Zanden Model 1200 Mk II Phono Stage
with outboard power supply

Audio connoisseurs already know of the tremendous musicality and fine build quality of the Zanden Model 5000 DAC. Now the last word in vinyl playback is here. The all new Zanden 1200 MK II phono stage is a remarkable achievement in the world of analog reproduction. Not only is the Model 1200 Mk II a world class performer in impact and musicality, but it also offers the serious vinyl music lovers the choice of correct equalization for recordings from the 50's, 60s, 70s and yes, even the 80s. The Zanden Model 1200 Mk II features separate correction curves for RIAA, Columbia and Decca recordings. The curves are selectable, on the fly, through a precision mercury switch so you can really hear the difference between the curves and for the first time, hear the music the way it was originally intended to be heard - with accurate equalization.

Most vinyl lovers know that today's phono stages compensate for the RIAA curve, but are blissfully unaware that well known labels like Atlantic, CBS, Bluenote, Capitol, EMI, Impulse, London, Polydor, Deutch-Grammophon, Reprise & Verve and many more did not use the RIAA curve for the better part of 30 years. Why? Because the cost of upgrading studio equipment was high, there was no real enforcement of the RIAA standard and the audiophile community didn't begin to gain momentum until the late 70s. But on today's high performance vinyl equipment, the difference between using the right curve or the wrong one is profound. It just took 50 years to recognize how crucial it really was. Each equalization curve in the Model 1200 MK II has been painstakingly reconstructed in the Sony Mastering Laboratories, Japan by Mr. Kazutoshi Yamada, Zanden's owner and founder.

The Zanden Model 1200 MK II features four built-in step up transformers and a front panel selectable low or high impedance setting to match your moving coil cartridge. With a newly outboard power supply, noise is reduced to inaudible levels and dynamics are astounding. Rear Panel offers a fused IEC power inlet, XLR and rca ins & outs and a grounding terminal for your turntable. The Zanden Model 1200 MK II phono stage - total refinement for those who love music and want to hear everything as the original mastering engineer had intended.