{"product_id":"zanden-audio-model-3000mk2-reference-tube-preamplifier","title":"Zanden Model 1000","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-3 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThere are phono stages, and then there's the Zanden Model 1000 — a piece of equipment built entirely around a single conviction: that no single equalization curve was ever going to do justice to every record on your shelf. Most vinyl era labels didn't actually master to the same standard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eRCA, Decca, and Columbia all used different playback curves, and the Model 1000 is one of the only phono preamplifiers ever built that lets you correctly select between them — RIAA, Columbia, and Decca — via a dedicated mercury rotary switch on the front panel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eInstead of the CR-type or NF-type equalization circuits used in almost every other phono stage, Zanden built the Model 1000 around a fixed-impedance bridged-T circuit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA method borrowed from professional playback systems, using precision capacitors, resistors, and a hand-wound inductor rather than feedback-based EQ. The amplification stage runs on Zanden's own NO-NFB (no negative feedback) vacuum tube circuit, a patented design chosen specifically to preserve the natural harmonic structure of the signal rather than correcting it after the fact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEvery detail underneath the chassis was built for long-term stability over convenience: a tube rectifier and input choke power supply (avoiding the switching noise of a diode rectifier), current-regulated tube heater circuits, input and curve-selection handled by high-reliability miniature relays, and polypropylene film capacitors throughout the signal path.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe chassis itself is machined from 16mm aluminum with gold-color alumite and chrome plating, topped with a mirror-finished 1.2mm stainless-steel cover — as substantial to hold as it is to listen through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Zanden Audio System","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45937966317747,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/7541\/2041\/files\/43.jpg?v=1788346060","url":"https:\/\/www.audioimagehifi.com\/products\/zanden-audio-model-3000mk2-reference-tube-preamplifier","provider":"AudioImagehifi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}