Nagra Compact Phono – a New Phonostage From a Legendary Brand
27.03.2025 06:05 | ~1 minute read
The Swiss company Nagra has introduced a new phono preamplifier, the Nagra Compact Phono, offered for a relatively modest price of $4,950 by the company’s standards. The model, housed in a miniature aluminum vibration-controlled case, offers the highest performance and uses circuitry with the shortest signal path to achieve ideal MC correction.
The Nagra Compact Phono continues the traditions and development strategy of the company’s product line, carefully preserving the heritage laid down in the microphone preamplifier in the Nagra IV-S reel-to-reel tape recorder. The heart of the system, as before, is a 10 dB step-up transformer. At the same time, externally corresponding to the style of the Nagra Streamer, the Nagra Compact Phono offers a modern and stylish appearance.
Nagra Compact Phono uses dual-mono layout, all discrete-component topology and selected transistors operating in class A. Selectable gain of 62 / 47.5 dB allows flexible device configuration, and upgrade options using external Nagra MPS or Classic PSU power supplies further improve sound quality.
Specifications
This product is in the Hi-Fi and High End Electronics and Acoustics database
Phonostages — Nagra Compact Phono
Model name
Compact Phono
Inputs (balanced)
N/A
Inputs (single-ended)
N/A
MC current-sensing input impedance (Ω)
N/A
MM/MC voltage input impedance (Ω)
N/A
Output impedance (Ω)
10
Gain (dB)
47.5 - 62
Playback EQ curves accuracy (dB)
N/A
Frequency response low +/- 3dB (Hz)
20
Frequency response high +/- 3dB (Hz)
50000
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (%)
0.1
Dimensions (mm)
185 x 166 x 41
Weight (kg)
1.9
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