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The Merrill Audio PRO Master Tape Head appears to be Merrill Audio’s high-end, fully balanced tape-head preamplifier for direct connection to professional reel-to-reel playback heads. It is designed for very low-level tape-head signals and provides selectable gain, tape-speed/equalization curves, balanced connectivity, dual-mono construction, a color touchscreen, and an external low-noise power supply. The manufacturer’s current product information identifies the PRO as the PRO Master Tape Head Preamp. Publicly available information is less complete than for Merrill Audio’s MASTER model, so specifications not explicitly published for the PRO are marked as unspecified rather than inferred from another model.
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The closest alternatives on specs, description and the systems they turn up in, with the specs they share set side by side.
The 550 phono's signal-to-noise is 100 dB against the PRO Master Tape Head's 110 dB, its output voltage 11.0V RMS against 12.0V RMS, its output impedance 10Ω against 50Ω, and its height 143 mm against 150 mm.
The 035 Classic's signal-to-noise is 105 dB against the PRO Master Tape Head's 110 dB, its output impedance 230Ω against 50Ω, and its height 96 mm against 150 mm. Both share output voltage (12.0V RMS).
The 750 Phono's signal-to-noise is 100 dB against the PRO Master Tape Head's 110 dB, its output impedance 10Ω against 50Ω, its output voltage 7.0V RMS against 12.0V RMS, and its height 117 mm against 150 mm.
The Statement Phono's signal-to-noise is 72 dB against the PRO Master Tape Head's 110 dB, its output impedance 10Ω against 50Ω, and its width 435 mm against 430 mm. Both share output voltage (12.0V RMS).
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