The MLS-1 is the finest line stage available at any price. It is the only all-tube line stage made that properly drives 600 ohm balanced lines. It features completely internally balanced differential circuitry, with a direct-coupled zero feedback output that is reliable and simple. The high current output can easily drive interconnects of up to 200 feet without degradation! Thus, the MLS-1 can extract ambient information with greater image specificity, bass definition and dynamic range unknown in a tube line stage. The MLS-1 complements the use of any amplifier with a balanced output.
Balanced line technology is new to high-end audio, but they have been in use in the recording and broadcast industry for decades. Balanced line technology is used to eliminate sonic problems caused by interconnect cables. Thus, high fidelity recordings could be made 35 years ago before exotic interconnects existed. Balanced lines are dramatically more resistant to RF, magnetic and static fields than single-ended cables. The balanced line is terminated with low impedance, usually 600 ohms. This practice virtually eliminates the cable capacitance, inductance and construction problems, making long cable lengths possible without audible degradation. This eliminates the need for exotic calbe to achieve excellent performance. The MLS-1 has the drive needed for the 600 ohm balanced line standard. Its circuitry pioneers new technology for tube preamplifiers and has all the speed of solid state preamplifiers, without edgy qualities. A single stage of gain (only six tubes in the unit!) assures low distortion, wide bandwidth and dynamic range. The result is unsurpassed neutrality and musicality at any price.
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