The original iTube became the ‘go to’ tube buffer for any and every home audio system. We have redesigned the micro iTube2 with new parts and new circuitry using trickle-down technology from the flagship ‘Pro’ series. Only the GE5670 tube remains.
The micro iTube2 is a tubed output stage, tube preamp, tube buffer AND an impedance-matching device all in one. There is nothing like it. You can put the micro iTube2 before a solid-state preamp and another one after it, creating the effect of tubing the whole audio chain. Or you can choose to simply use the micro iTube2 as a very high-quality preamp by itself.
The micro iTube2 sounds by and far, like a tube amplifier ‘done right with the inimitable magic of tubes.‘ Tonality and heft, especially in the mid-range and bass frequencies are increased to elevate the whole audio system from $100k to $1k. The micro iTube2 injects a serious does of tube magic into any audio system.
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In the ‘magic of tubes’ listening stakes, the iTube2 offers the listener the choice of different key sonic signatures:
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| Specifications | |
| Tube: | NOS GE 5670×1 |
| Maximum output: | > 7.75V (>+20dBu) |
| SNR: | 119dB(A) re. 2V, buffer, 0dB Gain |
| DNR: | 31dB(A) re. +20dBu, buffer, 0dB Gain |
| THD & N: | < 0.009% (re. 2V, buffer, 0dB Gain, A- weighted) |
| Frequency Response: | < 10Hz -to > 200kHz (-1dB) 20Hz – 20kHz (+/-0.003dB) |
| Input impedance: | 1M ohm Direct Tube Buffer 100k ohm Pre-Amplifier with Volume Control |
| Output stage output impedance: | <1 ohm |
| Corrected output impedance: | <150 ohm |
| Input voltage: | AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz |
| Power consumption: | <4W idle, 10W max |
| Dimensions: | 175(l) x 67 (w) x 28 (h) mm |
| Weight: | 278g (0.61lbs) |