AVM PA-8.2 Bestbuy Combo (Silver)
Modular Flagship Preamplifier

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• Main Unit
• Tone Control
• RCA & XLR Input
• Tube Output Stage

In the OVATION Line traditionally the most complex and costly AVM units are to be found. Consequently the focus in only on the one important thing: Perfect sound reproduction. Just like the musicians intended their compositions to sound like in the original. Reaching this simply phrased goal is a difficult task which requires an enormous amount of musical sensitivity, and exactly this can be found at AVM already since its foundation in 1986. We put our engineering art and creativity to use in order to design and implement this into our components made for music reproduction in your home. AVM has been awarded  with countless reference titles and our components are used worldwide as permanent reference instruments for numerous speciality audio magazines.

The OVATION  MA 8.2 and SA 8.2 power-amps rank amongst the very best power amplifiers already since many years. This made it easy to phrase the expectations against a matching OVATION Line pre-amplifier: It needs to be the perfect. Starting the realization of our second generation OVATION pre-amp our focus was not only on defending reference titles and to rank amongst the best of the best. Numerous new technologies and components have become available in recent years as well as new circuit designs and architectures were tried out in series of prototypes: Now these concepts were matured to the degree to be ready to be deployed in a reference pre-amp going to regular production. All this  followed just one uncompromised path: The best of the best is just good enough.

To push it even further to the extreme, we intended to create a pre-amp that will be versatile in order to keep up with the rapidly advancing ‘computer-audio’ (as we call it). This pre-amp should be able to grow with rising demands in future years. Having this goal in mind, the PA 8.2 sparks a completely new, fully modular design. Similar to it’s predecessor, this modular concept allows additions, exchange and upgrades according to personal likings and changing preferences. The appearance of the PA 8.2 is matching exactly with the power amps of the OVATION Line.

New functions and features of the PA 8.2 in comparison to its predecessor 

Technologically the main unit is a completely new development and differs visually only slightly from its predecessor enhancing the typical OVATION Line look. Most noticeable is the glass window in the massive aluminum top cover and the headphone output on the right side of the front panel with its own headphone amp. The PA 8.2 grew 10mm in depth and arrives now in the OVATION line flight case. The new power supply section now shows the correct AC mains phasing with a control LED on the back panel.

The architecture of the PA 8.2 main unit is clearly separated in two sections: In the area behind the front panel the power supplies are to be found. Two proprietary 35VA special torodial transformers supply the positive and negative voltages for all audio circuitries of the PA 8.2. These power supplies are two-fold stabilized. These largely oversized linear power supplies are the biggest change in comparison to the  PA 8 of the first generation. For an AC mains independent generation of the high voltages for the tube modules, an independent power supply is well visibly positioned on the top PCB. The area in the back of the unit houses the slots for the modules. Modules can easily be mounted from the back.

The modular concept of the PA 8.2 

The PA 8.2 consists of two main parts: The base unit and the separately available Plug-In Cards which may be arranged in any combination the customer chooses. The base unit features a massive and fully linear power supply which is a complete redevelopment by AVM and provides alone three vigorous power feeds in total for the analog (+/-) and digital domains of the audiophile masterpiece. The base unit is also equipped with a smart control unit to manage both the entire device and all functions of the available plug-in cards. The base unit automatically detects which module is plugged in at which slot and adapts its menu functions automatically. For example, menu functions for the FM tuner are only shown if a respective FM Tuner Module is plugged in. This way, changing or adding modules on the rear side of the PA 8.2 could not be easier and is done in no time at all – even by the customer himself. We offer a pre-configured PA 8.2 with one Input card (Tone control+XLR+RCA) and the tube outputstage (XLR+RCA) which is called ‘Best buy option’.

The PA 8.2 now also features an outstanding high-performance Class-A headphone amplifier that drives even the world’s most high-end headphones to new heights. For individual configurations or additional input and output cards, please contact your local dealer for support.

Line Input Card

The Line Input Card offers 2 pairs of gold-plated stereo inputs: 1 pair of balanced (XLR) and 1 pair of unbalanced (RCA/Cinch) inputs. Both input pairs can be operated individually and at the same time which offers two independent stereo inputs on a single input card. For use in a home cinema setup, incoming signals of the Line Input Card can also be switched to “ThruPut Mode”.

Line Input Tone Card

The Line Input Tone Card adds comprehensive tone control functionality to the otherwise identical feature set of the Line Input Card (see above). All tone control functions such as Bass, Treble, scalable Loudness, and Balance are not only available for the stereo inputs on the respective card but can be globally applied to the whole unit.

Tube Output Card

What provides our all-new OVATION 8.2 preamplifier with its unique and highly distinctive sound character, is the optionally available Tube Output Card – conceived and custom-designed by AVM in Germany. Including exclusive AVM 803 T tube technology and based on a specially crafted double-triode tube with an extra lengthened anode, every tube-driven PA 8.2 preamplifier is set to take every audiophile’s listening experience to a whole new level. The fully symmetrical output card receives its very own tube voltage from a completely independent power supply unit which is pre-installed as a standard in every base unit of a PA 8.2 preamplifier. Thanks to our specially developed circuit protection technologies, all OVATION 803 T tubes enjoy an unexpectedly long lifespan of several 10.000 hours.

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