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Gato Audio Prd-3S | Preamplifier | Audio Emotion
Gato Audio Prd-3S | Preamplifier | Audio Emotion
Gato Audio Prd-3S | Preamplifier | Audio Emotion

Product Description

OWN A NON-S MODEL?
WANT TO UPGRADE TO THE FULL 'S' SPEC?

DIA-250 > DIA-250S
DIA-400 > DIA-400S
PRD-3 > PRD-3S

"S" is for Super

the PRD-3S is anything else than the subtle makeover of the standard PRD-3. It is a highly improved and extremely high performing preamplifier designed and optimized to work with our brand new PWR-222 mono blocks. It now even features an aptX Bluetooth receiver circuit that enables streaming from computer, phone or tablet in high quality.

We changed and improved the electrical circuits and layouts in more than twenty ways, the most significant being:

  • Optimized mains filter
  • Improved general and local power supplies
  • New input stage
  • Improved line stage
  • New analogue stages in the D/A converter
  • Improved digital signal routing
  • Updated firmware
  • Improved connectors
  • Incorporated aptX Bluetooth module

Don't miss the opportunity to give this preamplifier a listen we are certain that it will impress with clean, smooth and detailed pre-amplification that does not only offer built-in D/A converter and aptX Bluetooth but also the ability to bring out the best in your setup.

More than just a Preamp

The built-in D/A converter offers real high end performance, enabled by the use of a dedicated power supply, a balanced-drive Burr-Brown PCM1794 D/A converter, an optimized high bandwidth I/V converter, and an analogue stage with low-Q, low pass filters. All digital inputs are upsampled to 24bit/192kHz. This D/A converter will upgrade any digital source - such as wired or wireless streaming from your computer or CD drive - to a high end level of detail and musical performance.

Versatility and Connectivity

We had our eye on versatility and connectivity when designing this preamplifier. The PRD-3 offers not only a wide range of digital and analogue inputs, but also line outputs, a trigger signal for external power amplifiers, and a configurable home theater input. The HT input can turn the preamplifier into a fixed level preamplifier for use in a surround setup, without compromising the sonic performance.

Features:

  • Built in 24bit/192kHz D/A converter with upsampling
  • Coax, optical and asynchronous USB digital input up to 24bit/192kHz, optical up to 24bit/96kHz
  • aptX Bluetooth 4.0 receiver
  • Accepts digital streaming directly from Apple iPad
  • Two unbalanced and one balanced inputs
  • One unbalanced and two balanced outputs
  • Nonmagnetic enclosure
  • Direct function; enables use in home theater sytems

Technical Specifications

Frequency response20 Hz-100 kHz - 0.5 dB
Signal to noise ratio< 110 dB
Line out maximum level13V balanced, 6,5V unbalanced
Total Harmonic Distortion< 0,001% pre out
Input impedance20 k RCA or 40 k Balanced
Line output impedance75
Voltage gain10 dB
Balanced analogue inputs1 pair gold plated XLR Neutrik
Unbalanced analogue inputs2 pairs of gold plated RCA Stereo
Digital inputs1 pc USB type B, 1 pc Toslink, 1 pc RCA
Balanced analogue outputs2 pair gold plated XLR Neutrik
Unbalanced analogue outputs1 pair of gold plated RCA Stereo
Speaker output2 pairs of gold plated safety banana
Trigger, 12 V1 pc mini jack
Power Requirements115 VAC/230 VAC, 50 Hz/60 Hz, 1000W max
Power consumption stdb/idle/max< 1W/14W/30W
Dimensions (WxHxD)325 x 105 x 420 mm / 12.8 x 4.1 x 16.5"
Weight7 kg / 15.4 lb

Specifications

Brand
Gato Audio
Condition
New
Product Code
GATO-PRD-3S-HGW

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OWN A NON-S MODEL?
WANT TO UPGRADE TO THE FULL 'S' SPEC?

DIA-250 > DIA-250S
DIA-400 > DIA-400S
PRD-3 > PRD-3S

"S" is for Super

the PRD-3S is anything else than the subtle makeover of the standard PRD-3. It is a highly improved and extremely high performing preamplifier designed and optimized to work with our brand new PWR-222 mono blocks. It now even features an aptX Bluetooth receiver circuit that enables streaming from computer, phone or tablet in high quality.

We changed and improved the electrical circuits and layouts in more than twenty ways, the most significant being:

  • Optimized mains filter
  • Improved general and local power supplies
  • New input stage
  • Improved line stage
  • New analogue stages in the D/A converter
  • Improved digital signal routing
  • Updated firmware
  • Improved connectors
  • Incorporated aptX Bluetooth module

Don't miss the opportunity to give this preamplifier a listen we are certain that it will impress with clean, smooth and detailed pre-amplification that does not only offer built-in D/A converter and aptX Bluetooth but also the ability to bring out the best in your setup.

More than just a Preamp

The built-in D/A converter offers real high end performance, enabled by the use of a dedicated power supply, a balanced-drive Burr-Brown PCM1794 D/A converter, an optimized high bandwidth I/V converter, and an analogue stage with low-Q, low pass filters. All digital inputs are upsampled to 24bit/192kHz. This D/A converter will upgrade any digital source - such as wired or wireless streaming from your computer or CD drive - to a high end level of detail and musical performance.

Versatility and Connectivity

We had our eye on versatility and connectivity when designing this preamplifier. The PRD-3 offers not only a wide range of digital and analogue inputs, but also line outputs, a trigger signal for external power amplifiers, and a configurable home theater input. The HT input can turn the preamplifier into a fixed level preamplifier for use in a surround setup, without compromising the sonic performance.

Features:

  • Built in 24bit/192kHz D/A converter with upsampling
  • Coax, optical and asynchronous USB digital input up to 24bit/192kHz, optical up to 24bit/96kHz
  • aptX Bluetooth 4.0 receiver
  • Accepts digital streaming directly from Apple iPad
  • Two unbalanced and one balanced inputs
  • One unbalanced and two balanced outputs
  • Nonmagnetic enclosure
  • Direct function; enables use in home theater sytems

Technical Specifications

Frequency response20 Hz-100 kHz - 0.5 dB
Signal to noise ratio< 110 dB
Line out maximum level13V balanced, 6,5V unbalanced
Total Harmonic Distortion< 0,001% pre out
Input impedance20 k RCA or 40 k Balanced
Line output impedance75
Voltage gain10 dB
Balanced analogue inputs1 pair gold plated XLR Neutrik
Unbalanced analogue inputs2 pairs of gold plated RCA Stereo
Digital inputs1 pc USB type B, 1 pc Toslink, 1 pc RCA
Balanced analogue outputs2 pair gold plated XLR Neutrik
Unbalanced analogue outputs1 pair of gold plated RCA Stereo
Speaker output2 pairs of gold plated safety banana
Trigger, 12 V1 pc mini jack
Power Requirements115 VAC/230 VAC, 50 Hz/60 Hz, 1000W max
Power consumption stdb/idle/max< 1W/14W/30W
Dimensions (WxHxD)325 x 105 x 420 mm / 12.8 x 4.1 x 16.5"
Weight7 kg / 15.4 lb
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Designed and built in Denmark with beauty, simplicity, functionality and an extremely elegant user interface, Gato Audio electronics possess both brute strength and finesse to bring the subtlest musical details to life with precision and authority. Gato Audio loudspeakers are lavishly constructed of the finest materials with laminated cabinets, state of the art Danish high end drivers, and carefully calibrated heavy-duty crossover networks to provide breath-taking concert hall performance in a beautiful yet compact form. Gato Audio brings state of the art performance and quality to beautiful life.

Because Gato Audio is defined as a network of talented developers with central project and business management, we face no restrictions or limitations in our product development and design work. Exceedingly rare in our industry, Gato Audio can from the very beginning deliver a complete high end sound system, from digital source, amplification to loudspeakers with unrivalled performance built on a unique combination of specialized experience and finely honed engineering skills.

The Gato Audio concept is based on unlimited opportunities for growth and development of products and new technologies. Gato Audio is committed to remaining at the cutting edge of technological innovation in a constant quest for new and better ways to reproduce music with all the human emotion intact. For all of us at Gato Audio, it is important to slow down and take the time to fully explore the impact of technology on the listening experience. There is no value in simply being first to use a specific technology, just because it is new. It must represent a worthwhile step forward in the realism of the musical experience.

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