About your plp you are about to experience music as never before with the nagra plp preamplifier. Nagra plp battery operated vacuum tube pre amplifier preamp phono stage class a first. The plp is designed and handbuilt entirely in switzerland by nagra engineers, using components of the highest quality from around the world. The pl p is a joy to setup, as nagra offers very flexible options, from phono gain, load resistance and capacitance to individual gain for tape. Not many people would lend out so expensive an item. Preamplifier, remote, power supply, 2 electroharmonix 12ax7 tubes, 1 electroharmonix 12at7 tube, cloth cover, manual, testing.
Jan 04, 2009 to many welloff audiophiles nagra is a brand without fault. View online or download nagra plp owners instruction manual. View online or download nagra pl p owners instruction manual. The ultimate design for the ultimate performance nagra. Jumpering for joy before use, the plps internal jumpers need to be set for the specific. The plp vacuum tube preamplifier is a high quality pure class a tube based preamplifier including a high. Goldmund studio ttgoldmund t3 tone armkoetsu rosewood cartridge nagra plp preampsequerra model 1 tunernakamichi 682zxcarver silver seven tube ampsgenesis model ii speakers edited august 23, 2020 by 1. With its unique internal rechargeable battery power supply, the highly sensitive phono stage, features individually handwound nagra built transformers, is entirely isolated from the mains power. Theres also what nagra calls a technical ground post for eliminating those pesky ground loops that lead to hum in the phono stage. To purchase melody spares or accessories, please contact. The biggest collection of nagra manuals and schematics. It is a reel to reel 14 tape recorder designed for automatic long recording using the four standard tape speeds.
Nagra cd players cdc, cdp and cdt nagra plp preamplifier nagra vps phono preamplifier nagra is a division of the kudelski group, 1033 cheseauxsurlausanne, switzerland. The plp was the first hifi product designed by nagra after more than four decades of continuous success in the professional recording market. Nagra pll classa tube preamplifier manual hifi engine. Nagra surprised the audio world when it brought out two highend audio components in 1997. The vps dual input valve phono preamplifier is based on the design principles of the world acclaimed plp phono stage. The chunky 845s sit bravely atop the casework, one in front of the other. The nagra plp comes delivered with its dedicated plp cccp ac power supply, 50 60 hz 94 v 254 v which functions as a battery charger. Each plp came with an intelligent outboard power supply that kept the batteries optimally charged in use. We design, develop, manufacture, produce, distribute, market and maintain electronic devices, particularly in the areas of recording and dissemination of sound and related. There is also a line only version of the preamplifier, that differs by some details, and having a remote. Nagra s vpa amplification system consists of two slim, handsome monoblock amplifiers intended for vertical placement.
To purchase plp spares or accessories, please contact the company via their website or visit an authorised retailer. However, two 845 tubes put out a lot of heat, so the amplifier should be at least a foot away from your speakers. User manuals, nagra amplifier operating guides and service manuals. To others, nagra is a brand that is weird looking, too expensive and far to esoteric to even be considered. Since its introduction, the plp has set new standards for phono preamplifiers and become a reference. All original packaging and manuals are supplied and the overall condition is conservatively 9. There are eight rechargeable d cells in the nagra plp. The nagra is was a smallbodied recorder, to be used in both film and broadcast applications. Aug 08, 2020 there are eight rechargeable d cells in the nagra plp. It may sound counterintuitive to say the nagra plp is a bargain, but try finding individual seperate function boxes thatll rival what it does for the price. The machine is equipped with an automatic start recording device actuated by the input signal and, at the tape end, allows automatic connection to another. The ultimate design for the ultimate performance nagra audio. Please read through the manual carefully before attempting to set up and use the.
It uses 8 highgrade vacuum tubes and nagra made transformers to provide a variety of operating. Nagra melody solidstate preamplifier manual hifi engine. Focus was on simple operation and lower weight than the iv4series recorders. The plp has two stages, the first one for level input management and the second for output level management and record loop. The battery charger takes all voltages from 94 v 254 v ac. Phono stage time for analog, the plps raison detre.
Nagra jazz stereo tube preamplifier w power supply w upgrades. The comprehensive manual details troubleshooting procedures. Even more of a surprise was the vpa tube amplifier, with 845 output tubes. This website is not affiliated with or sponsored by nagra. It boasts a fine tune balance control allowing minute differences in the stereo image to be delicately. Despite a thorough manual, those new to nagra wont find the. Andre kudelski responded that in the plp there was no place for the remote anymore. Nagra dac converter nagra vpa tube amplifiers rohs nagra pma mono and psa stereo solid state amplifiers. Hifi manuals uses cookies exclusively to gather anonymous data that help us improve the website. A new battery was installed in the preamplifier on november 8.
Nagra operation repair service schematics manuals pdf. In 1997 it was nagra s very first consumer product. The jazz is a pure class a vacuum tube preamplifier, with a totally redesigned circuit concept when compared to the concepts of the worldrenowned pl p and pl l. The use of these batteries and some clever powercharging management gave the plps valvebased circuitry a clean power feed that was isolated from any noise on the mains. Lets consider a mozart soiree, from a january 1976 concert featuring yehudi menuhin given at the salle pleyel in paris emi asd 3329, a desirable series. Having this in mind nagra equipped the plp in a tube wear meter. Im selling my beloved nagra plp, the finest phono preamp i have ever owned or heard. Mar 27, 2020 there are eight rechargeable d cells in the nagra plp. For background, click here for an excellent pdf file from nagra. As far as i can tell, it has been around for about seven years and is meant to be the ultimate expression of the phono circuit of the now discontinued nagra plp preamplifier. It is designed to provide many years of service and to comply with all existing electrical safety and electromagnetic emission standards.
It wasnt until 1998 that nagra launched its first hifi product, the plp. That range is intended for audiophile consumers as opposed to exclusively professional equipment manufactured hitherto. Nagra manuals, schematics and brochures hifi manuals. Nagra is in 1974 the nagra is nicknamed idiotensicher or idiot proof by its users was introduced. The joyous firstmovement allegro is sure to lift your spirits no matter how overcast they might be. Nagra hd preamp will debut at tokyo show, vietnam show and rmaf 2017. Going back to the classics pater familias means their venerable plp. It also contains a section on grounding and hum thats so complete it could serve as an industry primer on this vexing subject. The nagra bps benefits from successive developments of the previous nagra preamplifiers, the plp and more recently the vps both tube based units.
Oct 22, 20 nagra psa amplifier if you were like me and were drooling over those cool pyramidshaped monoblocks from nagra a couple of years ago, this is the next step in their product line. Its grounding options are very comprehensive, and should allow any user to enjoy a hum free system. See more ideas about professional audio, audio, hifi. Mar 08, 2021 these dont come up very often and this is probably the best one in the world as it was serviced by nagra in switzerland last year with all valves replaced by their stringently tested ones, and the modulator recalibrated etc. If you use a good mc cart and have a nice pair of headphones i dont think it can be beaten. The plp case is cncmachined in hardened, anodized aluminium. So thats sut, valve phono stage, line stage, and headphone amp. The plp was a smallish preamp which echoed the styling of nagra portable decks, complete with a meter which resembled the famed nagra modulometer level meter. Going back to the classics pater familias means their venerable pl p.
After many years of success and esteem, the nagra vps is replaced by the classic phono the vps, itself inspired by the legendary nagra plp, is a very respected phono stage. The right sidepanel houses two sets of inphase line outs, and the tape loop. There are eight rechargeable d cells in the nagra pl p. Nagra jazz stereo tube preamplifier w power supply w. Best battery type for nagra plp audiogon discussion forum.
Manual nagra ares p, rcx220 service manual nagra bps brochure nagra. Designed initially as a highquality batterypowered vacuum tube preamplifier for vinyl records, of its eight tubes one 12at7 and 12ax7 were assigned to the phono stage, two 12at7 and four 12ax7 handled the linestage gain. Nagra is the brand name used on professional and high end audio equipment manufactured by audio technology switzerland sa formerly nagra audio. The left sidepanel has four sets of stereo input rcas. The listener benefits from the true sound of their vinyl record library using the outstanding performance of nagra tube electronics. The plp vacuum tube preamplifier is a high quality pure class a tube based preamplifier including a high precision phono stage for vinyl records. Nagra pl p battery operated vacuum tube pre amplifier preamp phono stage class a first. The converters also power the heater filaments and anodes of the tubes. The plp has most of the time been on display in my office.
As in all vacuum tube circuits within the plp, precise dc filament voltage regulation from the power supply ensures lownoise, highresolution performance and a long lifetime. I took a short video of this nice preamplifier after having fixed a problem in the input switching stage. Nagra operation repair service schematics manuals pdf manuals dvd. Hello, as nagra s service manager and product specialist for the us, wish to point out something. Jumpering for joy before use, the pl ps internal jumpers need to be set for the specific. The vps for valve phono stage as opposed to the allsolidstate bps shared similar dimensions with nagra components of that era to allow for easy stacking. The vps was the base we used and the obvious product to benchmark the new design. Handheld recorder brochure nagra pico user manual nagra pl l class a. Overall, the plp is a solid and surpisingly nonhifi preamp. The plp is a joy to setup, as nagra offers very flexible options, from phono gain, load resistance and capacitance to individual gain for tape. To purchase pll spares or accessories, please contact the company via their website or visit an authorised. The nagra bps uses the same principle circuit design, but with transistor technology giving extremely low power consumption, allowing a miniaturization and rationalization of the device. The internal powersupply regulation circuitry uses proprietary, nagramade, dual dctodc converters to eliminate powersupply ripples and assure a clean power source for all active electronic stages and components.
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