MEITNER
PA6i
PREAMPLIFIER
WITH REMOTE CONTROL
updates
The PA6i may
seem to be simply a preamplifier. It is not. It is the descendant of generations
of PA6 preamplifiers. Each one a definitive step forward in the quest for excellence
in musical reproduction.
The original PA6
pioneered state-of-the-art solid state control for volume, balance and switching
of input sources while most designers were still learning mechanical controls.
User changeable phono modules. Full remote control. Absolute phase inversion
on the remote. Floating Charge Power Supply. Elegance of appearance.
These are hallmarks
of the PA6 lineage. The PA6i of today achieves a level of listening experience
that we would not have thought possible back then.
The PA6i is more
than a preamplifier. It is the cornerstone of a comprehensive Meitner system.
Individual components that may be matched with those of other manufacturers
for superb results, but which together comprise a perfectionist system of unsurpassed
sonic merit.
Design Features
- Remote control
(Wired or Infrared)
- No mechanical
switches or pots
- Adjustable source
levels
- Interchangeable
phono modules
- Meitner Floating
Charge Power Supply.
- "Ramp"
Mute for greater listener comfort.
- Low output Impedance.
- Extensive fault
protection.
- High parts quality.
Specifications
- Phono Input
Modules: Trans Impedance Interface (MC) and Constant Impedance Interface (MM).
- Typical Phono
Input Overload: 30 dB.
- S/N Ratio: MC:
75 dB to 90 dB. MM: 80 dB to 100 dB. (A WTD).
- RIAA Accuracy:
0.2 dB (RIAA timing capacitors are charge-biased and matched).
- Tuner/Aux-CD
Input: 500 mV Nominal. 33 K Ohms Input Impedance.
- Tape Input:
100 K Ohms Input Impedance.
- Frequency Bandwidth:
1 Hz to 100 KHz(+0, -3 dB).
- Harmonic distortion:
less than 0.01% (-80 dB) 20 Hz to 20 KHz at +10 dB output.
- IM Distortion:
less than 0.01%.
- Line Input Overload:
26 dB REF to 500 mV input.
- Line Input Signal/Noise
Ratio: 96 dB (A WTD).
- Output D.C.
Offset: +/- 2 mV maximum.
- Maximum Output
Level: 8V Max. at rated THD into 600 Ohms.
- Output Impedance:
47 Ohms.
- Construction:
Pure copper printed circuit board; No tin plating; class A design; gold plated
connectors.
- Power Supply:
External, Regulated +/- 15v/300mA.
- Power Consumption:
20 Watts.
- Power Requirements:117V
or 220V - 50 or 60 Hz.
Updates
The PLUS
Upgrade: After years of mentally compiling a wish list of enhancements for the
PA6i, Ed Meitner decided to put it all together as a package and call it the
"PLUS" upgrade. This suite of modifications involves changes to:
- The floating
charge power supply, which now becomes a true choke-input filter.
- The circuitry
and signal path, which has been redefined and more thoroughly decoupled.
- The grounding
scheme, which has been made more direct.
Updates are
performed on Meitner and Museatex products at our Calgary facility.
Email us at john@museatex.com or call
(403) 968-1400 for more information.
Owner's
Manual
The Meitner PA6i
has been superseded by the A/V Control Center.