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Boulder 508 Phono Stage

BOULDER 508 MM / MC Balanced Phono Stage

Every project begins somewhere. When Boulder’s engineers began work on the 508 Phono Preamplifier, they began with inspiration from the absolute pinnacle of vinyl playback: the 2008 Phono Preamplifier, easily the most celebrated phono stage of all time.
But that’s where the similarities end. Where the 2008 was pure excess, the 508 is pure efficiency. As the smallest Boulder in more than two decades, the 508 packs an enormous amount of performance in a single, small chassis. A chassis that is carved from a single block of metal, no less. All of the proper inputs, outputs, and adjustments are here. As is the one constant from every Boulder product since Day One: a stunning level of performance.
– Simple selection of MC or MM modes via switch on the rear panel
– Integrated low-cut filter removes excessive low frequency information from warped or damaged records
– Elegant casework carved from a solid block of aluminum
– Balanced outputs to minimize distortion and drive long cable runs with no loss of fidelity
– Balanced inputs mean the perfect interface with the balanced output of phono cartridges
– Precision built and compact main PCB, produced on Boulder’s own surface-mount circuit board manufacturing machinery

Manufacturer’s Website BOULDER

Boulder 508 Phono Stage Specifications:

  • Inputs

    1 pair balanced, converts to unbalanced

  • Outputs

    1 pair balanced

  • Input Impedance, Maximum

    MC: maximum 1000 ohms, MM: 47k ohms

  • Output Impedance

    100 ohms, balanced

  • 1 kHz Gain, RIAA

    MC: 70 dB, MM: 44 dB

  • Frequency Response, RIAA

    ±0.5 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

  • Distortion, THD

    0.01%

  • Noise (EIN), MC

    116 nanovolts flat, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

  • Maximum Output Level

    16 Vrms

  • Crosstalk, L to R or R to L

    >100 dB or better 20 Hz to 20 kHz

  • Weight

    12 lbs. (5.4 kg)

  • Power Requirements

    100, 120, 200-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz

  • Power Consumption

    15W maximum

Please find reviews below:

http://boulderamp.com/products/508-phono-preamplifier/

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Boulder 508 Phonoo Stage Review by Michael Fremer ” STEREOPHILE ” Magazine, November 2019

Complete review HERE


BOULDER 508 Phono-Stage review by ” HiFi Plus ” Magazine , April 2019

https://www.hifiplus.com/articles/boulder-model-508-phono-preamplifier/


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Boulder 508 Phono Stage review in “SoundStage Hi-Fi” Magazine, February 2019

https://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/equipment-reviews/1255-boulder-amplifiers-508-phono-stage


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BOULDER 508 Phono Stage review by ” TONE Audio ” Magazine Review, 2018. Exceptional Value Award!

Complete review Here

 

Weight27 kg