PS.40RDT
Continuing in the spirit of the TITAN Pro and a whole new chapter in the Whest Audio phono stage design range, comes the new 40 Series – the 40RDT and 40RDT Special Edition.
£4,399
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£879.80 initial 20% deposit then £146.63 per month for 24 months. Other finance terms available. Finance subject to statusPS.40RDT
£4,399
Getting more resolution from vinyl isn’t easy and it certainly isn’t
about the ‘KISS’ (keep it simple, stupid) principle. Getting higher
resolution from a phono stage and vinyl is much like getting higher
resolution from an MRI scanner used in the medical field. The reason
why today’s MRI scanners are so much better than their early cousins is
because of more processing power/ more electronics. A modern MRI
machine has hundreds of times the processing power of its distant
cousin. The same goes for our phono stages. The essential elements that make the Whest
Audio phono stages world-renowned and loved are still retained in the
40 Series but the departure from the 30 Series starts right here.
The 40 Series adds several layers of extra dimensional 'space' with greater instrument-harmonic resolution, 'life like' musicality and a 'microscopic type' of focus that the 30 Series electronics was incapable of. The only way we found we could achieve this was to borrow much of the technology and ideas from the TITAN Pro which was designed to be the very best single box phono stage in the world, which it has accomplished, so we felt ‘why not just scale it down’ and use the essential parts to bring the TITAN Pro’s high-resolution sound to a market place that REALLY needs it.
The new 40 Series pushes the boundaries of what is capable at this price level. No other phono stage in the world at this price range has the abilities of the 40 Series thanks to its BIG brother.
The chassis - w430mm x d290mm x
h78mm - is manufactured using the same precision computer controlled
machining technique, hand-welded and finished seams to give it high
rigidity as the TITAN Pro and MC REF V MK4. Internally the chassis
incorporates the suspension system used in the MC REF V Mk4. The
combination of this suspension system and ultra strong chassis means
that all unwanted vibrations from airborne or structure sources are
very well damped. The 40 Series circuit board uses ultra low impurity
copper throughout and its copper weight is twice that used in nearly all
audio electronics. Small signal integrity is of the highest
importance and with this in mind a new regulator system has been
designed and employed for the 40RDT Special Edition. The new discrete
input stage for the 40RDT Special Edition is based ENTIRELY on the MC
REF V MK4 input stage but has been 'trimmed' for the 40RDT Special
Edition. The input stage of the 40RDT uses an ultra low noise/
hand-matched monolithic amplifier. Because all of the major amplifying
and filter sections of the 40 Series are channel matched, they are
capable of incredible realism
The hybrid RIAA filters have been kept in the 40 Series design because not only is it used throughout the full Whest Audio range, but in the 40 Series it is now trimmed to a far tighter tolerance for both curve and channel matching. Channel matching now is to within 0.12dB and RIAA curve accuracy to 0.15dB. Both these figures are across a bandwidth with spans from 9Hz and 62KHz.
Gain and load selection is accessed under the chassis like all Whest Audio phono stages. Maximum gain is 72dB and with the internals’ ultra low noise levels it means you will never be stuck for gain ever again! All units are setup for standard low output moving coil (65dB/100ohms with 91pf of input capacitance) but if you do want to experiment it just takes 30secs to change over. MM gain is at a very healthy and modern 43dB not the older 1970s standard 40dB like our competitors. This with a total capacitance value of 91pf gives a beautifully flat response from your high performance MM cartridge and an unmatched sublime audio output that can only be achieved from a Whest Audio phono stage.
Signal inputs and outputs are on 'audiophile grade' RCA and XLR connectors identical to that used in the MC REF V MK4. Because Whest Audio phono stages are used in archiving both professionally and domestically we have included a second set of RCA outputs to allow the user to send the output to their computer for transfer while 'monitoring' the output through their main audio system. This means that the 40 Series can be permanently connected to the computer system and main audio system at ALL times, ready to transfer. The 40 Series noise levels are so low that using 24bit or 32bit conversion is possible without the fear of unwanted signals getting to the soundcard. With the PS.40RDT and PS.40RDT Special Edition we now have a new standard - no other company in the world designs with this much attention to detail for the end-user.
40RDT - Reference Dual Transformer with an ultra low noise/ hand-matched monolithic input amplifier.
40RDT Special Edition – As above but with is an ALL discrete transistor design, further channel matching of critical transistor pairs and filter components, higher operating voltage throughout and power transformer matched pairs.
Ultra matching critical components in the audio and DC paths (40RDT Special Edition). The matching is by channel so that each channel behaves as closely as possible to the other (ALL). This is translated in far better stable, realistic and etched images with far far better musicality.
The internal cabling borrowed from the TITAN Pro is high performance Pro-Audio grade OFC type designed for high-frequency stability and phase performance. High Voltage and elevated voltage rails means better dynamic range and contrasts. The new input stageZero voltage floatmeans far better signal transfer tracking and a higher resolution signal into the discrete output stage.
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