Reduces the reliance on damaging digital post processing
Accurate EQ for all known Labels
Stereo/Mono switch
Fast Slew Rate for driving high resolution ADCs
For all MM and high output MC cartridges
The Jazz Club vinyl and 78
RPM restoration pre-amplifier is primarily a very high quality
pre-amplifier, on which virtually all of the known equalisation
characteristics can be selected, equalising the music accurately and in one
go, so as not to lose any valuable information.
It is also a very
fast circuit having the property that clicks and pops are not accentuated,
meaning that in many cases, de-clicking can be left out altogether.
The result is termed as "near
master tape (or acetate) quality", and is sadly, something you will not hear
from CDs mastered as above, or on the radio (until they use the Jazz Club
vinyl and 78 RPM restoration pre-amplifier).
The Jazz Club alone is for all MM
and high output MC cartridges. Use with the
Elevator EXP
for low-output MCs.
Digital EQ from a flat gain stage simply won't cut the
mustard - risking clipping of the upper mid to high frequencies.
RIAA EQ followed by tone correction simply adds more stages
to the process, phase errors creep in, clicks are emphasised and it's still
guesswork.
The Jazz Club equalises in the analogue domain in one go with
outstanding results. It's the choice of re-mastering specialists when only the
best will do
Graham Slee Jazz Club Switched EQ Phono Stage
Bring the stars of yesteryear back to
life!
The 15 restoration EQ pre-sets on the Jazz Club
vinyl and 78 RPM restoration pre-amplifier make old, sound new!
But it's not only for your
old records, it's for your entire record collection. Enjoy master tape
quality of your favourites and rediscover the delights of those records
you'd committed to the bin!
"I couldn't believe the presence of Ella's
voice, or the lack of noise from the old shellac...Mikey loved it..."
Stereophile - June 2002, Michael Fremer
Stereophile Recommended system component
"LPs via the Jazz Club were the clear winner... This is a fine phono stage
indeed..." Gramophone - March 2003 (page 111)
By varying the positions
of the two front panel switches, the Jazz Club may be made to
restore the tonal range of the following labels:-
LP's and singles
Switch positions
Equalise
0-13.7-250
Early
FFRR (pre '53)
11-0-500
FFRR
(Decca/London), MGM, EMI, HMV, RCA Victor, English Columbia
00-13.7-500
RIAA, CCIR (All
modern vinyl)
0-16-500
NAB (NARTB),
American Columbia
Further information on labels and
EQ's can be found at the
WAMS web site.
78's
Switch positions
Equalise
0-0-250
Columbia
(English), EMI, HMV
5-0-250
Columbia (American
1925>), FFRR, Victor (1925> - some)
0-16-250
Columbia (American
1938>)
5-0-375
Victor (1925> -
some)
11-0-375
Capitol, Early
Decca, Mercury
0-0-500
Brunswick,
Parlophone
5-0-500
Victor (1925> -
some, and 1938-47)
11-0-500
MGM, Victor
(1947>)
The Jazz Club vinyl and 78
RPM restoration pre-amplifier is supplied with the PSU1 outboard
power supply available with either a (removable) UK 13A plug for
220-240Vac operation (a continental adapter will be supplied for
220-240V customers outside the UK), or with a 2 pin American plug
for 110-120V operation. The PSU1 is included in the price.
The three,
3-position, up-down front panel switches control a complex array of high
speed (600V/µS) pulse capacitors to select the right reproduction
characteristic.
The entire equalisation/amplification transform is accomplished within a
single stage. Just like the Era Gold V technology on which the Jazz Club
is based, the extremely stable electronics preserve faithfully every bit
of detail. The results it gives have led many to "rip-up" earlier
completed projects and start-over - Preserving history for future
generations is a responsible task
For use with regular (low output) Moving Coil cartridges the Jazz Club
can be teamed up with the Elevator EXP. The Elevator EXP
pre-pre-amplifies the signal by 22.5dB to Moving Magnet level, adding no
colouration of its own.
The information retrieval has to be witnessed to be believed. Recordings that
sounded old are suddenly transformed and sound like they were recorded only
yesterday. The differences between post-equalised recordings and those from the
Jazz Club are easily heard. Even the best experts in musical re-mastering admit
they can only make a stab at the right balance - using the Jazz Club it becomes
immediately apparent how the music was actually laid down.
By varying the positions of the front panel switches, the Jazz Club may be made
to restore the tonal range of the certain record labels.
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Me! to view these labels' graphs (scroll down to "Technology").
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