{"product_id":"whest-twod-blk","title":"Whest Audio whestTWO.2 Discrete High Resolution Phono Stage","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eTaking the whestTWO.2 further comes the new 2022 whestTWO.2 Discrete. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is built to complement any entry level turntable front-end but more than that can be integrated into any high-end turntable front-end system because of its inherent high-resolution capabilities. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike all whest audio phono stages the whestTWO.2 Discrete is tonally neutral and has plenty of current drive making it the perfect partner for any high-end system. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike its smaller sibling, the whestTWO.2 Discrete owes much to our heritage in small signal design, design of microphone preamplifiers and our understanding of ultra-low-noise solid-state circuitry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConnecting the whestTWO.2 Discrete like all whest audio phono stages is easy and flexible. 1 pair of audiophile quality RCA connectors for the input section with a substantial ground post for the turntable ground. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor outputs, 1 stereo pair are available via RCA, for connecting to a main system.  A 2nd output on balanced 3 pin XLR can be used to connect your whestTWO.2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscrete to a stand-alone digital or analogue recorder or headphone amplifier for accurate and low noise transfer work or high quality headphone listening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the whestTWO.2 Discrete high-resolution vinyl playback is within your reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eLoading options\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe whestTWO.2 Discrete is equipped with 6 resistive load and 6 gain options for maximum\u003cbr\u003eflexibility with the wide range of cartridges available today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe resistive load options are 100,220, 470, 1k, 15k and 47k ohms. MM gain is covered by 43dB. High output MC is covered by 50dB, 55dB while the low output MC sets are 60dB, 65dB and 72dB. The standard shipped setup is 65dB\/100ohms which will suite 95% of MC cartridges today. For the other 5% it is just a matter of removing 2 small M3 screws under the head unit which will give you full access to both channels load and gain switches. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions  W252 x D250 x H60mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Whest Audio","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":52740375970058,"sku":"WHESTAUDIO-7863","price":2349.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Silver","offer_id":52740376002826,"sku":"WHESTAUDIO-7864","price":2349.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0917\/3283\/6618\/files\/whest-audio-whesttwo.2-discrete-high-resolution-phono-stage-38474-p.jpg?v=1773935075","url":"https:\/\/audioemotion.co.uk\/products\/whest-twod-blk","provider":"Audio Emotion Limited","version":"1.0","type":"link"}