Rega Fono MC Moving Coil Phono Amplifier

Description

The Rega Fono MC phono amplifier has been designed to optimise the performance of the Rega range of moving coil cartridges, however, the MC can be used with most MC cartridges.

Rega Fono MC Features:

• The Fono disk stage is designed to amplify the signal from a moving coil cartridge to a level which can feed into a 200mV line level input on a standard hi-fi amplifier.

  Specifications

  Output impedance = 200Ω
  Recommended minimum output load resistance = 5K
  Frequency response (50KΩ output load) = 13Hz (-3dB) to 100KHz (-0.3dB)
  RIAA accuracy (50KΩ output load) = Better than +/-0.2dB 100Hz to 100KHz
  Power requirements = 24V AC at 150mA maximum. Only to be used with Rega PS1.

  Input sensitivity (for 200mV output)
  4 off = 133uV
  4 on = 67uV

  Input loading resistance
  1 and 2 off = 400Ω
  1 on = 100Ω
  2 on = 150Ω
  1 and 2 on = 70Ω

  Input loading capacitance
  3 off = 1000pF
  3 on = 4300pF
  Gain (at 1KHz)
  4 off = 63.5dB
  4 on = 69.5dB

  Maximum input level (at 1KHz)
  4 off = 6.7mV
  4 on = 3.4mV

  Load settings for adjustable MC stages

  Impedance -100ohm
  Capacitance – 1000pF
  Gain setting – High (‘On’ position for Rega phono stages)

  Fono MC dip switches settings (factory set at Rega for Rega MC models).