{"id":160103,"date":"2023-04-12T22:10:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T21:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=160103"},"modified":"2023-04-12T22:10:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T21:10:31","slug":"synthesis-roma-117dc-preamplifier-tube-sound-and-a-variety-of-finishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/synthesis-roma-117dc-preamplifier-tube-sound-and-a-variety-of-finishes\/","title":{"rendered":"Synthesis Roma 117DC preamplifier: Tube sound and a variety of finishes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Roma 117DC preamplifier is produced by the Italian Hi-Fi brand Synthesis Art in Music, located in Morrovalle, in the center of Italy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9692 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/193_techweek.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/193_techweek.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/196_techweek.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/197_techweek.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"794\" height=\"290\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The preamp uses a selection of carefully selected tubes: 4 x 6922 miniature double triodes, 6DJ8 miniature double triode\/ECC88 double triode.\u00a0Inputs &#8211; one balanced XLR and 4 unbalanced (RCA).\u00a0The declared frequency response is 5-40 kHz with an unevenness of 3 dB, and the THD + noise parameter should be no worse than 0.1% (20 Hz &#8211; 20 kHz).\u00a0Signal-to-noise ratio: &gt; 90 dB (A-weighted).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9693 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/194_techweek.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/194_techweek.jpg 849w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/198_techweek.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/199_techweek.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"849\" height=\"478\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Synthesis believes that the Roma 117DC is a perfect match for the branded Roma 98DC monoblocks, though it could be a suitable companion for many brands of amps.\u00a0It comes in a custom finish (pictured with a Red Wood finish) and comes with a remote control.<\/p>\n<p>Luigi Lorenzo and his team at Synthesis are celebrating the brand&#8217;s 30th anniversary and promising new products with an unwavering commitment to innovative design.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9694 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/195_techweek.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/195_techweek.jpg 798w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/200_techweek.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/201_techweek.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"798\" height=\"305\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Synthesis Roma 117DC is available in Wood (Red), Piano Black, Dark (Brown Wood), Aluminium, Black or Silver, other finishes available upon request.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Roma 117DC preamplifier is produced by the Italian Hi-Fi brand Synthesis Art in Music, located in Morrovalle, in the center of Italy. The preamp uses a selection of carefully selected tubes: 4 x 6922 miniature double triodes, 6DJ8 miniature double triode\/ECC88 double triode.\u00a0Inputs &#8211; one balanced XLR and 4 unbalanced (RCA).\u00a0The declared frequency response [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/synthesis-roma-117dc-preamplifier-tube-sound-and-a-variety-of-finishes\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":160104,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-160103","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hi-fi","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}