#107- Sensors Locate Radio Interference (w)1

Heed Audio from Hungary makes some great pieces of audio gear. The small great looking black boxes are engineering masterpieces that sound full bodied and alive. The Questar MM uses the exact same MM circuitry from its Quasar big brother (quite more expensive top of the range MM/MC stage), with balanced design and quality components. The internal construction of the QUESTAR meets the most critical high-end standards in every respect. The amplifier employs an entirely dual-mono configuration and uses a two-stage – passive/active – RIAA equalisation. Gain adjustment has been optimised for maximum headroom and highest signal-to-noise ratio. Component parts are selected to exacting tolerances matching those of our flagship Quasar. The QUESTAR are suitable for any line-level amplifier input, and can easily drive virtually any length of interconnect. There is no internal wiring or binding, and all high-current parts of the circuit are shielded. Both models feature gold-plated RCA terminals soldered directly onto the PCB, limiting all signal paths to a bare minimum. The QUESTAR utilise an external wall-wart power supply to avoid undesirable electro-magnetic interference within the chassis. Technical specifications Input: 3 mV/47 kOhm (Questar MM) Frequency range: 20 Hz – 20 kHz/± 0,3 dB Gain: 42 dB (Questar MM) Signal/noise ratio: 82 dB (Questar MM) Headroom: 20 dB (Questar MM) Channel separation: 50 dB (1 kHz) If you’re thinking about getting a Cambridge Audio 640P Stage

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  1. NuVinyl
    NuVinyl says:

    @bematft I think the record was Lloyd Cole’s “Mainstream”, playing track “Hey Rusty”. IC’s are made with Klotz professional intrument cable and Neutrik RCA connectors.

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