACK

For sale is the latest version of Linn’s Flagship Preamp, known as the Kontrol/3, and it comes in the very rare Black color.  That means it has the latest motherboard with dual mono design and a Dynamik Power Supply. 

Do the research or talk to someone who knows about this amazing preamp, because you will discover it is an Icon of transparency, able to pass through a signal with absolutely no harm.  

This is the most sought after version of the Klimax Kontrol, it’s in the hardest color to find and in mint condition.  



Type: Reference quality pre-amplifier

Input connectors:
Balanced: 1 set Female XLR
Unbalanced: 3 sets WBT Phono sockets
Pin connections: Phono-inner hot, outer hot
XLR- Pin 1: OV, Pin 2: Hot, Pin 3: Cold

Output connectors:
Balanced: 1 set XLR
Unbalanced: 1 set WBT Phono sockets

Fuse rating: T 800 mA anti-surge

Mains supply range:
100 V - 240 Vac nominal

Audio inputs:
Impedance (unbalanced) 10 k Ù
Signal (unbalanced) 0 dBV (nominal)
Impedance (balanced) 7.8 k Ù

Audio outputs:
Impedance (unbalanced) 300 Ù
Impedance (balanced) 600 Ù

Gain range:
Minimum to maximum -85.5 dB to +26 dB in 0.5 dB steps

Frequency response:
2.3 Hz - 200 kHz

Distortion (harmonic):
0.00097% (1 kHz @ 0 dBV)

Noise Floor:
Less than -104 dBV

Dynamic range:
119 dB

Cross talk:
Channel to channel -126 dBV
Source to source -120 dBV

Power consumption:
15W

Dimensions:
W 350 mm x D 355 mm x H 60 mm
W 13.8 inches x D 13.9 inches x H 2.3 inches

Weight:
9 kg / 19.84 lbs