Just recently we told you that the French company Totaldac introduced the Amp-1-sublime power amplifier . Especially for working in one mono-brand system, the company released a pre-amplifier Totaldac D 1- D river-sublime , which, according to the manufacturer, is an ideal partner for the new “power”.
The Totaldac D1-Driver-sublime preamplifier does not have a volume control – this function is performed by the DAC volume control, however, in case the overall system gain is too high (DAC + amplifier + speakers + room), the analogue attenuation -15 can be activated in the preamplifier .5 dB via rear panel switch. This attenuator uses 12 Bulk Metal® resistors with 0.01% resistance accuracy from Vishay.
The Totaldac D1-Driver-sublime preamplifier is offered in two versions: a stereo version in one housing with unbalanced RCA inputs and outputs, and a monoblock version with an external power supply, unbalanced RCA inputs and outputs and balanced XLR inputs and outputs.
Totaldac D1-Driver-sublime specifications:
- – High Class A bias current for naturally low output impedance and low distortion
- — high-quality components and no capacitors in the signal path
- Extremely low noise level thanks to discrete circuitry and external power supply
- Voltage gain: 0 dB (factor x1) or attenuation -15.5 dB – selectable via rear panel switch
- Input impedance: 12 kOhm
- THD: 0.0025%
- Main unit dimensions (W x H x D): 360 x 110 x 290 mm
- Power supply dimensions (W x H x D): 122 x 65 x 180 mm
- Weight: 7 kg
Price: $7200
