NAGRA REFERENCE PREAMP

When introduced, Nagra’s HD line set new technical and sonic standards that reflected years of thoughtful research combined with exhaustive listening tests designed to corroborate the scientific advancements that each HD product brought forth.

Since our founding in 1951, Nagra’s company culture has driven our pursuit of perfection. Combine this with the Swiss tradition of precision engineering and it was
inevitable that continuing research and development on the HD line platforms would ultimately result in advances that justify the release of a product line-up which
substantially extends the sonic envelope of the HD line.

The latest products to bear the appellation “Reference” are the Reference PREAMP, Reference DAC and Reference AMP.

Our intensive research and painstaking extensive listening sessions resulted in:
– Essential component changes in the audio unit, including custom made capacitors
– New generation high voltage power supplies inside the audio signal unit (generating the 200 V DC grid tension)
– Super-cap capacity added inside the power supply
– Dual chassis power supplies, one dedicated to the audio signal section, one dedicated to all of the controls and relay switching, including home automation*
– Mechanical damping with the addition of a phenolic layer inside the top cover
– REF medallion above the modulometer as part of the Reference family of products

* The Reference PREAMP (as well as future DAC and PHONO) can run on a single power supply. The result is more spectacular and life-like with two PSU. Starting with one PSU will allow customers to go step by step and later on add a second one for unrivaled performance.