Olympia-L & Olympia-LX

OLYMPIA-L PRE-AMPLIFIER & OLYMPIA-LX PRE-AMPLIFIER

The essential difference between these two pre-amplifiers is that the LX produces about the purest signal in the industry. To do so its power supply incorporates two heavy-duty transformers and eight filtering chokes – far and away a higher standard than most competitive products. We do this is to feed the amplifier circuit the cleanest possible DC voltage. This ensures that you experience music in its purest form.

This is not to say the Olympia L, with only one transformer, produces an inferior sound. Compared to other manufacturers’ high-end pre-amplifiers, the L more than holds its own in its support of PBN’s family of ultra high-end speakers. Both pre-amps literally remove any hint of electronics between the music and the listener.

“Our pre-amps are built to drive the most demanding cable/amplifier loads,” Noerbaek explains. “Without a pre-amp the audio dynamics will suffer. Just good enough is not good enough!” Quality audio is not so much about what you hear as it is about what you don’t hear. This is when signal purity matters. Filtering out pesky shadow sounds that disturb the ears is what it’s all about. Noerbaek concludes: “This is when a great pre-amp shines. The road to audio nirvana is not paved with shortcuts.”

Technical Features:

OLYMPIA-L PRE-AMPLIFIER

• All-FET circuit design with external MPS power supply (375VA transformer)
• Fully differential line stage pre-amplifier
• Employs Dale RN60-D Resistors
• Separate windings for each quadrant in amplifier.
• High-capacity energy storage — 80k uF with capacitance
• Three balanced inputs and two RCA inputs. Balanced, RCA and 75 Ohm BNC outputs for use with PBN’s proprietary impedance-matched interconnect system
• Features targeted use of Caddock™ Resistors in the vital circuits
• Remote Control for volume and mute
• Pre-Amp: 19”W x 4.5”H x 15”D
• Power Supply: 9.5”W x 4.5”H x 15”D

OLYMPIA-LX PRE -AMPLIFIER

• All-FET circuit design with external CPS power supply (two 375VA transformers)
• High-capacity energy storage — 80k uF filter capacitance
• Eight heavy-duty filtering chocks for extremely precise and clean current supply
• Three balanced inputs and two RCA inputs. Balanced, RCA and 75 Ohm BNC output for use with PBN’s proprietary impedance-matched interconnect system
• Unit features extensive use of Caddock™ Resistors
• Remote control for volume and mute included
• Pre-Amp: 19”W x 4.5”H x 15”D
• Power Supply: 9.5”W x 4.5”H x 15”D