ELEKIT TU-8450 Preamplifier - Without tubes, No assembly

The Elekit TU-8450 is a tube preamplifier kit with a built-in phono stage for playing vinyl records. Packed with features that bring out the character of your records, it's designed to be a perfect match - in size and looks - for the Elekit TU-8400 SE power amp kit.

Technical specification:
- Tubes: 12AU7 / ECC82 / ECC802 / E82CC / 6189 etc. x 2
- Input / Output terminals: PHONO IN: RCA Jack, LINE IN: LINE 1, 2, 3: RCA Jacks, LINE 4: 3,5 mm phone jack (at front), PRE OUT: RCA Jack, REC OUT: RCA Jack
- Power source: 100 V AC / 115 V (110-120 V) AC, 230 V (220-240 V) AC, 50/60 Hz, IEC standard 3-pin inlet
- Rated power consumption: 10 W
- Dimensions: W 253 x H 73 x D 272 mm
- Weight: Approx. 3 kg (Assembled)
- Input resistance: MM: 47 kΩ, MC: 100 Ω
- RIAA equalization: +/- 0,5 dB or less (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
- Max. output voltage: 7 V RMS (1 kHz)
- Gain (1 kHz): MM: 36 dB, MC: 63 dB
- Residual noice (IHF-A): MM: 20 μV, MC: 290 μV
- Effective output impedance: Approx. 600 Ω
- Input resistance: LINE 1-3: approx. 50 kΩ, LINE 4: approx. 10 kΩ
- Max. output voltage: 17 V RMS
- Gain (1 kHz): Approx. 13,6 dB (4,8 times), (JP1 and JP2 shorted: approx. 9,5 dB (3 times)
- Frequency response: 5 Hz – 200 kHz (-3 dB)
- Residual noice (IHF-A): 20 μV
- Effective output impedance: Approx. 600 Ω

ELEKIT's tube and hybrid amplifier kits are aimed at people who want to understand and build the heart of their audio system with their own hands, not just buy it ready-made. The Japanese manufacturer provides a detailed, step-by-step assembly manual and a pre-etched, labelled PCB with every kit, so it can be assembled safely without any electronics background - most models only need a screwdriver and pliers, no soldering required. The finished amplifier's power, distortion and noise figures are documented by measurement, so you know exactly what to expect at the listening position. ELEKIT and its related accessory/upgrade kits (upgrade transformers, enclosures, replacement pots and knobs) form a modular system: a base amplifier kit can keep being improved years after purchase - for example with a better output transformer, a precision volume pot, or premium enclosure parts - without replacing the whole unit. This results in a system that keeps its value and can be expanded over time. Smaller accessories - enclosure parts, knobs, feet, pot replacements - typically bolt straight onto an amplifier you already own with nothing more than a screwdriver, so the look and feel of an older ELEKIT build can be refreshed without touching the internal circuitry at all.

ELEKIT's Japanese DIY audio kits have been known for decades for their precise manufacturing and well-documented, clearly explained assembly instructions - most models can be built in a few hours without soldering.

Package weight: approx. 4 kg. GTIN: 4952682109105.