PLEASE CHECK AVAILABILITY BEFORE CONFIRMING YOUR PURCHASE! Our stock can change any minute – we sell through various sales channels.Brand New! – Closed Box. EAR 868PL (Line + Phono Stage Inputs)We are authorised dealers of the finest audio gear and musical instruments.Note 1: Free shipping within EU. If outside EU, please message us for specific shipping price to your particular location. The price you see is only a generic estimation for “outside EU”.Note 2: This product is custom ordered, please check availability and/or eventual shipping delay.Note 3: This product is factory prepared for 220V. If other voltage is needed, please message us.Note 4: We sell without taxes anywhere outside Europe and to valid VAT ID companies inside Europe. Please ask us your price without Tax in those cases.Note 5: We can quote any kind of bundle with our products at the most convenient prices. Just ask for it.E.A.R. (ESOTERIC AUDIO RESEARCH) YOSHINOTim de Paravicini design - Hand Made in EnglandProduction - All products are assembled at our production facility in Cambridgeshire, England which enables us to have full control over production quality. Production engineers are highly familiar with the products with the average experience exceeding 10 years with EAR Yoshino. Each product is built from start to finish by a single engineer, fabricating a personal touch to the product that is closer to reassembling craftsmanship than the anonymous mass produced objects we have all become too familiar with. EAR’s high-end products are built from the finest materials and supplies possible. We strive to source parts locally as it enables us to partner closely with suppliers and have tight control on quality, all while reducing our transportation impact.Reliability - Valves or Vaccum tubes can be fickle things but with our extensive experience we believe we have a better understanding than most. When designed carefully they can produce a great deal of joy from their output whilst maintaining high reliability. Allowing users to leverage the great sound they produce without the drawbacks normally associated with valves. Being a mature developed technology, they are much more timeless that you would normally associate with electronics. We like to think they are more related to mechanical products like a finely crafted swiss watch.Studio Influence / Recording each sound - Our belief is that recording sound is as important as its reproduction. Working closely with music production that includes the Exchange (London) and Mobile Fidelity (San Francisco), gives us a deep understanding of the sounds that are needed to be recreated. Reciprocity, with these studios, we aim to help extract the maximum possible from their setup that gives some of the luscious sounds you have probably already experienced from their work.Acknowledging our work with music production, all of our equipment has been designed for the highest demands of this environment that include high-end audio quality but also robust reliability.In Action - Some of musical talent that use our equipment include Pink Floyd, Ringo Starr, Kate Bush, Gary Barlow and Bob Ludwig.EAR YOSHINO 868PL – VALVE PREAMPLIFIER (Line + Phono stage inputs)Pride of CraftsmanshipEncased in solid built construction, to a quality you would expect. Each front fascia is CNC milled for a high level of precision typically associated with finely crafted watches. It’s 10mm thick fascia is hand-finished in flawless chrome and is matched by it’s clutter-free interface. Four gold or chrome finished controls dial in the experience.We have a heritage of crafting products for more than 30 years and if that wasn’t enough, it’s good to know that its designed and made in England.Breadth of CapabilityHandling a variety of analogue sources, the EAR 868 is designed to be the most capable of analogue pre-amps. With 5 analogue inputs, connect your Hi-Fi to the latest devices, like the EAR Dac 4. Aided further by its studio heritage to bring you a pair of balanced inputs in the form of XLRs, you can connect to a whole host of devices you never thought imaginable.The additional built-in phono stage in the EAR 868PL edition becomes its own when connecting your pickup. You’ll notice your turntable’s Moving Magnet cartridges come alive with grace and with the addition of a Moving Coil toggle switch, the 868PL can support a wide range of cartridges.Built on ExcellenceEngineered on the same core technologies as the studio grade brother, the EAR 912. The EAR 868’s smaller size may mean theres less of it but there’s nothing less to it. It’s still big on performance with circuitry designed by Tim de Paravicini. The 868 utilises the same reliable PCC88s in a configuration of four.The carefully built circuit boards enable performance that is low in distortion, low in noise but full of sound. Leaving reliable service that is suitable for high end professional tasks.Inside StoryEvery decision is considered. There’s no power brick. The 868 has it’s own built in power supply that reduces clutter, leaving visible just a single power cord. It’s great for performance too, keeping hum at bay and allowing for the inclusion of a high capacity design.Both the output transformers and power transformers have been tailored for the 868. Each transformers is hand wound to exacting specifications that ultimately produce it’s exhilarating sound. Design that is intentional and rigorous.TECH SPECSValvesEAR 868L (Line only): Two PCC88 (7DJ8)EAR 868PL (with Phonostage): Four PCC88 (7DJ8)PerformanceSignal-to-nosie on Line amp: 90db (1v out ref)Phono Noise (weighted): -80db (IHF)*Phono MM Impedance: 47KΩ*Phono MC Impedance: 4Ω, 12Ω & 40Ω** Only available on EAR 868PLConnectivityFive Line Inputs (RCA)One Balanced Input (XLR)Two Ground TerminalsOne Phono Input (RCA)EAR 868L: Line only inputEAR 868PL: Moving magnet/Moving coilOutputTwo Line Outputs (RCA) 5V into 600ΩTwo Balanced Ouputs (XLR) 5VOne Tape Monitor (RCA)Dimensions & WeightWeight: 10kg (22lb)Length: 380 mm (15”)Width: 305 mm (12”)Height: 100mm (4”)PowerTotal Max Consumption: 24 watts240 volt / 110 Volt / 100 Volt(depending on model)