Conrad Johnson PV-2

In nice condition.

The PV2 was released in 1980; one of very few pieces of tube equipment on the market then. Conrad-Johnson PV2 all tube preamp with phono stage and two tape loops out. This preamp has great features for headphone listeners. It has tape loops so you can hook up two headphone amps and control four sources (three plus phono) while still being able to connect it to a power amp for speakers. The PV2 uses one 12AX7 tube, two 5751 tubes and three 12AT7 tubes. All these tubes are readily available and inexpensive. One of the nice things about this time is that the resistors and capacitors are fairly modern - unlike those found in classic 1950s and 1960s gear.

Features:

Inputs/Outputs

2 Phono

Tuner

Auxiliary

Monitor and recording facilities for two tape decks with dubbing from Tape 1 to Tape 2

Two power amplifier (main) outputs

Controls:Selector Source/Monitor

Mode (Stereo/Reverse/Mono)

Balance

Volume

Power

Auto-muting to suppress warm up transients

Specifications: Gain: Phono Stage 34.5 dB (phono overload 500 mV at 1kHz)

Line Stage 24.5 dB

Distortion: less than .05% THD or IMD

Response: bandpass 2Hz to more than 100kHz

RIAA Equalization: +/- .25 dB (20 to 20 kHz)

S/N Ratio: Phono Stage 70 dB below 10 mv input

Line Stage 84 dB below 2.5 volt output

Phase: Phono Stage is phase correct, Line Stage is phase correct

This is on display and ready to be auditioned in our showroom. If you are in the Chicagoland area, please come by and take a look and listen.
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