E.A.T.'s E-Glo II is a cutting-edge phono stage designed to maximise the performance of any cartridge it accommodates. E-Glo II utilises an all-tube design with no semiconductors in its signal path, featuring four ECC83s and two ECC88s, which are commonly favoured by audiophiles. This design allows for easy availability of replacement tubes and encourages experimentation with different tubes to customise the sound to your liking, including EAT's premium offerings.
The fully balanced input stage includes a Lundahl step-up transformer with an amorphous core, type LL1932, providing a gain of 45db to further increase the output of your cartridge and improve the audio quality. The amplifier section of E-Glo incorporates a split, fully passive equalisation to further improve the efficiency of the phono preamplifier.
E-Glo II utilises high-quality components such as Mundorf output capacitors, WIMA capacitors, and Mundorf Connectors with Teflon insulation to ensure top-notch performance. It also offers capacitance loading for moving-magnet types in six user-switchable steps from 47pf to 900pF, as well as continuously adjustable loading resistance for moving-coil cartridges.
To ensure quiet operation, E-Glo II uses an external power supply with a custom-made toroid transformer featuring double shielding to prevent RFI interference. Separate power supplies are used to shield the mains transformer from electromagnetic radiation, along with special diodes, noise-suppressing resistors, high-quality electrolytic capacitors, a voltage regulator with a capacitor multiplier, and a FET transistor for the rectifying circuitry. Its heart is a custom-made toroid transformer. The transformer features double shielding between the primary and secondary windings. This avoids the intrusion of RFI, while acting as superior mains filter.
The visually appealing E-Glo II is housed in a slim chassis, with valves peeking through cleverly designed heat sinks resembling the spools of a reel-to-reel tape deck, now with the option to select the colour of the LED's illuminating the valves. It also features rows of switches on the front for quick access to all settings, eliminating the need to open the unit to adjust settings for your cartridge of choice.
Specifications
INPUT IMPEDANCE (MM): 47 k
INPUT IMPEDANCE (MC): Switchable 2 - 1200
PHONO STAGE CAPACITANCE (MM): Switchable 50 - 840 pF
PHONO STAGE GAIN (MM): 46 dB
PHONO STAGE GAIN (MC): 70 / 76 dB
PHONO STAGE EQUALIZATION OPTIONS: RIAA
SUBSONIC FILTER: at 20Hz with 12dB/octave
RIAA ACCURACY (20HZ - 20KHZ): 0.3 dB
VALVES: 4 x ECC82, 2 x ECC88
THD (MM INPUT): < 0.1 %
THD (MC INPUT): < 0.1 %
SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO (MM INPUT): 95 dB
SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO (MC INPUT): 85 dB
RCA INPUT(S): 2
BALANCED XLR INPUT(S): 1
FIXED ANALOGUE OUTPUT(S): 1 x RCA Pair
POWER SUPPLY WEIGHT: 5.4 kg
MAXIMUM POWER CONSUMPTION: 52 W
DIMENSIONS (W X H X D): 395 x 86 x 262 mm
ADDITIONAL DIMENSIONS (W X H X D): 395 x 61 x 280 mm
WEIGHT: 5.3 kg
