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Aurorasound HFSA-02 Integrated Amplifier
This new amplifier is an all-tube design utilizing ECC83 and ECC82 tubes in the input stage and EL-34’s in push-pull configuration in the output stage. Extreme high component quality and meticulous design and construction. For more background information, please check here.
Interesting read: Aurorasound’s New HFSA-02. An Amplifier Outside the Ordinary
This new amplifier is an all-tube design utilizing ECC83 and ECC82 tubes in the input stage and EL-34’s in push-pull configuration in the output stage. Extreme high component quality and meticulous design and construction. For more background information, please check here.
Interesting read: Aurorasound’s New HFSA-02. An Amplifier Outside the Ordinary
“The HFSA-02 is so good, I’m not sure you need to spend lots of money on more exotic wares. [...] In sum and substance, the Aurorasound HFSA-02 is a tour de force of an integrated amplifier. I found myself in fact listening to the Aurora many nights in preference to all of the other exotica I had on hand here.”
Product Overview
This is a conventional integrated amplifier with an all-vacuum-tube design. The input stage uses a 12AX7, the phase-inverting stage uses a 12AU7, and the output stage features an EL34 push-pull configuration with a Lundahl output transformer, all UL-connected, delivering a total output of 31W + 31W.
The amplifier frame is made of 22 mm-thick solid maple, while the top plate is constructed from 4 mm-thick solid aluminum, creating a rigid, flex-free body structure. This construction firmly supports the heavyweight transformers and sensitive vacuum-tube components, enabling the amplifier to reproduce a solid, tight mid-low range and delicate high frequencies.
This carefully handcrafted, complete, and orthodox vacuum-tube amplifier not only meets the needs of today’s digital high-resolution era but also provides sufficient functionality and performance for analog playback. It has been designed and manufactured as a representative vacuum-tube amplifier that will remain timeless for decades and can be enjoyed for many years to come.
Features
Various Input Options
As a basic integrated amplifier, it is equipped with a selector switch and volume control for four RCA line inputs. Three options are available:
XLR balanced input ×1 + RCA ×3
Phono input (MM) + RCA ×3
RCA/XLR input ×1 for use as a power amplifier
The panel can be replaced to suit each option, so please choose in advance. Changes can also be made later. The input circuits for each option are solid-state.
Circuit
The input stage uses 12AX7 tubes in parallel, lowering the tube’s internal impedance and achieving low noise while increasing drive power to the next stage. The phase-inverting stage employs a Mullard-type 12AU7 for stable signal transfer to the final stage. The final stage uses EL34 tubes in an ultra-linear connection with a Lundahl output transformer, achieving high power with low distortion.
The EL34 tubes are self-biased, allowing them to be easily replaced with EL34s from other brands without any adjustments. A bias voltage checkpoint is provided next to the socket so that the EL34’s operating condition can be checked over time. By using a conventional circuit and standard vacuum tubes, stable operation and long-term maintainability are ensured.
Specification Parts
Resistors are selected from Vishay, PRP (USA), and TAKUMAN (Japan); film capacitors from WIMA (Germany); and electrolytic capacitors from TDK-EPCOS (Germany). These selections are based on quality and reliability.
The power transformer and choke transformer are custom-made in Japan by Aurora Sound, and the rectifier diodes are made by ROHM, offering very low noise and high voltage resistance. All terminals are carefully selected and feature high-quality, thick gold plating.
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Input Gain: Standard : RCA LINE x4, Option 1 : Phono(MM) x1 、RCA LINEx3 Option 2 : XLR/RCA x1, No volume, no selector SW
Input sensitivity: 31dB, 440ｍV
Input impedance: 25kΩ
Output: 31W +31W @8ohm
Frequency response: 10Hz – 30kHz, -3dB
THD+N: 0.1% 1kHz 2
SNR: 98dB A-weighted
AC power voltage: Europe/Asia model 240V, 230V, USA model 120V, Power consumption 200W
Size, Weight: W440 x D290 xH228mm without knobs/terminals 、 20kg
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The new updated version of the OTO SE is available!
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Read our blog post on EL84 tubes featured in this amplifier.
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Interesting read: Why The Audio Note SORO Deserves Your Attention
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Available in our listening room for demo!
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If the lenses in a microscope are not correctly chosen and adjusted, the image becomes blurred, and detail and information is lost. The same is true for an amplifier circuit; if each stage is not absolutely correctly chosen and matched to work optimally with the rest of the amplifier, the result will be blurred, unfocused, uneven sound lacking in information.
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Interesting read: On The Audio Note JINRO
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Read our blog post on EL84 tubes featured in this amplifier.
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Interesting read: Aurorasound’s New HFSA-02. An Amplifier Outside the Ordinary
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Music reproduction of uncanny warmth and beauty.
Read our blog post on EL84 tubes featured in this amplifier.
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reviving our musical experience
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Interesting read: LUXMAN L-100 CENTENNIAL: A Century of Japanese Audio Heritage
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