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Meitner Audio Stereo Preamplifier

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Meitner Audio Stereo Preamplifier
Meitner Audio Stereo Preamplifier
Meitner Audio Stereo Preamplifier
Meitner Audio Stereo Preamplifier

EMM Labs

Country of origin: Canada

Meitner Audio Stereo Preamplifier
SKU: MEI-PRE-SI
$13,500.00

Includes GST. 🚚 Free shipping on orders over $100 Australia wide at checkout.

Designed as the heart of a high-end audio system, it uses fully discrete, dual-balanced circuits with contactless switching and precision software-controlled volume. It preserves signal purity with ultra-low noise, wide bandwidth, and class-leading transparency for highly accurate musical reproduction.

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Description

Meitner PRE Stereo Preamplifier

The Meitner PRE preamplifier is designed with Ed Meitner’s philosophy that an analog preamp acts as the heart of every music system.

Built on the heritage of the reference EMM Labs preamplifier, the Meitner PRE incorporates a contactless switching system and discrete dual-balanced signal paths. Its proprietary software-driven analog volume control ensures zero signal bandwidth degradation over the entire volume range, while its pure class-A power stage can effortlessly drive cables and loads. With a high-efficiency, low-noise power supply system, the Meitner PRE delivers class-beating performance that will keep you listening to your music collection well beyond curfew.

Our team is committed to designing products that enhance user enjoyment while providing a secure listening experience. The Meitner PRE exemplifies this with its user-friendly balance control and volume preset system, and by providing DC protection to the rest of the system. It is this philosophy that has earned us our customers' continued loyalty.

The Meitner PRE has 3 pairs of stereo analog inputs:

  • 1 pair balanced (XLR)
  • 2 pairs single-ended (RCA)

along with two pairs of stereo outputs:

  • 1 pair balanced (XLR)
  • 1 pair single-ended (RCA)

Both balanced and single-ended outputs can be utilized at the same time for versatile configurations such as connecting the balanced outputs to the main amplifier and the single-ended outputs to a subwoofer or headphone amplifier.

The Meitner PRE preamplifier upholds the Meitner legacy of being a class-defining value proposition, with its surprising performance and evenmore surprising price point.

Key Features

  • 3 pairs of stereo analog inputs: 1 pair balanced, 2 pairs single-ended
  • 2 pairs of stereo analog outputs: 1 pair balanced, 1 pair single-ended
  • Contactless switching
  • Discrete signal paths
  • Pure class-A power to drive cables and loads without degradation
  • Proprietary software-driven analog volume control
  • User-friendly control system featuring 3 volume presets per inputs and balance control
  • High-efficiency power supply for silent and eco-friendly operation
  • DC protection circuit
  • RS232 interface for system upgrades and remote commands

Power Supply:

  • Power factor corrected
  • Universal 90V-260V, 50/60Hz
  • Power consumption: max. 50W
  • CE Approved
Tech Specs

S/N ratio:

Better than 116 dB at 4V RMS output (20kHz bandwidth)

THD:

less than 0.004%

Frequency range:

0Hz-200kHz

Gain control range:

74dB

Maximum input level:

+18 dBu (6.2V RMS)

System gain:

+6dB

Input impedance:

20kΩ balanced (XLR)
10kΩ single-ended (RCA)

Output impedance:

150Ω balanced (XLR)
75Ω single-ended (RCA)

Dimensions (W x D x H:):

435 x 400 x 92mm / 17.13 x 15.75 x 3.62in

Weight:

7.43kg / 16.39lbs net (with remote control)

Finish:

Fine bead blasted front panel available in silver or black

Designed and Manufactured in Canada

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Why Choose EMM Labs

EMM Labs and Meitner Audio represent some of the most important and influential digital audio engineering in the world today. Founded by legendary Canadian designer Ed Meitner, the brands are built around decades of pioneering work in high-resolution digital playback and DSD conversion technology. In fact, Ed Meitner played a major role in the original development of DSD DAC technology itself, helping shape many of the digital playback principles still respected within high-end audio today.

What makes EMM Labs and Meitner particularly special is that the critical technologies inside the products are developed entirely in-house. Rather than relying on generic DAC chipsets or third-party streaming platforms, the company designs its own proprietary DAC architecture, streaming engine, clocking systems, analogue stages, power supplies, and volume control technologies. This allows EMM Labs to engineer a complete digital playback system with extraordinary control over timing accuracy, noise reduction, and overall musical performance.

At HeyNow Hi-Fi, these products consistently stand apart for their ability to reproduce music with exceptional dimensionality and holographic sound staging. Instruments and vocals are presented within a remarkably stable and believable acoustic space, allowing recordings to feel less like left and right speakers and more like musicians occupying physical positions within the room. The sense of depth, layering, and natural spatial separation is genuinely captivating, particularly within highly resolving systems.

Signature Design and Sound

Manufactured in Canada, EMM Labs and Meitner products are engineered around Ed Meitner’s proprietary MDAC and VControl technologies together with fully discrete analogue stages and carefully implemented low-noise power supplies. The result is a highly integrated digital platform designed specifically for musical realism and long-term listening satisfaction.

Sonically, these products are known for their extraordinary smoothness, tonal realism, and highly holographic presentation. Music emerges from an exceptionally quiet background with remarkable image stability and natural spatial depth. Rather than sounding flat or mechanically separated, instruments and vocals occupy clearly defined positions within the soundstage, creating an immersive and highly three-dimensional listening experience.

There is also a remarkable sense of ease to the presentation. Even highly complex recordings remain fluid, spacious, and emotionally engaging without becoming fatiguing or overly analytical. This ability to combine exceptional resolution with natural musical flow is one of the defining qualities that continues to make EMM Labs and Meitner products so respected amongst serious digital listeners worldwide.

The EMM Labs DV2i is widely regarded by many experienced listeners as one of the finest DAC streamer platforms currently available, combining world-class digital resolution with a deeply natural and musically convincing presentation. The Meitner MA3i captures much of this same philosophy and proprietary technology within a more accessible platform, making the Meitner sound and engineering approach available to a broader audience.

EMM Labs Product Range

The EMM Labs and Meitner ranges available through HeyNow Hi-Fi focus on high-performance DAC streamers and reference-level digital playback solutions designed for serious music systems. Across both brands, the emphasis remains firmly on proprietary engineering, low-noise design, and preserving the natural integrity of digital music playback.

At HeyNow Hi-Fi, Geoff and his experienced system setup team provide assistance with network integration, streamer configuration, digital system matching, and optimisation to ensure EMM Labs and Meitner products perform at their full potential within each customer’s listening environment.

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