Acoustic Signature TANGO APEX NEO

Balanced phono preamp

The new Tango Apex NEO is a balan­ced phono preamp with a strictly double mono cons­truc­tion. The preamp is desig­ned with an extra housing per channel, a dedi­cated power supply per channel and a phono amp per channel. All features of the Tango Apex NEO are remote con­trolled.

Strict double mono construction

The Tango Apex NEO’s strict double mono cons­truc­tion features an extra housing, a dedi­cated power supply and a phono amp – each per channel. It is fully remote con­trolled and has a built in head­phone amp­lifier.

Special features:

• 3 inputs: 1 x balan­ced XLR and 2 x unba­lan­ced RCA

• All signal switching is carried out with ultra high-quality miniature signal relays

• Adjustable gain for each input (indivi­dually adjus­table): 40 dB, 50 dB, 60 dB and 70 dB

• Input impe­dance indivi­dually adjus­table for each input: 47, 100, 220, 470, 1 k, 47 k and all values resulting from parallel connection.

• Input capa­citance: basic capa­citance approx. <=100  pF, switch­able capaci­tances for unba­lanced inputs: 100 pF and 220 pF; Two capaci­tances can be switched on, resul­ting in three values (C1, C2, C1+C2)

• Subsonic filter: -24 dB. Ope­rating frequency 20 Hz

• 2 outputs: 1 x XLR and 1 x RCA, maxi­mum output voltage 8.5 V RMS switch­able as fixed output or as adjus­table output (volume control in 100 steps)

• Built-in head­phone amplifier: maxi­mum output voltage 8.5 V RMS

• Power supply unit: separate shunt power supply with 25 VA per channel and one sepa­rate power supply with 25 VA for the micro­pro­cessor control. Digital control galva­nically isola­ted from the analog power supply.

• S/N: e.g. -73 dB at 60 dB ampli­fication

• Frequency response: +-0.13 dB RIAA equa­lized

• Distortion factor: 0.06 %

• Crosstalk attenua­tion: better -90 dB due to double mono design

• Weight: 34 kg