Virgo III is a subtle but significant evolution of the Virgo II line stage preamplifier. The new version introduces a unique, passive implementation of a digital volume control created by the « dream team » of world-renowned audio engineers. This new control works perfectly right from power-up and doesn’t need the warm-up time of the light-dependent resistors used in Virgo II’s volume control. It’s as electronically pure as it can be, essentially just two resistors per channel in the signal chain. It incorporates no gain and no extra amplification stages. The listener enjoys the precision of pure digital control – with the musicality of a traditional analog control.
Inputs
4 XLR stereo, 4 RCA stereo
Output noise
<20 ?V dB, 20 Hz – 20 kHz
THD+N
<0.001%, 20 Hz – 20 kHz @ 2V out, RI >10K ohm
<0.1%, 20 Hz – 20 kHz @ 10V out, RI >10K ohm
Frequency response
10 Hz to 200 kHz, +/- 0.5 dB
Input impedance (balanced)
200K ohm
Input impedance (single-ended)
100K ohm
Output impedance
< 50 ohm
Volume control resolution
0.5dB from 0dB to -90 dBFS
Weight
35 lbs / 16 kg, preamp
22 lbs / 10 kg, power supply
Dimensions (W x H x D)
17 x 5.5 x 15.75 in (whd), preamp
43.2 x 14 x 40 cm (whd), preamp
17 x 2.75 x 14.5 in (whd), power supply
43.2 x 7 x 36.8 cm (whd), power supply