microZOTL MZ3 Headphone Amp / Preamp / Integrated Amp

The result of three years of refining our flagship headphone amplifier, the award-winning microZOTL MZ2. The MZ3 is the highest expression of the patented microZOTL technology as a headphone amplifier, a preamplifier, and integrated amplifier in a desktop-sized package.

The MZ3 has a beautiful new low-resonance aluminum chassis and offers reference-level sonics through upgraded internal components, premium tubes, and a digital control system with LED display.

Additional information

Features

LED array display with timeout and 16 levels of brightness (white, red, blue, or yellow)
External power supply and click-lock premium DC cable
Ceramic circuit boards provide same sound quality of point to point wiring
Stepped attenuator
Remote control using aluminum Apple remote – registers to amplifier
Ohno OCC wire used for the output wiring
Hand selected premium tubes
Home theater mode for fixed input level on selected input
Headphone/Preamp-speaker output select switch
Auto save last volume level separately for all three inputs
Quiet turn on – turn off – power outage protection

Power Supply

New Belleson regulator
4 times storage – over 100Kuf
Ultra low ESR poly-organic caps
Choke isolated output
DC power cable with spring loaded snap-in XLR silver contact connectors and premium shielded cabling
Oversized toridal transformer
Aluminum-brass transformer mounting
Power Outage detection
115V or 220-240V

Stepped Attenuator Volume Control

1/1000th steps selected for 100 levels
Vishay Dale 1% precision resistors
Hermetically sealed relays with silver contacts
Clicking of relays provides real time, smooth, control and haptics
Balance control built in using no additional circuitry
Electrically isolated control system for volume, input and feature control.