Not a week goes by where I don’t find myself thinking about the Aurorasound VIDA Prima Phono Stage (part of the glamorous life of the hifi reviewer).
If you read my review of the VIDA Prima, you know I really (really) enjoyed my time with the wood-clad wonder from Yokohama, Japan.
Price, performance, design, and look & feel all play an important part in any purchase decision I make and the Aurorasound VIDA Prima Phono Stage hit that balancing act on the head.
From a pure live with and love it perspective, the VIDA Prima has what it takes to make my day every day.
It certainly looked right at home in the Barn, too.
And if you own (and love) the HiFi Bargain Denon 103 MC Cartrdige, you’ll be thrilled to know the Aurorasound loves it too. From my Phono Stage Survey: The Big Roundup:
When paired with the Denon 103, I fell even more deeply, as this couple made music sound even richer—as bold as love.
Price, performance, design, and look & feel for $1290 makes the Aurorasound VIDA Prima Phono Stage a true HiFi Bargain.
Aurorasound VIDA Prima Phono Preamp
Price: $1290
Company Website: Aurorasound
US Distributor Website: highend-electronics
Specifications
| Input: | One pair RCA unbalanced with ground Cartridge load impedance select switch: MM (47kOhm), MC High (10-100Ohm), MC Low (0.6-10Ohm) |
| Output: | Line Level, unbalanced RCA |
| Output Impedance: | 47Ohm |
| RIAA Deviation: | 20Hz – 20kHz +/- 1dB |
| THD+N: | MC 0.01%, MM 0.009% |
| Input Noise: | MC -134dBV, MM -134dBV |
| Gain: | MC-High/64dB, MC-Low/40dB, MM/40dB |
| Dimension (WxDxH): | 250mm x 246mm x 69mm 2.3kg (9.9 x 9.7 x 2.7 inches, 5lbs.) |