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Engström MONICA Pre-Amplifier and m-Phono

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Description

MONICA Mk3 Pre-Amplifier

Named after one of Sweden’s favorite singers, MONICA is a fully balanced and perfectly matching pre-amplifier for LARS, ERIC and even ARNE for an extra boost or desired bi-amping. Inside its simple design are best-in-class components and a lifetime of engineering experience.

M-Phono

As the third chassis complementing the MONICA line-stage, M-Phono is the MM/MC phono-pre-amp. Integrated into the original MONICA pre-amplifier in 2014, it is now a standalone product allowing the phono and line-stage to reach their full potential.

MONICA features a fully balanced line stage and no negative feedback is used in the creation of its pure, distinct sound.

With six inputs for each channel (three balanced XLR and three unbalanced RCA connectors) and four outputs for each channel (two balanced XLR and two un-balanced RCA) MONICA works in harmony with your sound system.

Reviews

Stereophile, Jason Victor Serinus, 2022
Engström’s Monica Mk3 preamplifier is as complete a musical instrument as I’ve ever welcomed to my music room. It doesn’t hit you over the head with its strengths; rather, it unfailingly seduces with the inherent rightness of its sound and presentation. Every time I played music through the Monica Mk3, I felt so satisfied as to affirm to myself that, if the responsibility of reviewing for a source as trusted as Stereophile did not impel me to perform an aural dissection in every review, I could easily curl up before the Monica and find myself transported into bliss.
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Product Specifications: Pre-Amp

INPUTS: 3 balanced XLR, 3 unbalanced RCA
INPUT IMPEDANCE: 40kΩ; All inputs transformer-coupled
MAXIMUM PEAK INPUT LEVEL: 12V
OUTPUTS: 2 balanced XLR, 2 unbalanced RCA
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: XLR, 75Ω @1kHz, 400Ω@20Hz; RCA, 43Ω @1kHz, 80Ω @20Hz
OUTPUT VOLTAGE: 2V
MAXIMUM PEAK OUTPUT LEVEL: 10V
TUBES IN POWER SUPPLY: 1 X 6080WC, 1 X ECC83
TUBES IN SIGNAL PATH: 4 x 5687WA
CHANNEL SEPARATION: 90dB at 10kHz
AMPLIFICATION: 6dB
FREQUENCY RESPONSE: +0/-3dB, 10Hz to 40kHz
MAINS POWER: 115V / 230V 50Hz – 60Hz, 85VA
THD+N: 0.03% AT 10V RMS output
NOISE: -120dBv
DIMENSIONS (WxDxH): 2 units both equal 480 x 300 x 150mm
WEIGHT: 2 X 15kg
VOLUME CONTROL: -64dB to -33dB in 2 dB steps, -32dB to 0dB in 1dB steps

Reverse phase toggle switch on the back, one per channel

Ground toggle switch on the back, one per RCA-input

Product Specifications: M-Phono

INPUTS: MM 10mV load 47kΩ
MC 1mV load 100, 200, 300, 500, 750, 1500 Ω-switch on back
AMPLIFICATION: MM 55dB / MC 73dB
OUTPUT AT 1kHz: 3V THD 0,4% / 7V THD 1%
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: at 1kHz 3kΩ
at 20Hz 10kΩ
DIMENSIONS (WxDxH): 480 x 300 x 150mm
HUM: 50Hz – 40dBV
NOISE: >200Hz -60dBV
TUBES: 4 x 6021W
MAINS POWER: 115V / 230V
50Hz – 50Hz, 34VA
WEIGHT: 15kg