The Pellar is Avid’s entry level phono stage. But given Avid’s precision engineering and their practice of passing features down the line from their high end models it is not apparent.

It uses DIP switches (included) on its underside to control the gain.

Key Specifications :

Input Capacitance – MM 100 pF Input Impedance – 47kOhms Gain – 48, 60, 70 dB

Max. Output - 18V RMS

SNR –

MM 81 dB ( ‘A’ weighted),

MC 67 dB ( ‘A’ weighted)

THD –