AUDIO-TECHNICA AT-PEQ30 High-Performance Phono Equaliser was introduced yesterday by A-T.

It is a MM & MC phono stage with 250mV rms output - traditional 'Line Level' but less than modern digital sources (1 - 2V or more).

Price is only US$299.

No input impedance adjustments (47kohms MM, 120ohms MC) or capacitance (MM).
Not enough gain for the lowest output MC cartridges - eg arguably unsuitable for AT's flagship ART-1000 cartridge (0.2mV)

We'll wait eagerly to see how this inexpensive phono stage stacks up in real-world testing.

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another official typo ?

never seen kiloohms before.

Yup, kiloohms, kilograms, kilometre, kilohertz, kilowatt...

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Owen is correct on the k ...
I thought the typo was "(1 - 2mV or more)".
1000-2000mV, or 1-2 V?

Actually I've always wondered whether that was RMS or peak to peak, quoted for CD player output.
I suppose I could have looked it up ...

Another "line-level" figure I seem to recall was 750mV.

Or maybe 500mV. Standards if there were any or ?

Different onventions at different times?

Oct 22, 2020 16:13:49 GMT 12 michaelw said:

another official typo ?

never seen kiloohms before.

470k Michael.!

Well spotted RdM, thanks!

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I like the simplicity! Some provision for adjusting cartridge loading inside might be nice.

AMR-iFi R&D

Oct 22, 2020 16:52:33 GMT 12 Owen Y said:

Yup, kiloohms, kilograms, kilometre, kilohertz, kilowatt...

yes but i've never seen it written out in full in a hi-fi context, usually as 47k ohm etc.

no need for adjustments, simplicity is key

47k for all !

The AUDIO-TECHNICA (USA) PEQ30 webpage.

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