AudioValve RKV Mark 3 black
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Overview
Based on the legendary RKV MARK II (since 1982), the designer Mr. Becker has developed this new headphone amplifier with unique and interesting new features. Audio enthusiasts who listen to their music via headphones generally have more than one pair of headphones for their enjoyment. To account for this, AudioValve has developed the new RKV Mark 3 headphone amplifier. This amplifier is designed to deliver optimal performance for a variety of headphones from low to high impedance. This amplifier will provide hours of immersive, fatigue-free listening and works perfectly across the entire frequency range.
Documentation
Technical specifications
- Dual mono design
- 3 mm thick laser-cut steel case
- 8 power lamps (4 per channel) – ECL85
- Multi-match transformers (PIKATRON)
- Output mode selector: OTL - multi matching – transformers
- ALPS volume control
- BALANCE potentiometer +/- 3dB
OTL Mode
- Output power: 5.8 W - 220 Ω load - (1% THD)
- Max. output voltage 100 VAC / 2kohm load
- Wide bandwidth: 10 Hz to - 1.2 MHz (200 Ω)
- Ri: 0.01 ohm
- Damping: 1000!
- Loads: < 50 Ω up to > 2000 Ω in OTL mode – < 8 Ω up to 100 Ω in IMP mode
- THD: configure - LM 351 - 3V - 1kHz
- 100 Ω load 0.014%
- THD: configure - LM 351 - 3V - 10kHz
- 100 Ω load 0.014%
- THD: configure - OPA134 - 3V - 1kHz
- 100 Ω load 0.008%
- THD: configure - OPA134 - 1V - 10kHz
- 100 Ω load 0.018%
- Gain: 23dB
- Signal-to-noise ratio: 100 dB
Transformer Mode
- THD: configure - OPA134 / 1 kHz / 8 ohm load
- 0.1 VAC - 0.015%
- 0.3 VAC - 0.015%
- 0.6 VAC - 0.02%
- 1.5 VAC - 0.1%
- 3.0 VAC - 0.3%
- Impedances supported by the transformer: 8 > 16 > 32 > 64 > 128 Ω load
MM Phono Section
- Output impedance: 450 ohm
- Input impedance: 47 kOhm
- RIAA accuracy: (reference – 0.000 dB – 1 kHz:
- 100 Hz - 0.07 dB
- 10,000 Hz - 0.04dB
- 20,000 Hz - 0.02dB
- 30,000 Hz - 0.02 dB
- Noise: -74dB
- Distortion: 0.015% (1V rms output signal)
- Gain: 46dB
Connectivity
- 2x combined 6.35 mm and XLR headphone jack
- 5x analog inputs (2x RCA and XLR); (2x RCA only)
- 1x MM RCA phono output
- 1x REC input
- 1x XLR PRE OUT (power amplifier)
- 4x gold-plated isolated stereo speaker terminals
General
- Power consumption: 120 watts
- Weight: 10 kg
- Dimensions: 400 x 340 x 150mm
- Eco-contribution included in the sale price.
