Soulnote E-1 v2 Phono
Soulnote E-1 v2 Phono with an addition to the conventional MC/MM inputs, a dedicated optical cartridge input has been added. Remarkably, for a product in this class, all analog circuits employ a discrete, non-NFB design.
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• Dedicated Optical Cartridge Input
In addition to the conventional MC/MM inputs, a dedicated optical cartridge input has been added. Remarkably, for a product in this class, all analog circuits employ a discrete, non-NFB design.
• A New Type-R Circuit
For the analog circuit dedicated to the optical cartridge, the New Type-R circuit (*) has fully been integrated, originally developed for the flagship E-3, to deliver exceptionally rich, organic, and lifelike sound.
• A newly developed Bias Circuit
The S/N has been enhanced by the newly developed bias circuit.
E-1 VER2
• A discrete, non-NFB Regulator
Even the dedicated power supply for the optical cartridge features the same discrete, non-NFB regulator used in higher-end models, providing the source of organic and passionate sound. • A newly developed sophisticated Analog Circuit. The sound quality of MC/MM playback has also been improved.
SOULNOTE's design philosophy
Through his long career as a designer of audio equipment both in analogue and digital areas, Kato had been struggling to find out the reason why the improvement in static performance and the sound quality in playback did not always correspond.
Kato made a hypothesis about a counter-concept which he called dynamic performance.
The adoption of the NOS (non-oversampling) mode for PCM playback in digital-to-analogue conversion as well as a non-NFB (without negative feedback) circuit in amplifiers come from this hypothesis. Indeed, these worsen the measurement result in static performance, but a remarkable improvement can be recognised in dynamic one.
SOULNOTE believes dynamic performance while keeping accuracy of the original waveform on the time axis as the most important for music playback, which is, however, still unmeasurable by any of the conventional methods.
At SOULNOTE, only listening dominates the determination and improvement of circuit, selection of parts and mechanical construction. This approach is a kind of antithesis against the supremacy of static performance.
Input sensitivity: MC: 0.4 mV, MM: 5 mV, OPT: 70 mV
Gain: MC: 77 dB, MM: 55 dB, OPT: 32 dB
Rated output: BALANCED: 3.0 V, UNBALANCED: 1.5 V
RIAA deviation: ±0.3 dB
MC load resistance: 3Ω, 10Ω, 30Ω, 100Ω, 300Ω, 1kΩ
MM load resistance: 47kΩ
Power voltage: 230V AC 50Hz
Power consumption: 24W
Dimensions: 430 (W) × 109 (H) × 409 (D) mm
Weight: 9.5 kg
Included accessories: Spikes, Power cable
