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\/*start:1n465md*\/.css-1n465md.builder-block{height:0;width:0;display:block;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;pointer-events:none;}\/*end:1n465md*\/\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"builder-component builder-component-b50e1e06c13a4ea2acd9ad61baa40da2\" data-name=\"product-description\" data-source=\"Rendered by Builder.io\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"builder-content\" builder-content-id=\"b50e1e06c13a4ea2acd9ad61baa40da2\" builder-model=\"product-description\"\u003e\u003cdiv data-builder-component=\"product-description\" data-builder-content-id=\"b50e1e06c13a4ea2acd9ad61baa40da2\" data-builder-variation-id=\"b50e1e06c13a4ea2acd9ad61baa40da2\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle data-emotion-css=\"h47494\"\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"builder-blocks css-h47494\" builder-type=\"blocks\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle data-emotion-css=\"gmk9up\"\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"builder-block builder-6814330b650f4742b74239dda651d098 css-gmk9up\" builder-id=\"builder-6814330b650f4742b74239dda651d098\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle data-emotion-css=\"hgfgng\"\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"builder-block builder-78e4e3417f8e477c867c637c3612f771 builder-has-component css-hgfgng\" builder-id=\"builder-78e4e3417f8e477c867c637c3612f771\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle data-emotion-css=\"1qggkls\"\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"builder-text css-1qggkls\"\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"\"\u003eAnalog Origins. Digital Precision. \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThe Madison Phono brings Wattson Audio’s high-density engineering philosophy to vinyl playback. Developed from design principles proven at the highest level of CH Precision engineering, it rethinks the phono stage for modern systems while preserving the immediacy, texture, and musical presence that make analog replay so compelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThe Madison Phono is available with three input-stage architectures, each designed around the specific electrical behavior of the cartridge or transducer it serves. Rather than treating cartridge compatibility as a matter of gain and loading alone, each version addresses the fundamental way signal is generated, transferred, and converted at the input. Moving magnet, moving coil, and DS Audio photo-electric cartridges impose different requirements; the Madison Phono responds with dedicated circuitry for each.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cstyle data-emotion-css=\"96q1si\"\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"builder-block builder-442cff9d1a6f42db8342aef8cf41b214 builder-has-component css-96q1si\" builder-id=\"builder-442cff9d1a6f42db8342aef8cf41b214\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle data-emotion-css=\"1840m1q\"\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"builder-columns css-1840m1q\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle data-emotion-css=\"2keume\"\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"builder-column css-2keume\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"builder-blocks builder-blocks-child css-h47494\" builder-type=\"blocks\" builder-parent-id=\"builder-442cff9d1a6f42db8342aef8cf41b214\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"builder-block builder-c7f50461e0814b08bd856e55890f5fc4 builder-has-component css-hgfgng\" builder-id=\"builder-c7f50461e0814b08bd856e55890f5fc4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"builder-text css-1qggkls\"\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"\"\u003eEngineered for the Source\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThe Madison Phono accommodates both moving magnet and moving coil cartridges, with dedicated input stages for voltage and current operation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e​The voltage-input version supports MM and high-impedance MC cartridges through a two-stage amplification circuit with automatic gain and loading, simplifying setup while preserving the cartridge’s natural dynamic behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e​The current-input version is designed for low-impedance MC cartridges. Derived from CH Precision technology and unique to Wattson Audio, it replaces the simple passive current-to-voltage conversion found in most phono stages with a true active transimpedance amplifier. 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Frequency response remains more stable, transients are preserved with greater precision, and the noise floor stays lower—allowing the cartridge’s speed, clarity, and low-level information to emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"\"\u003eHistoric Curves. Modern Precision.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIn the Madison Phono, equalization is removed from the analog signal path. The cartridge signal is amplified through a fully linear analog stage, then digitized at 32-bit \/ 384 kHz—DXD mastering-studio quality and far beyond the practical limits of vinyl playback.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e​Correction curves and filtering are then handled in the digital domain, where they can be implemented with exceptional precision, repeatability, and flexibility. Freed from analog equalization networks, switch contacts, and large passive components, the amplification circuitry remains simpler, cleaner, and more stable. 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