To meet the demands of vinyl lovers the world over, ESOTERIC has poured knowledge accumulated over many years of developing audio technology into the E-02, our newest phonostage pre amplifier. The E-02 inherits the philosophy that guided our highly acclaimed E-03 phonostage to be a continual best-seller for the last 8 years, and adds the new fully balanced transmission and amplification circuit utilizing MC cartridges to achieve a level of analog playback that was previously unimaginable.
The E-02 boasts a fully balanced, dual mono signal path from input to output, super high quality MC Head & RIAA amplifier, demagnetization feature, mono playback ability and full impedance and input control on the front panel.
| Inputs | XLR connectors | 1 pair (MC) |
| RCA connectors | 2 pairs (MC/MM) | |
| Input impedance | MC: 10,50,100,200,300,500,1k,10kΩ MM: 47kΩ |
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| Outputs | XLR/ES-LINK Analog Connectors | 1 pair |
| RCA Connectors | 1 pair | |
| Output impedance | XLR: 20Ω RCA: 23.5Ω |
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| Audio characteristics |
RIAA deviation (10 to 20kHz) | ±0.2dB |
| Total harmonic distortion (1kHz, MM, rated output) |
0.007% | |
| Rated output level | RCA: 2Vrms XLR: 4Vrms |
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| Gain | RCA: MM 40dB, MC 66dB XLR: MM 46dB, MC 72dB |
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| Input sensitivity (1kHz, rated output) |
MM 20mV, MC 1mV | |
| Maximum input level (at 0.1% distortion) |
MM 100mV, MC 4.8mV | |
| S/N ratio (Input short, rated output, IHF-A) |
MM 100dB, MC 80dB | |
| Channel separation (MM, 10kHz, IHF-A) |
<-96dB | |
| Sub-sonic filter | 17Hz -6dB/octave | |
| General | Power supply | AC 220-240V, 50/60Hz AC 120V, 60Hz AC 220V, 60Hz |
| External dimensions (W x H x D, including protrusions) |
445mm x 131mm x 377mm (17 5/8″ x 5 1/4″ x 14 1/4″) |
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| Weight | 12.5kg (27 9/16 lb) | |
| Included accessories | Power cord x 1 Felt pads x 3 Owner's manual x 1 Warranty card x 1 |