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Year of manufacture: 1954 - 1959
Manufactured by: RCA Photphone, Sunbury-On-Thames, England (an associate of Radio Corporation of America)
Price when new (in the UK): £16 10s
Description: control unit/preamplifier
Mono/stereo: mono
Harmonic distortion: less than 0.1% at 700c/s
Hum and noise: 85dB below rated output
Input for rated output (1.2V: magnetic pick-up: 11.5mV - 16mV according to selected characteristic
crystal pick-up: 0.3V
microphone: 6.5V
radio/Tape: High level - 0.2V Low level 0.05V
Input impedance: magnetic pick-up: 30K
crystal pick-up: 1M
microphone: 100K
radio/Tape: High level - 1M Low level 300K
Output impedance: cathode follower - 600
Controls:

input selector: B78, A78, L.P., R.I.A.A., MIC, GND
bass: Continuously variable ±15dB at 25 c/s
treble: Continuously variable +10dB -17dB at 25Kc/s
filter: Low pass, cut off frequency 10Kc/s, 7Kc/s, 5Kc/s
slope control: Slope 8dB/octave to 35 dB/octave, also ON/OFF switch
volume

Tubes: 1 x EF86 (6267) - Record equalizer;
1 x ECC81 (12AT7) - Voltage amplifier and tone control
1 x ECC81 (12AT7) - Filter sectio and Cathode follower
Dimensions: length 12¾ in., height 4 in.,depth 6 in (327 x 102 x 155.6 mm)
Weight: 7lbs (3.2kg)
Power requirements: plate: 395V D.C. at 7.0mA; filament: 6.3V A.C. at 1A (supplied by LMI-32216 power amplifier)