Aavik Acoustics R-188 Phono Stage

• Overview – The Aavik Acoustics R-188 Phono Stage, released in 2019, is a solid-state MM/MC phono preamplifier featuring fully balanced circuitry and advanced resonance control for exceptionally transparent analogue playback.

• Advanced Analogue Design – Utilizing ultra-low-noise circuitry and precision component matching, the Aavik Acoustics R-188 Phono Stage preserves delicate cartridge signals, delivering outstanding dynamics, tonal purity, and exceptional vinyl realism.

• Flexible Cartridge Compatibility – The Aavik Acoustics R-188 Phono Stage supports both optical and moving coil cartridges, ensuring optimal performance across a wide range of premium turntables.

Analog dither technology 3rd generation

A 3rd generation of the Ansuz analog dither technology has been developed. Analog dither technology originated in radar, where it ensured a stronger signal and thus greater range. The active Tesla coils send pulsating signals at precisely defined frequencies. These signals are sent in anti-phase. This significantly amplifies the musical signal and eliminates the background noise floor.

MC Engine

Aavik’s MC engine is built for absolute silence and precision. Its fully balanced, floating input stage uses ultra-low-noise BISS transistors to extract the finest details from MC cartridges. A gentle 75μs filter reduces pops and crackle, while a hand-matched passive RIAA network ensures perfect channel accuracy. The result is a clean, natural, and highly dynamic analogue performance.

Analysis and studies have led to new options – and a lot of listening has resulted in this 3rd generation design which is a further optimization of the most effective frequencies which opens the soundscape even more and with the tiniest details when it comes to reproduction of the recordings.