Superline Phono Stage
The SuperLine is a high performance moving-coil phono stage built in the Naim Audio aluminium reference enclosure with an anodised front panel.
Description
Vinyl replay makes a huge contribution to the enjoyment of recorded music. At its best, vinyl has a uniquely engaging and musical quality, and with the SuperLine phonostage, the best of vinyl just gets better.
It brings all Naim Audio’s latest analogue electronic design and environmental isolation techniques to bear on the most delicate analogue element of any hi-fi system – the moving-coil phono signal. The SuperLine requires an external power supply – either the power supply output of an appropriate Naim Audio preamplifier or the SUPERNAIT and NAIT XS integrated amplifiers, or, for optimum performance, a dedicated FlatCap XS, HiCap or SuperCap.
SuperLine brings out all that’s best in vinyl replay – timing, pitch accuracy, clarity, detail, and the unmistakable naturalness that records can deliver in abundance.
The heart of the SuperLine is a new, two-stage single-ended Class A discrete amplifier with part-passive RIAA filtering that runs off 25 internally regulated power supplies and features the transistor “quiet room” thermal isolation technique originally developed for the NAP 500 power amplifier. Environmental isolation is also ensured by the SuperLine’s massive sub-chassis and high-Q spring suspension system – used here for the first time on a phono amplifier.
Duplicate phono and BNC sockets provide input versatility, and cartridge impedance matching adjustment is provided by four resistive and three capacitive load plugs. In combination with the SuperLine’s internal input load, twenty different standard load combinations are possible
The SuperLine is also available in a lower gain model, SuperLine E. The SuperLine E is identical to the standard SuperLine except that is has been designed for use with cartridges that have a higher output voltage than most popular moving coils: for example high output moving coils.
Product Specifications
Audio Inputs
Other Inputs
2 x 5-pin DIN for loading plugs
Analogue Input
BNC, RCA
Input Sensitivity
100μV – 500μV, SuperLine E: 200μV – 1mV
Audio Outputs
Crosstalk
>80dB (20Hz – 20kHz)
THD + N
<0.005% (500μV at 1kHz)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio
82dB ref 500μV input, 0μ(A-weighted), SuperLine E: 78dB ref 500μV input, 0μ (A-weighted)
Frequency Response
10Hz to >200kHz -3dB
Gain
64dB at 1kHz, SuperLine E: 58dB at 1kHz
Finish
Case
Black powder coated
Front
Bead blasted and black anodised
Phono Specific
Input Load Options
10kΩ, 1k, 500Ω, 220Ω, 100Ω, 100pF, 1nF, 5.6nF, 10nF
Input Overload
5mV rms (1kHz), SuperLine E: 10mV RMS (1kHz)
High Pass Filter
10Hz
RIAA Accuracy
±0.1dB (20Hz – 20kHz)
Physical
Shipping Weight
9 kg
Shipping Dimensions
210 x 280 x 410 mm
Weight
7.7 kg
Dimensions (HxWxD)
87 x 207 x 314 mm
Power
Power Supply Options
NaimUniti, NAIT XS, SuperNait, 152XS, 202, 282, 252, 552, FlatCap XS, HiCap, SuperCap
Supply Voltage
24V
Supplied with
Load Plug