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With its H26, Gustard unveils a class-A balanced audiophile preamplifier/headphone amplifier featuring discrete components. It features 8 pairs of power transistors, two dual LME49720 AOPs, two toroidal transformers, a relay volume control matrix and a balanced architecture. In terms of aesthetics, this device features beautiful curves and solid materials.
The Gustard H26 benefits from two LM49720 ultra-low distortion, ultra-low noise dual OPAs for its preamplifier stage. These OPAs are specially designed for audiophile and professional applications. The preamplifier outputs can be switched off to quickly change the use of the H26 between headphones and loudspeakers.
The Gustard H26 preamplifier/headphone amplifier uses no less than two 50W toroidal transformers. Each transformer is dedicated to one channel. These provide a clean, stable power supply for the H26, with the help of several low-noise voltage regulators and Nikon Nichicon capacitors. Note that the power supply to the headphone amplifier section can be switched off, allowing the H26 to operate as a pure preamplifier.
With its 3 headphone outputs, the Gustard H26 lets you enjoy most headphones on the market. Its powerful headphone output makes it compatible with even the most difficult to drive headphones, with impedances up to 600 ohms.
1 | Start button |
2 | Balanced 4.4mm headphone output |
3 | 6.35mm headphone output |
4 | XLR 4-pin output |
5 | IR receiver for remote control |
6 | Display |
7 | Volume control |
8 | XLR balanced stereo input |
9 | XLR balanced stereo input |
10 | Stereo RCA input |
11 | Balanced XLR output |
12 | Stereo RCA output |
13 | Voltage selector 110-220V AC |
14 | IEC power supply / Fuse slot / Power switch |
Technical characteristics
Specifications | |
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Product type | Preamplifier Headphone amplifier |
OPA | LME49720 |
Inputs | 1x RCA stereo 2x XLR balanced |
Outputs | 1x Stereo RCA output 1x XLR stereo balanced output 1x 6.35mm headphone output 1x Balanced headphone output 4.4mm jack 1x XLR 4-pin balanced headphone output |
Input sensitivity | RCA : 2-3Vrms XLR : 4-6Vrms, max. 12Vrms |
Input impedance | RCA : 4 KΩ XLR : 8 KΩ |
PREAMPLIFIER SECTION MEASUREMENTS | |
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Output impedance | RCA : 100Ω XLR : 100Ω |
Frequency response | 20-80kHz / -0.1dB |
SNR | > 123dB |
Crosstalk | < -123db 1khz |
THD+N | < 0.0002% |
IMD | < 0.0003% |
HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER SECTION MEASUREMENTS | |
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Output impedance | 6.35mm jack: 0.05Ω Balanced outputs (jack 4.4 and XLR 4 pins): 0.1Ω |
Frequency response | 20-80kHz / -0.1dB |
SNR | 20-80kHz / -0.1dB |
Crosstalk | < -120db 1khz |
THD+N | < 0.0005% @ 9700mW 32Ω load |
IMD | < 0.0005% @ 9700mW 32Ω load |
Max. undistorted output power | 6000mW @32ohm load |
Max. output power | 12000mW @32ohm load (THD=1%) |
Load power (per channel) | 64Ω 7350mW 150Ω 3125mW 300Ω 1576mW 600Ω 788mW |
General | |
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Power supply | 100-240V AC (Selector on rear panel) |
Power consumption | < 30W |
Dimensions | 330x 260 x 65mm |
Color | Silver |
Gross weight | 7Kg |
Package | 1x Gustard H26 preamplifier/headphone amplifier 1x Power supply cable 1x Remote control |