{"id":167924,"date":"2023-08-29T17:14:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T16:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=167924"},"modified":"2023-08-29T17:14:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T16:14:20","slug":"triode-launches-evolution-pre-tube-preamplifier-with-remote-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/triode-launches-evolution-pre-tube-preamplifier-with-remote-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Triode launches Evolution Pre tube preamplifier with remote control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Japanese brand\u00a0Triode has introduced\u00a0the Evolution\u00a0Pre\u00a0tube preamplifier\u00a0, which has expanded the Evolution series of electronic components.\u00a0In addition to the preamp, the line includes Evolution\u00a0and\u00a0Evolution\u00a0300 30th Anniversary\u00a0integrated amplifiers\u00a0, which can be configured as power amplifiers.\u00a0It is to work with these models in power amplifier mode that the Triode Evolution Pre is designed.\u00a0However, there are no obstacles to use it with \u201cassistants\u201d from other manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-167925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pasted-110.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pasted-110.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pasted-110-770x513.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The preamplifier follows the strict laconic design of the components of the Evolution series &#8211; in the center of the front panel there is a large information display, and to the left and right of it there are on \/ input selector and volume knobs. The body is made of high quality aluminum with a black tinted finish.\u00a0It combines a steel chassis and aluminum panels.<\/p>\n<p>Components for Triode Evolution Pre are carefully selected and are of high quality.\u00a0A high-quality, servo-driven variable resistor from Muses is used for volume control.\u00a0The power supply has a large R-core power transformer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/176_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Triode Evolution Pre tube preamp console\" \/>A distinctive feature of the Triode Evolution Pre preamplifier was the presence of a remote control, which is not often seen in tube technology.\u00a0In addition to turning the power on and off, you can use the remote control to adjust the volume, activate the Mute mode, and adjust the brightness of the information display.\u00a0There is also the possibility of direct selection of the active input.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/177_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Triode Evolution 300 30th Anniversary Integrated Amplifier\" \/>The Triode Evolution Pre has four 12AX7 vacuum double triodes, a pair for each channel.\u00a0The frequency response of the preamplifier extends from 16 Hz to 170 kHz (-1 dB). The signal-to-noise ratio reaches 90 dB.\u00a0The switching arsenal includes four analog unbalanced inputs on RCA connectors and one analog unbalanced output.\u00a0The dimensions of the amplifier are 440 x 100 x 320 x 100 mm (width x height x depth), weight &#8211; 8 kg.<\/p>\n<p>The Triode Evolution Pre preamplifier will go on sale in Japan in September for a suggested retail price of 396,000 yen , which is about $2700 at the current exchange rate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Japanese brand\u00a0Triode has introduced\u00a0the Evolution\u00a0Pre\u00a0tube preamplifier\u00a0, which has expanded the Evolution series of electronic components.\u00a0In addition to the preamp, the line includes Evolution\u00a0and\u00a0Evolution\u00a0300 30th Anniversary\u00a0integrated amplifiers\u00a0, which can be configured as power amplifiers.\u00a0It is to work with these models in power amplifier mode that the Triode Evolution Pre is designed.\u00a0However, there are no obstacles [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/triode-launches-evolution-pre-tube-preamplifier-with-remote-control\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":167929,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-167924","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\/167924","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=167924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167924\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}