Cambridge Audio CP2

Cambridge Audio CP2 MM/MC Phono Preamp

Make the most of any turntable, including the most high-end audiophile models with this Moving Magnet & Moving Coil phono preamplifier.


DESIGNED FOR PURITY
There's something uniquely pleasurable about listening to vinyl, something that digital media can't reproduce in quite the same way. However most hi-fi amplifiers won't let you plug in a turntable directly. You need to connect via a phono stage (also known as a phono preamp) to make the very small signal from the turntable powerful enough for your main amp to work with. But it's very easy to add noise at this stage, which is why we've designed the CP2 using premium components chosen for exceptional accuracy, amplifying the signal without distorting it.

• Phono pre-amplifier with moving magnet (MM) and moving coil (MC) input stages
• Balance control for fine correction of cartridge imbalance
• Discrete transistors for the all-important input stages instead of the more common integrated circuits
• Single-ended ‘Class A’ gain stage with audiophile passive RIAA equalisation
• Available in brushed black and silver finishes
• Multi-parallel capacitors to achieve exceptional RIAA accuracy of only 0.3dB up to 50kHz
• Selectable subsonic filter to eliminate very low frequency ‘rumble’, caused by vinyl imperfections

Technical Info

Moving Magnet

• Gain @ 1kHz: 39dB55
• Nominal output: 300mV
• Sensitivity for nominal output: 3.35mV
• THD 20Hz-20kHz: <0.009%
• RIAA curve accuracy: <+/-0.3dB
• 20Hz-50kHz (subsonic filter off): 20Hz-50kHz
• Signal to noise ratio using Audio Precision RIAA-1 with grounded inputs: 86dB
• Input impedance: 47k Ohm
• Input capacitance: 220pF
• Overload margin: >30dB
• Crosstalk @ 20kHz: >83dB

Moving Coil

• Gain @ 1kHz: 55dB
• Nominal output: 300mV
• Sensitivity for nominal output: 3.35mV
• THD 20Hz-20kHz: <0.009%
• RIAA curve accuracy: <+/-0.3dB
• 20Hz-50kHz (subsonic filter off): 20Hz-50kHz
• Signal to noise ratio using Audio Precision RIAA-1 with grounded inputs: >72dB
• Input impedance: 100 Ohm
• Input capacitance: 220pF
• Overload margin: >30dB
• Crosstalk @ 20kHz: >69dB

Max power consumption: 5W
Dimensions (H x W x D)46 x 215 x 133
Weight: 0.9kg

Väri: musta, hopea