![]() Tim made it clear to myself (and anyone who would listen) that mucking around trying various different versions of a tube in one of his designs was not on. ![]() It is, in effect, an ECC83 with a few tweaks and is made specifically for EAR Yoshino. In regard to the vacuum tube choice, the 13D16 (three of them) is not a tube ID that Googles successfully. Other aspects of the design, which have Tim’s signature style written all over them include the choice of valve the lack of fancy ‘audiophile’ brand components and for a small extra fee, a chrome front panel. The Phonobox uses matching transformers to obtain the increase in level required when using a very low output MC cartridge. In this case, they are not required to the same degree as traditional active designs. 13D16 tubes in EAR Yoshino Phonobox Side ViewĮven the normally complex, input-matching arrangements for a Moving Coil cartridge are forsaken. The sound seemingly extracts the best tubes have to offer, whilst minimising the negatives that can come from using devices designed 100 years ago. It employs the minimum necessary components to perform the function required and these are incased in a ‘box’ just big enough for the job. It enjoys simple, straight to the point engineering and industrial design. In some ways the Phonobox is not a bad note to end on. Designer of this very product and possibly, the last product designed by Tim. Of course the lack of updates on the EAR Yoshino website may well be due to being distracted by the sad passing of the creator of the company, Tim de Paravicini. EAR Yoshino Phonobox on display at it’s release – Munich High End 2019 I then also remembered I had the instruction manual sitting on the desk beside me and the actual product in the listening room… Combining all of these data sources I guess we can be sure that indeed it is the ‘EAR Phonobox’, not the Phono Box, PhonoBox or any other variation of the basic concept of a box that amplifies a phono signal. I remembered I had a ‘snap’ of the EAR Phonobox at it’s release at Munich High End 2019. Strangely the product under review here does not appear on the EAR Yoshino website. The name appears in various forms on the internet so I thought a quick check with HQ would be the answer. Let me just quickly get the correct title of this tube phono pre-amplifier out of the way. ![]()
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