Rhea Phono Preamplifier
Rhea is an all-tube phono stage, suitable for moving coil and moving magnet cartridges. It offers high maximum gain at 75 dB, making it ideal for low output cartridges. Rhea broke new ground as the first phono stage with 3 phono inputs, the first with gain and loading settings stored in memory for every input, and the first with full remote control adjustability. Dual-mono audio boards provide superb channel separation and soundstaging. A cartridge demagnetizer is a built-in convenience that can also be operated by remote control. The all-aluminum chassis is designed for rigidity and acoustic inertness, the brushed anodized panels are beautiful too. Rhea has enjoyed worldwide acclaim for its sound quality, build quality, flexibility and ease of use.
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Product details
Ideal For All Cartridges
Zero feedback topology and front-panel selectable gain and loading make adapting Rhea to your favorite phono cartridge easy and effective. Choose gain settings between 40 and 75dB and MC loading between 75 and 47kΩ from the front panel interface or with the remote control.
Built-in Demagnetizer
Ensure the best performance from your cartridge using the built-in demag feature
Three Inputs, Two Outputs
Rhea supports up to three simultaneous cartridge connections making it an easy choice for you if your turntable has multiple arms mounted, or if you have multiple record players in your system. Each channel has two sets of XLR and RCA outputs as well to facilitate connection to multiple systems or line stages.
Pure Tube
All gain stages and output buffers are tube driven. Rhea is a purists phono pre.
Specs and FAQs
Input / Output
Inputs: 3 discrete phono inputs with RCA (SE), Outputs: 2 RCA (SE) and 2 XLR (balanced)
Gain and Loading
Gain settings (selectable for each input): 8 total; 75, 68, 62, 56, 50, 44, 38 dB, and off Load settings (selectable for each input): 9 total: 47 K ohms, 10K, 5K, 2.5K, 1K, 500 ohms, 250, 125, and 75 ohms
Performance
Frequency response: +- 0.25 dB, 20 Hz - 20 KHz Signal to noise: measured at 70 dB minimum A-weighted (ref 1 mv input, 75 dB gain setting) Recommended load: 10 k ohms or greater Tubes (each channel): V1 & V2 (12AX7LP-factory graded low noise), V3 & V4 (12AX7 or equivalent) and V5 (6922)
Control
Front panel controls: phono input, mute, gain, loading, demagnetizer, and standby Remote controls: phono input, mute, gain, loading, demagnetizer, and standby
Weight and Dims
Physical dimensions: 4 3/8" high, 17 7/8" wide, 18" deep including jacks Shipping weight: 40 lbs.