Superphon Revelation Basic // Vintage Solid-State Preamplifier

The Superphon Revelation series isn’t just a line of preamps—it’s one of the greatest audio sleeper hits of all time. Designed by Stan Warren, the same guy who co-founded PS Audio, these preamps took the "high-end sound without the high-end price" concept and absolutely ran with it.

Think of it this way: If Mark Levinson and Audio Research are like fancy steakhouse dinners, Superphon is that hole-in-the-wall joint that serves a $12 burger that destroys them all.

Production

1985-87

Condition

9/10

Serial No.

0483DM

Orig. MSRP

$399

Restoration

• Cleaned ALL control contacts
• Verified input connections
• Unit is set up for moving magnet phono cartridges

Factory Specs

Type   Solid State Preamplifier

Inputs   Phono, Aux 1, Aux 2

Outputs   Main, Tape

Tape monitor loop   yes

Bandwidth   2Hz to 170kHz

Total harmonic distortion   0.005%

Input overload   190mV

Signal to noise ratio   80dB (phono), 90dB (aux)

RIAA accuracy   +-2dB

Gain   38dB (phono), 18dB (aux)

Maximum output   13.5V rms

Input impedance   47K ohm (phono), 33K ohm (aux)

Input capacitance   100pF (phono)

Dimensions   11"W x 3"H x 9.25"D

Weight   9 lbs.

Liner Notes

I can't add much to the previous praise the Superphon has gotten in Stereophile except to say that if this preamp was British and cost $2500 everyone would be be praising it to the skies. It's short on features and looks, but possesses a soundstage that virtually all the competition lacks, a natural sweetness without glare in the upper octaves, and a musicality that is sadly lacking in virtually every receiver or cheap transistor preamplifier I've heard.

- Anthony H. Cordesman, Stereophile Dec. 1985

Stock No.

8939298980061