Emmeline XR-10B MM/MC Phonostage

About the Emmeline XR-10B MM/MC Phonostage

The Ray Samuels Audio Emmeline XR-10B is considered the company's reference phono stage pre-amplifier. It features a true dual-mono design where each channel is completely separate electronically, sharing only the housing. The unit provides three stereo RCA inputs selectable via a centrally located front rotary switch surrounded by a blue light. Each channel has three rotary knobs controlling loading (30, 50, 80, 100, 1K, and 47K ohms), cartridge input capacitance (50pf, 100pf, 150pf, 220pf, 270pf, and 330pf), and gain (40dB to 70dB in six increments). The power supply is also dual mono with two small toroidal transformers. Outputs include both RCA and balanced XLR stereo pairs, active simultaneously at the same output level. The XR-10B is noted for its extremely quiet background, clean and clear sound with a kind of uncluttered neutrality, and high build quality using military-spec FR4 circuit boards, .1% tolerance Vishay resistors, and tantalum and polypropylene capacitors. It comes with a five-year parts and labor warranty.