Van Den Hul Grail SE+
Van Den Hul Grail SE+
Latest premium flagship RIAA phono stage from legendary designer A.J. Vandenhul, a fully balanced, dual mono, discrete higher tolerance part specifications and premium upgraded regulated dual mono type linear power supply.
Specifications:
Inputs: Three unbalanced on RCA jacks, three balanced on XLR jacks (one mc, one mm, one switchable between mm and mc)
Outputs: Unbalanced on RCA jacks, balanced on XLR
Gain: 33, 41, 47, 50dB (mm); 56, 64, 70, 73dB (mc)
Loading settings: 47k (mm); 40–400 ohms (mc)
Signal-to-noise ratio: >70dB
Dimensions: 475mm x 95mm x 335mm (not including power supply)
Weight: TBA
Stereophile Magazine Analog Corner Review by Michael Fremer
The Grail SE+ is a quiet, timbrally neutral, transparent, get-out-of-the-way-and-let-the-music-through phono preamp. It produces effortless, wide dynamic swings and seemingly full, flat frequency response, and it would score well on any checklist you might put together, unless you like tubey, super-rich sound.
https://www.stereophile.com/content/analog-corner-297-van-den-hul-grail-se-phono-preamplifier