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Wattson Audio Madison Phono
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General
Type: Phonostage
Colour: Light grey or dark grey
Dimensions (W x D x H): 175 x 185 x 52 mm
Weight: 1.7 kg
Power Supply: External 5 V DC, 18 W, universal AC input
Power consumption: < 0.5 W standby, 4.0 W nominal
User interfaceCurve, Mono, Gain, Subsonic, standby / ON
Remote control: Via Ethernet connection
Firmware update: Via Ethernet connection
Analogue input (voltage sensing input for MM/MC cartridges)Type: RCA single-ended
Impedance: 47 kΩ for MM, 470 Ω or 100 Ω for MC, user selectable
Gain: +34 dB and +40 dB for MM, +54 dB and +60 dB for MC, user selectable
Equivalent Input Noise (A-weighted): -134 dBu / 10 Ω termination
Analog input (Current sensing inputs for MC cartridges)Type: RCA single-ended
Impedance: < 1 Ω, virtual ground
Gain: +48 dB to +66 dB in 6 dB steps (10 Ω cartridge internal impedance)
Equivalent Input Noise (A-weighted): -139 dBu / 10 Ω termination
Optical input (Current sensing inputs for MC cartridges)Type: Optical/current sensing inputs for DS Audio optical cartridges
Impedance: < 1 Ω, virtual ground
Gain: +58 dB to +76 dB in 6 dB steps
Equivalent Input Noise (A-weighted): -128 dBu / 10 Ω termination
A/D conversion and processingConversion Type: DXD 32bit / 384kHz
Equalization Processing Resolution: 32bit / 384kHz
EQ curves available: RIAA, Columbia, Teldec, EMI, Decca
EQ curve accuracy: +/- 0.1 dB
Subsonic filter: 1st order at 15Hz, user selectable
Digital outputsType: RCA coaxial S/PDIF, TOSLINK optical S/PDIF
Output level: S/PDIF : 500 mVpp, 75Ω, with isolation transformer
Sampling rate: 192kHz, user selectable down-sampling to 96kHz
Analog outputsType: RCA Single-ended
Conversion type: Multi-bit Sigma-Delta, chip-based
Output level (full scale): 2.0 V RMS
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (full scale): < 0.001 %
Signal-to-noise ratio (A-weighted): > 120 dB
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Wattson Audio Madison Phono
At Wattson Audio and CH Precision, every product begins with a clear engineering idea. In Préverenges, the teams behind both brands work as one, united by a shared language of precision and a belief that the smallest signals deserve the greatest care.
Our latest creation is the Madison Phono—a distinctly Wattson interpretation of vinyl playback, shaped by deep phono expertise and a willingness to rethink how analogue and digital technologies can work together.
A phono stage begins with an extraordinarily small signal—and with the responsibility to preserve everything it contains. At this scale, noise, gain architecture, and input design are not secondary considerations; they define how much of the original musical information survives.
Madison Phono approaches that task with three purpose-designed input options for moving-magnet, low-impedance moving-coil, and DS Audio optical cartridges. Each is engineered specifically for the electrical demands of its cartridge type, rather than asking a single input topology to accommodate them all.
Madison Phono's analogue circuitry amplifies the cartridge signal before conversion to 32-bit/384 kHz DXD, at a resolution exceeding that of the mastering formats from which vinyl records are typically produced. Equalisation is then performed in the digital domain with exceptional precision.
Madison Phono offers three custom inputs (MM, low-impedance MC, DS Audio optical) with 32-bit/384 kHz DXD digital equalization.
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