JE Audio VL19 tube preamplifier


VL19 is a high-fidelity fully balanced line stage preamplifier with digital remote control. VL19 employs two 6H30Pi “super triode” per each channel in wideband balanced topology for signals amplification. A total of four 6H30Pi is used in VL19.

VL19 is a single-stage preamplifier without employing global negative feedback. A single-stage preamplifier has less phase shift compared with multi-stage preamplifier. Additionally, since no global negative feedback is used, the purity of musical signals can be faithfully preserved.

Wideband MOSFETs are used in active current source for improving balanced signals integrity. Premium grade electronic components such as pure silver interconnecting cables, copper foil in oil capacitors and low noise R-core power transformer are extensively used in VL19. Advanced high precision DC regulated power supplies are used to improve overall stability and sonic performance.

VL19 comes with a digital remote controller for easy operation. Volume control can be finely set in 99 steps.


CIRCUIT DESIGN
Wideband Balanced Amplifier Topology

VACUUM TUBES
4 x 6H30Pi

TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION
0.08%  (@ 2V/100k ohm load)

SIGNAL GAIN
14dB

VOLUME CONTROL
Total 99 steps (00: MIN, 99: MAX)

FREQUENCY RESPONSE
+0, -3dB from 10Hz to 500kHz
(Measured when the volume control is bypassed)

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO
85dB (Balanced input)

INPUT IMPEDANCE
50k ohm (single-ended input)
100k ohm (balanced input)
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE
1.2k ohm (Each phase)

INPUT TERMINALS
Three sets of balanced input
Three sets of single-ended input

OUTPUT TERMINALS
Two sets of balanced output
One set of single-ended output

POWER CONSUMPTION
80W

DIMENSION
H=160mm, W=444mm, D=387mm

NET WEIGHT
15.5 kg / 34 pound

REMOTE CONTROL
• INPUT SELECT 1 to 6
• VOLUME UP/DOWN
• MUTE
• DISPLAY ON/OFF