Cambridge Alva duo Pre amp

Moving Coil & Moving Magnet Phono Preamp
Alva Duo
Squeeze every last detail from your record collection with our high-quality moving magnet and moving coil phono stage. Alva Duo delivers pure, immersive vinyl playback—whether through your hi-fi or straight to your headphones.

The vinyl experience, refinedDesigned for both moving magnet and moving coil cartridges, Alva Duo reproduces every record with unmatched clarity, warmth, and depth—just as it was meant to be heard.Private listening, perfectedLate-night listening has never sounded better. Alva Duo’s built-in headphone amplifier lets you enjoy the full warmth of vinyl without turning on your hi-fi system. Just plug in and immerse yourself in pure analogue sound.

MAX POWER CONSUMPTION10W
CARTRIDGE SUPPORTMoving Magnet | Moving CoilGain @ 1kHzMM: 39dB | MC: 60dB
NOMINAL OUTPUT300mV
SENSITIVITY FOR NOMINAL OUTPUTMM: 3.35mV | MC: 305uVEQUIVALENT
INPUT NOISE (A-WEIGHTED)MM: ~0.09uV | MC: ~0.08uVRIAA
CURVE ACCURACY+/- 0.3dB 30Hz-20kHz
SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO GROUNDED INPUTS REF. 1V output (20Hz-20kHz BW)MM: >90dB | MC: >70dBTHD+N 1kHz (20-20kHz BW)MM: <0.0025% | MC: <0.20%
INPUT IMPEDANCEMM: 47k Ohms | MC: 100 Ohms
INPUT CAPACITANCE100pFOVERLOAD MARGIN>30dB