The small size of the PP-1 allows close placement to the turntable, minimizing signal leads from the tonearm. The whole power supply is inboard the PP-1 chassis except for an external power transformer, which is outboard to eliminate magnetic field interaction. The miniature size also allows all circuit components to be very close to one another. This significantly reduces circuit board traces, which could introduce noise and sonic degradation. The PP-1 is optimized for moving coil amplification, thus does not provide switches and/or jumpers for gain setting or resistive loading. This elimination of unneeded circuit junction points preserves the low noise/high performance characteristics of this superb phono preamp.

Benz Lukaschek PP-1 Specifications:

• RIAA equalization: +/- 0.5dB
• Integrated rumble filter: 10Hz (-1dB at 20Hz)
• Gain at 1kHz: 1280 (62dB)
• Crosstalk: below measuring range
• Signal/noise ratio (0.5mV 0 ohm): 82dB (IHF “A”)
• Maximum input voltage: 5mV (1kHz)
• Input Impedance: 22k ohms