| The Balanced Audio Technology VK-P10 is engineered to be the reference standard in phono-stage preamplification. At half the price (yet featuring the same circuit topology), the VK-P5 offers an unmatched combination of performance and value to the discriminating analog lover. Either choice will unlock hidden performance in virtually any cartridge.
Purist Design
The VK-P5 exemplifies Balanced Audio Technology's purist approach to circuit design. Its architecture employs ten tubes in a balanced zero-feedback topology. At the heart of the VK-P5 is an innovative Flying RIAA™ network that brings the benefits of fully differential operation to this critical equalization stage while minimizing circuit complexity. Energy reserves in the VK-P5 exceed those found in competing products by an order of magnitude. By any measure of this specification, this phono stages could be a sizable power amplifier.
Ultimate Flexibility
The VK-P5 provides great flexibility to optimize its performance for analog playback. Internal switches allow you to adjust cartridge loading for capacitance and resistance as well as provide low and high settings for preamplifier gain. Whether moving magnet or moving coil, the VK-P5 can maximize the sonic capability from your cartridge of choice.
Superb Construction
The VK-P5 is built to the exacting standards that have won Balanced Audio Technology worldwide respect and recognition. Power supply regulation is handled by vacuum-tube constant current sources. Pure unplated copper is used for all circuit traces. Separate toroidal power transformers are used for each channel.
Glorious Transcription
All the effort spent on the VK-P5's design and construction would be for naught if it yielded anything less than a breathtaking transcription of the music on your vinyl treasures. Here the VK-P5 establishes its true pedigree. We invite you to listen and hear it unlock the glory of analog. |