A completely new design, Voltaire starts out as a very high-performance integrated amplifier with the possibility of upgrades by incorporating an optional phono preamp module or state-of-the-art DAC converter and streamer module.
Taken from our Marconi Mk II line preamplifier, the Voltaire hybrid circuit uses vacuum tube phase inverters for superior voltage tracking. (For Voltaire, Brinkmann has chosen Raytheon military tubes).
Developed for rocket guidance systems, their supreme reliability promises decades of trouble-free use. Signal path lengths and internal wiring have been kept to an absolute minimum.
105 micron thick copper circuit board traces, Lundahl interstage transformers and zero global negative feedback further demonstrate Voltaire's uncompromising design and execution.
120,000 microfarads of power supply capacitance and a custom-made transformer capable of 1500 watts peak power allow Voltaire to match our Mono's 150 watts at 8 ohms and 250 watts at 4 ohms,
True “ Dual Mono”/solid state hybrid tube design with passive line
High input sensitivity preamplifier and power amplifier
“Upgrade-friendly” architecture accommodates digital-to-analog option
Characteristics:
- High-end amplifier with hybrid circuitry (valves and transistors).
- Dual monophonic construction.
- Toroidal transformer shielded against magnetic interference.
- Output power: 2 x 150W (8O), 2 x 250W (4O), 2 x 300W (2O).
- Input impedance 20 kOhms, balanced and unipolar.
- Analogue inputs: 4 x stereo RCA and 2 x balanced XLR.
- Gain adjustment for each user-identifiable input.
- Headphone output 30-600 ohms.
- Large front display.
- Phase inverter.
- Microprocessor control.
- Bay available to incorporate optional pre-phono or DAC module and latest generation streamer.
- Optional DAC/Streaming module with separate converters for PCM and DSD, USB 2.0, SPDIF, AES-EBU, TOSLINK, RJ45 ETHERNET, DLNA, Tidal, Deezer, Qobuz, vTuner and Roon Ready, MQA and PCM up to 384 kHz (DXD), DSD 64, DSD128 via DoP, DSD256 native.
- Optional Edison MkII based phono module.
- Dimensions: 480 mm wide x 100 mm high x 400 mm.
- Weight: 22 kilos.
Available soon.
