Fonel-Audio GmbH, www.fonel-audio.de
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Fonel "Renaissance" at Fairaudio

Tube preamplifier FONEL "Renaissance"
Music, born anew
   This preamplifier is rightly called "Renaissance"- Revival: music suddenly revives anew and breathes! A grandiose scene, lively, soft, three-dimensional and very natural sound - all these are provided by FONEL "Renaissance". And now, the instruments appear to have 'bodiliness', the performers - emotionality, and the listener moves the magical world of music.
   "Renaissance" is built on low-noise tubes with excellent linear characteristics; that gives it advantages in sound quality as compared with other types of preamplifiers.

    Features of engineering solutions, realized in Fonel "Renaissance":
  • balanced circuit of signal transmission, without general negative feedback;
  • 'double mono' construction;
  • a high-quality 24/192 DAC with 2 x S/PDIF, 2 x USB and 1 x optical inputs;
  • a high-quality asynchronous 192kHz/24bit USB DAC;
  • a tubed MM/MC phono stage;
  • relays with gold-plated leads in the commutation stage;
  • a stabilized power supply with 3 toroidal transformers for independent supply of channels and stages;
  • a microprocessor control of the amplifier circuit ensuring stable work of the power supply system and minimization of interference and distortions;
  • adjusted brightness of indication;
  • a motorized ALPS volume control;
  • a possibility of commutation with external processor;
  • multilayer varnish coating and hand-made polishing;
  • the steel case with milled of one-piece metal side parts for minimizing of mechanical resonances and external electromagnetic distortions.
   Ornamental elements of the construction, as remote controllers, are made of natural wood of high quality and a customer may choose of three standard variants: ash, mahogany, walnut. The version in black piano-lacquer and other types of wood is made by special orders.
Technical characteristics
Inputs analog: 7
XLR 2
RCA 4
MM/MC phono tubed 1
Inputs digital: 5
S/PDIF 2
USB 2
Optical 1
Outputs 5
RCA 3
XLR 1
Headphone output 1
Amplification factor: 18 dB
Balance adjustment: ±6 dB
Frequency Range (level -3 dB): 3 Hz.. 40 kHz
Signal-to-noise ratio: -98 dB
THD: < 0.05 %, 1 kHz, 2 V Out
Supply voltage: 230/115 V, 50-60 Hz
Consumed power: 50 Watt
Dimensions: 430 x 105 x 340 mm
Weight: 16 kg