Cambridge Audio Azur 551p MM Phono Preamp, Black - NEW IN BOX!

For sale is a brand new, in box and unopened audiophile grade MM phono preamp from Cambridge Audio. It's had a cult following for low cost, high value and performance and pairs nicely with almost any turntable. Great for a starter kit or someone looking for a simple, low cost phono preamp.

FROM THE MANUFACTURER:
There's something uniquely pleasurable about listening to vinyl, something that digital media can't reproduce in quite the same way. However most hi-fi amplifiers won't let you plug in a turntable directly. You need to connect via a phono stage (also known as a phono preamp) to make the very small signal from the turntable powerful enough for your main amp to work with. But it's very easy to add noise at this stage, which is why we have designed the 551P using premium components chosen for exceptional accuracy, amplifying the signal without distorting it or introducing noise.

The 551P works with all popular turntables that use a Moving Magnet cartridge (the stylus or needle). For a high-end audiophile turntable with a Moving Coil cartridge see the Azur 651P premium phono stage which works with both types. The 551P is a Moving Magnet type (MM) phono stage, which describes the commonly used type of cartridge configuration typically supplied with affordable modern turntables.

MAX POWER CONSUMPTION
5W

GAIN @ 1KHZ
39dB

INPUT IMPEDANCE
47kOhm

INPUT CAPACITANCE
220pF

NOMINAL OUTPUT
300mV

SENSITIVITY FOR NOMINAL OUTPUT
3.35mV

OVERLOAD MARGIN
>30dB

THD
20Hz - 20kHz <0.009%

RIAA CURVE ACCURACY
< +/-0.65dB 25Hz-20kHz

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO
>85dB (using Audio Precision RIAA-1 with grounded inputs)

CROSSTALK @ 20KHZ
>76dB

COLOUR
Black or silver

DIMENSIONS (WXHXD)
46 x 215 x 133mm (1.8 x 8.5 x 5.2'')

WEIGHT
0.8Kg (1.8lbs)