Avid Hifi Pulsus

Pulsus Embodying the experience gained during the development of our flagship designs, technological advancements have been trickled down to our exceptional but more approachable phono stages.  Designed from first principles, Pulsus is an un-balanced design with outstandingly low distortion and noise across the audio spectrum, retaining and exposing every intricate detail. "The Pulsus is simply a bargain" - Ken Kessler Key Features MM, MC Low, MC Hi Gain Switchable Capacitance Seven Loading Values Exceptionally Low Noise External Shielded PSU       Surpass Expectation Only extremely high-specification components achieve a place within our handcrafted phonostages, each one constructed to military grade specifications for a lifetime of service. Gain, Resistance and Capacitance are all easily adjustable from the underside of the casework, offering exceptional flexibility and an external regulated supply provides refined smooth power to maintain its poise, revealing layers of detail and delicate musicality that will surpass your expectations. " I’m guessing you’ll take one home" - Jeff Dorgay     Hand Crafted Manufactured within our own facilities, each phono stage is painstakingly hand assembled with every stage being scrutinized. Each bare board PCB is populated and soldered by a skilled producer and assembled into flawless casework with brutal testing during quality control to ensure a faithfully reliable product that will delight vinyl lovers with its pace, dynamics, accuracy - and, above all, its musical integrity. "This is likely the phono stage I'll buy" - Ed Kobesky           REVIEW & AWARDS AVID Pulsus Phonostage - Read More "The AVID Pulsus builds on the Pulsare’s success, offering high performance at a more accessible price, and combining neutral tonal balance with excellent resolution and a high degree of dynamic contrast without going so far as to become harsh. Moreover, its low noise floor and ease of adjustability put it at the top of its respective price class. If you’d like to skip the pointless Internet banter and get down to the business of listening to records, head to your dealer and sample the Pulsus. I’m guessing you’ll take one home." - Jeff Dorgay   Avid Pulsus Phono Stage - Read More "Given everything I've said about the Avid Pulsus, is it too good to be true? That depends on whether its character and capabilities match your demands as precisely as they match my own. In my system, the Pulsus was a perfect fit, and I’ll repeat what I wrote earlier in this review: I bought it, and with each passing day and each record played I enjoy it more and more. I rediscovered old favorites and uncovered hidden gems, a mother lode of musical pleasure from past decades of record collecting. Ask yourself what sort of listener you are, and if you are anything like me, you’ll love what the Avid Pulsus does for your LPs" - Allen Edelstein   AVID Pellar, Pulsus, Pellere, and Pulsare II Phono Stages - Read More "If the Pellar is a great phono stage at its price and the Pulsus is clearly better but arguably less competitive, the Pulsare II is nothing short of superb. In fact, I was so impressed with its performance in my Ayon system that I was already contemplating keeping it based on its sonics alone. Further adding to this is the utter convenience of front-panel control over all of the preamp’s important facilities. This is an absolute blessing if you often swap cartridges or like to tweak about." - Christiaan Punter    Pulsus Phono Stage - Read More "So, an unqualified recommendation for Avid's Pulsus. Whether you're shopping in this price range or not it deserves a listen. It may convince you to spend a little less than you expected, or a little more than you'd hoped. Either way, unless you yearn for some specific coloration, the Avid will provide as spacious, bold, detailed, tuneful, and layered a performance as your front end is capable of; up to and somewhat beyond its price point. It will also last a long time. If I ever decide to start living in the analog present, this is likely the phono stage I'll buy." - Ed Kobesky   AVID Pulsus Phono Preamplifier Review - Read More "No matter which music I listened to, I could not choose between the analog or digital versions. More than that, I couldn’t even tell the difference, and you’ll rarely hear that admission from me. That doesn’t mean there are no differences. Other music or sharper ears might reveal them, but what this experiment tells me is that both analog and digital, when executed at a very high level, are converging on the limits of these original recordings. We are all winners."   PULSIEREND - Read More "Because that's what the Avid Pulsus is all about: very well-rested technology, finely seasoned for that little extra portion of musicality." - Thomas Schmidt   Avid Pulsus (£1300) - Read More "If the Avid has any sonic downside it's a tendency toward the brittle if agitated too much.The Band's 'We Can Talk' gets a bit raucous, and while the Pulsus doesn't allow the sound to fall apart, you know it's working hard, in contrast to the Roksan which took everything in its stride.Still, the precision and 'rightness' of the Avid's sound overrides much criticism at its price."    AVID Pulsus Phono Preamplifier - Read More "Despite this being AVID's less expen- sive phono preamp, it still costs $1800 and that's not chump change.There are other serious competitors at this price point, such as the brilliant EAR 834P tubed phono preamp and the Simaudio Moon 310LP.You should certainly check these out if you are in the market, but in truth the Pulsus competes with far more costly units and I think its competition may need to go back to the drawing board.The Pul- sus is a grand slam home run. " - Phil Gold   Ray Of Light - Read More "Hear is a super £1.000 phono stage.In an already cut-throat group the Avid Pulsus comes straight in to the top five, in my view, from nowhere.Indeed, if you're a fan of powerful rock and pop, it's highly likely to make your own personal number one spot.Of course, phono stages are very personal things, which is why an audition is always essential, but Avid has certainly distinguished itself with the Pulsus: it's the personification of power and passion in a market that doesn't have enough of it."    The whole, musical truth - Read More "The Avid Pulsus is an accurate, musically truthful phono pre-amp with extensive scope for configurability, ensuring superior compatibility with many different phono cartridges.In sheer performance terms, it's good enough to accompany some fairly serious phono kit, and will delight vinyl lovers with its pace, dynamics, accuracy - and, above all, its musical integrity. " - Deon Schoeman     SPECIFICATIONS NOISE < -81dB MM   <-67dB MC DISTORTION < 0.001% RIAA 5Hz - 70kHz ±0.5dB GAIN 40dB -60dB -70dB RESISTANCE 100R - 300R - 500R - 1K - 5K - 10K - 47K CAPACITANCE 100pf - 200pf - 500pf  OUTPUT IMPEDANCE 20Ω POWER SUPPLY REGULATED WITH 35va TRANSFORMER VOLTAGE INPUT 100-240vac 50/60Hz 10 WATTS MAX DIMENSIONS 120 x 220 x 70mm (W x D x H) NET WEIGHT CONTROL UNIT - 1.0KG (2.2LB) - PSU - 1.7KG (4LB)