Lector Audio ZOE, High End Zero Feedback Tube Triode Line Preamplifier

Lector Audio ZOE, Zero Feedback Tube Preamplifier

New Price: € 2.750,00

--- Ohm-Audio BV is the official importer of Lector Audio for the BeNeLux ---

Optional:

High Gloss Black Acrylic side panels

Real natural Cherry Wood side panels

Billet Aluminium Remote Control

Home Theater Input/Output

ZOE Z PSU Power Supply Stabilizer

The Lector Audio ZOE preamplifier:

Lector Audio Italy introduces the brand new ZOE (Zero Ohm Energy) tube line preamplifier. The Lector Audio ZOE features a new and innovative power supply based on a parallel/shunt voltage regulator circuit. No active components in series with the power supply, but only passive components such as high-quality resistors handle the voltage drop, while the active components are connected in parallel to keep the output voltage stable.

This new concept provides virtual zero ohm energy output to the tubes without the need for a large amount of Negative Feedback. In fact, the Lector Audio ZOE is a Zero Negative Feedback design. The result is a remarkable musical performance without the typical lag effects caused by the application of Negative Feedback.

Despite its simple basic design, the Lector Audio ZOE features advanced solutions found nowhere else, not even in designs many times more expensive. Simplicity is and remains very challenging in the audio world, and is certainly not easy to achieve. A shunt regulator becomes hot and requires a very generous transformer and excellent cooling fins, due to the full Class A setting.

The preamplifier gain stage is an all-tube, Class A design equipped with a pair of renowned 6922 tubes (standard) or 6H30Π (optional). The latter is a new and very solid Russian military tube currently designed in production for very demanding applications. This exceptional tube can deliver very high current. Thanks to the innovative Audio Bias Circuit (SATC), the new Lector Audio ZOE can also use a wide range of dual triodes such as the 12AT7 / 12AU7 / 6CG7 / 12BH7 / ECC802S according to the user's preference. This sets it apart from the other Lector Audio preamplifier, the Lector Audio ZOR, which can only use the supplied tubes.

Changing the different tubes has never been easier. A large plexiglass plate on top of the ZOE can be removed by simply removing 4 screws, so you can swap tubes without having to remove the entire top cover. Another small window on the front panel gives you a view of the tubes, while a back light indicates the operational status. Very nice.

The Lector Audio ZOE has five line inputs, a mute/operate switch, auto-delay switch-on, and a remote-controllable volume. There are also two sets of main outputs for, for example, the power amplifier and a subwoofer. Optionally, there is a home theater direct output (HTD) which switches the input directly through when the Lector Audio ZOE is switched off, bypassing the entire preamplifier circuit. This function is especially very useful in complex home theater installations and allows you to route the selected source signals to an external multi-channel processor.

The sound quality of the Lector Audio ZOE is fantastic. Pure enjoyment. Thanks to the completely new and proprietary Lector design with the shunt regulator, the Lector Audio ZOE is audibly particularly pure and clean. The Class A tube output stage provides plenty of glow, but without the typical false tube warmth caused by an unskilled (too slow) design. We could spend many words on the purity, the enormous dynamics, the airy soundstage, the accurate imaging and the ability to reproduce subtle details, but we would rather invite you to listen to the Lector Audio ZOE.

Specifications of the Lector Audio ZOE Tube Preamplifier:

Brand: Lector Audio Italy
Model: ZOE
Type: Line Tube Preamplifier

More Information: Lector ZOE

Warranty Ohm-Audio BV: 24 Months
Inputs Analog: 6 x Unbalanced Cinch
Outputs: 2 sets of Unbalanced Cinch
Extra 1: Zero Negative Feedback design
Extra 2: Auto Bias Tube Circuit

Dimensions: 40cm Wide (44cm with side panels) x 11cm High x 30cm Deep

Weight: 10 Kg Net
Finish: Black

Optional Side Panels: High Gloss Black Acrylic (€ 200,00), Real Natural Cherry Wood (€ 150,00)

Optional Remote Control: Billet Aluminium Remote Control (€ 95,00)

Optional Home Theater Input/Output (€ 115,00)