Preamplifier from the American company Schiit. The amplifier supports passive and active operating modes. As a passive preamp, the Schiit Saga provides the ability to switch devices and control the volume level. The step-by-step (64 steps with 1 dB increments) attenuator, which operates under the supervision of a microprocessor, allows you to set the volume value step by step and with great accuracy. Switching is carried out using relays included in the regulator circuit, so turning the volume knob is accompanied by characteristic clicking sounds. You can be sure that in passive mode, Saga does not introduce distortion into the sound and does not allow the volume levels of the channels to be skewed. As an active buffer, the Saga works according to a hybrid scheme, using a tube stage built on a single vacuum tube (6H8C), and an amplification stage on field-effect transistors. In passive and active modes, the gain of the "Saga" is 1 (0 dB). The predecessor's case is made in the typical "Schiit" style: bent aluminum with dimensions of 229 by 152 mm, the height of the aluminum box itself is 51 mm. The lamp sticking vertically upwards adds approximately 65 mm to the vertical dimensions. "Saga" is a compact preamp weighing 2.7 kg, the lion's share of which is occupied by the transformer (24 VA) of the built-in power supply and the case itself. On the front panel, to the left of the volume control knob, there are LED indicators numbered from 1 to 5. The same number of inputs (RCA jacks) on the rear panel. Switching between inputs can be done with a button on the front panel of the device or from the remote control.Technical specificationsInputs: 5 RCAOutputs: 2 RCAReproducible frequency range: 20Hz - 20kHz (-0.2 dB); 3Hz - 200kHz (-3dB) (active mode) Harmonic ratio: <0.002% (20Hz - 20kHz) at 2V (RMS) (active mode) Intermodulation distortion: <0.002%, CCIR weighted (active mode) Signal-to-noise ratio: >108dB, AV-weighted Channel crosstalk: -75dB (20Hz - 20kHz) Input impedance: 10kΩ Output impedance: 180Ω Gain: approx. 1 (0dB) in active and passive modes Maximum output signal: 10V (RMS) (active mode) Power: 25W Dimensions (HxWxD): 51x229x152mm Weight: 2.7 kg