Name: Superphon Revelation // Solid-State Preamplifier
Brand: Superphon
SKU: 7588482679005
Availability: OutOfStock

This is one of the first units Superphon made. The company was started by Stan Warren in the mid-80s. Who? He was the S in PS Audio. His first piece of gear was a preamplifier based on his experience building the legendary "Source" preamp from his previous gig, and he named it the "Revelation." Well, the Revelation was exactly that to critics at the time – we weren't able to find a bad word at all. Once we hooked it up, we were sold, and we think you will be, too.

Production

1985-87

Condition

9/10

Orig. MSRP

$399

Restoration

Full 30-point service check
Cleaned controls, switches, and chassis

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

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