{"id":168024,"date":"2023-08-30T14:30:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T13:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=168024"},"modified":"2023-08-30T14:30:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T13:30:48","slug":"mola-mola-lupe-is-the-ultimate-four-input-mm-mc-phono-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/mola-mola-lupe-is-the-ultimate-four-input-mm-mc-phono-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Mola Mola Lupe is the ultimate four-input MM\/MC phono stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Dutch brand\u00a0Mola\u00a0Mola &#8216;s\u00a0Lupe\u00a0phono\u00a0stage not only supports both moving magnet (MM) and moving coil (MC) cartridges, but also features four inputs, allowing you to connect a multi-arm turntable or multiple turntables.<\/p>\n<p><i>Lupe&#8217;s external phono stage utilizes solutions designed for the RIAA Makua<\/i>\u00a0preamp\u00a0and\u00a0<i>Kula<\/i>\u00a0integrated amplifier units .\u00a0The designers have upgraded the circuit by equipping the Lupe with fully independent MC\/MM stages optimized for low noise in both current and voltage.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/188_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Mola Mola Lupe MM\/MC Phono Stage\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Mola Mola\u00a0Lupe\u00a0phono stage\u00a0is equipped with a precise signal calibration system.\u00a0The gain is adjustable in 5 dB steps up to 40 dB.\u00a0The input impedance and capacitance are set individually for each input.\u00a0Almost all known correction standards are supported, including correction for records recorded at 78 rpm.\u00a0Various settings profiles can be stored in memory locations and later called up by direct selection using the front panel keys.\u00a0Lupe&#8217;s switching arsenal includes balanced and three unbalanced inputs, as well as balanced and unbalanced outputs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/189_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Mola Mola Lupe MM\/MC Phono Stage\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Mola Mola Lupe phono stage is housed in a half-size case traditional for the brand&#8217;s products, the front panel of which is decorated with a round display that displays all the necessary information.<\/p>\n<p>The Mola Mola Lupe\u00a0phono stage\u00a0is already on sale.\u00a0The recommended retail price of new items in Europe is\u00a07,990 euros\u00a0.<\/p>\n<h3>Mola Mola Lupe MM\/MC Phono Stage Specifications:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Input Noise (MC):\u00a00.35 nV\/rtHz<\/li>\n<li>Input noise (MM):\u00a00.9 pA\/rtHz<\/li>\n<li>Sensitivity:\u00a030 \u00b5V to 5 mV.<\/li>\n<li>RIAA compliance:\u00a0+\/-0.1 dB<\/li>\n<li>Subsonic filter:\u00a0-3 dB at 20 Hz<\/li>\n<li>Memory for settings profiles:\u00a04 presets<\/li>\n<li>Dimensions (W\u00a0x\u00a0H\u00a0x\u00a0D):\u00a0200 x 110 x 320 mm<\/li>\n<li>Weight:\u00a05.1 kg.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dutch brand\u00a0Mola\u00a0Mola &#8216;s\u00a0Lupe\u00a0phono\u00a0stage not only supports both moving magnet (MM) and moving coil (MC) cartridges, but also features four inputs, allowing you to connect a multi-arm turntable or multiple turntables. Lupe&#8217;s external phono stage utilizes solutions designed for the RIAA Makua\u00a0preamp\u00a0and\u00a0Kula\u00a0integrated amplifier units .\u00a0The designers have upgraded the circuit by equipping the Lupe with [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/mola-mola-lupe-is-the-ultimate-four-input-mm-mc-phono-stage\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":168028,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-168024","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\/168024","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=168024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168024\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}