Description
Lehmann Audio Linear D mkII : Headphone Amplifier
The Linear D mk II is the perfect complement to streamers and CD players. It recognises digital signals, automatically selects the optimal input and needs no input selector. The Sabre DAC from ESS on the quad-layer circuit board, which has been optimised against HF interference, offers both digital S/PDIF and Toslink inputs.
Low-loss mica capacitors on the mainboard and in the converter analogue filter as well as ultra fast amplifier stages on the converter board guarantee reference quality. The thoroughly revised analogue board in Low-Z Copper provides as yet unheard-of dynamics. Owing to three settings the Linear D mk II adapts to the most diverse headphone-source combinations, and with one analogue and two digital inputs it also delivers a breathtakingly expressive performance as a streaming preamp on active loudspeakers.
The Linear D mk II makes people happy who want to enjoy music in an intense and pristine way and brings together those who share musical enjoyment: two parallel outputs on the discrete class A solid-state output stages powerfully feed two headphones of equal impedance without compromising the listening experience. SSC absorber feet decouple the Linear D mk II from its base and provide calmness. So the Linear D mk II sounds even more sculptural now: with lush, yet never ostentatious lows, delicate resolution and zero-gravity elegance over the entire frequency range.
Turn the massive, damped potentiometer of the Linear D mk II. Rediscover your analogue and digital musical treasures
Specifications ! Lehmann Audio Linear D mkII
Analogue sectionInput impedance47 kOhmsMaximum gain0 dB, 10 dB, 18 dB, 20 dB
selectable via DIP switches
Frequency response10 Hz (-0.3 dB) to 35 kHz (-1 dB)
Signal to noise ratio> 100 dB at gain 0 dBTHD< 0.001 % at 6 mW/300 Ohms
Channel separation> 80 dB at 10 kHz
Output power400 mW/60 Ohms
200 mW/300 Ohms
Output impedancepre-out 50 Ohms
phones out 5 Ohms
Connectors audioNeutrik headphone jacks with gold plated contacts
1 x pre-out
2 x phones out
gold plated RCA sockets with teflon insulation
Power consumption15 W through internal, regulated power supplySpecial featureanalogue board in Low-Z Copper
vibration-absorbing SSC feetOuter
dimensions W x D x H110 mm x 280 mm x 44 mm (4.3 x 11 x 2 in.)Weight1.5 kg (3.3 lbs.) net
Digital-analogue converterDigital inputs1 x TOSLINK (automatically prioritised)
1 x RCA 75 ohmsSampling Rates32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 192 kHzResolution24 bitsChipsetESS Sabre K2MAnalogue filterSilver Mica capacitatorsMax. output level DAC1.8 V eff.Special featureThe analogue input is automatically activated, when no digital signal is recognised