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  • Absolute Sounds — in-store — London, England, United Kingdom (website)
  • Audio Haven — in-store — Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands (website)
  • CASQUES HEADPHONES — in-store — Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (website)
  • Decibel+ — online and in-store — Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (website)
  • Don Better Audio — online and in-store — Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States (website)
  • Ears Unlimited — online and in-store — Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (website)
  • EVA Acoustics — in-store — Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands (website)
  • Hear This — in-store — Newport Beach, California, United States (website)
  • Hearken Audio — online and in-store — Kitchener, Ontario, Canada (website)
  • Heartbeats + Headshells — in-store — Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (website)

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Trafomatic Audio Evolution Line One

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The Evolution Line One is full tube stereo line preamplifier in the Evolution series. It came as a logical extension of the Elegance Evolution power amplifier. Consequently, we were challenged with a difficult task of meeting high quality of the existing Evolution products. This product, as well as all the previous ones, is built following the principle of using minimum of active parts with the top quality passives. After the long development and multitude of circuit variations The Evolution Line One was born. Previous experience has shown that only a no-compromise design is worth the effort and we followed that philosophy throughout this work.


Final selection called for a well known double triodeECC88 which has its place among the very best. The Evolution Line One has twoECC88 tubes, one per channel. In order to achieve minimum output impedance the second triode within a single glass envelope is connected as cathode follower. Special care was taken to design a high performance power supply, a common trait of all products from The Evolutione series. Diode rectification followed by C-L-C filter and high quality electrolytic capacitors ensure extremely low output ripple on the anode supply. Stabilization tube for anode voltage for ECC88 is a well known ECL82 , indirectly heated tube. Toroidal transformer improves this section even further, considering its very low fringe magnetic field.

The Evolution Line One has 5 line inputs, one stereo output ,fixed TAPE out and Subwoofer out .
Elegant design to match The Evolutione series, this preamplifier calls for attention with his modern styling and sound quality and deservedly strives to occupy a leading spot on the audiophile scene.

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Specifications

Class of operation
Single-Ended (class A)
Tube complement
2xECC88, 1xECL82 (6BM8)
Input impedance
47 Kohms
Output impedance
150 ohms
Inputs
5xRCA
Outputs
RCA Line out (150 ohms output impedance) Tape out (47K ohms output impedance) Subwoofer out (22K ohms output impedance)
Gain
22dB and 25dB selectable at the back side
THD
0.3%, 1 KHz / 4Vef
S/N ratio
85dB
Frequency bandwidth
12Hz (-1dB) – 65kHz(-3dB)
Input voltage
230V/50Hz – 115V/60Hz switchable
Power consumption
50VA
Size
450x320x105 mm
Weight
10 kg
Subwoofer Output
Balanced Line Output

Manufacturer's Description — Trafomatic Audio

The Evolution Line One is full tube stereo line preamplifier in the Evolution series. It came as a logical extension of the Elegance Evolution power amplifier. Consequently, we were challenged with a difficult task of meeting high quality of the existing Evolution products. This product, as well as all the previous ones, is built following the principle of using minimum of active parts with the top quality passives. After the long development and multitude of circuit variations The Evolution Line One was born. Previous experience has shown that only a no-compromise design is worth the effort and we followed that philosophy throughout this work.


Final selection called for a well known double triodeECC88 which has its place among the very best. The Evolution Line One has twoECC88 tubes, one per channel. In order to achieve minimum output impedance the second triode within a single glass envelope is connected as cathode follower. Special care was taken to design a high performance power supply, a common trait of all products from The Evolutione series. Diode rectification followed by C-L-C filter and high quality electrolytic capacitors ensure extremely low output ripple on the anode supply. Stabilization tube for anode voltage for ECC88 is a well known ECL82 , indirectly heated tube. Toroidal transformer improves this section even further, considering its very low fringe magnetic field.

The Evolution Line One has 5 line inputs, one stereo output ,fixed TAPE out and Subwoofer out .
Elegant design to match The Evolutione series, this preamplifier calls for attention with his modern styling and sound quality and deservedly strives to occupy a leading spot on the audiophile scene.

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Authorized dealers for Trafomatic Audio Evolution Line One

  • Absolute Sounds — in-store — London, England, United Kingdom (website)
  • Audio Haven — in-store — Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands (website)
  • CASQUES HEADPHONES — in-store — Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (website)
  • Decibel+ — online and in-store — Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (website)
  • Don Better Audio — online and in-store — Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States (website)
  • Ears Unlimited — online and in-store — Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (website)
  • EVA Acoustics — in-store — Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands (website)
  • Hear This — in-store — Newport Beach, California, United States (website)
  • Hearken Audio — online and in-store — Kitchener, Ontario, Canada (website)
  • Heartbeats + Headshells — in-store — Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (website)

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