Beautiful Nagra

In hifi, most of the time we will focus our attention on the sound and the presentation of music. However, the Nagra preamplifier is a pierce of art by itself..solid finishing, well built and fully functional.

The Nagra PLL has no phono section. Initially, my plan is to get the Nagra PLP (with phono funtion: 8 tubes in total) However, since I am not playing with phono now, it seems like a waste to pay additional HK$33,000 for the PLP (PLL retail at HK$62,000 vs HK$95,000 for the PLP) Nevertheless, being Swiss, Nagra has provided the new phono stage VPS, for PLL user who wish to have a phono section but without necessary upgrading to a PLP. This clearly demonstrate the clear and quick thinking of the Swiss!

The Nagra PLL preamplifier seems to be able to provide the warm sound from the tube amplifier without having the "fat" sound. With a compact size, it also eliminates the need for big space and ease of transportation. I ahve yet to try the vintage Telefunken or Mullard 12AX7 and 12AT7 as even with the new tubes, the sound is fabulous! With only the use of 3 tubes (two 12AX7 and One 12AT7), it makes upgrading of tubes relatively cheap..In addition the 12AX7 tubes could also be used in my the other preamplifier, the Marantz 7..