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L-3AE

Name: Boulder L-3AE
Brand: Boulder

Boulder

1990 – 1995

AmplifiersPre-AmplifiersPhono Pre-AmpsDiscontinued

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About the L-3AE

The Boulder L-3AE is a solid-state stereo control preamplifier with line and phono stages, derived from Boulder's professional audio designs with a deliberately simple feature set focused on sound quality. It provides moving-magnet and moving-coil phono inputs (47kΩ MM, 100Ω MC) plus high-impedance line-level inputs (200kΩ), with approximately 59 dB gain for phono and 13 dB for line. Balanced and unbalanced outputs are provided, with output impedance of approximately 100 Ω (balanced) and 50 Ω (line), and a maximum output level around 12 V RMS. The design omits remote control and home-theater integration, and is known among enthusiasts for its very low noise floor, wide bandwidth, and high build quality.

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