Oasis Phono Stage
Manley’s highly anticipated sequel to the Chinook Phono Stage, the Oasis demonstrates the supreme linearity of vacuum tubes while also ensuring the flexibility to accommodate any turntable setup.
Replacing Chinook in Manley’s phono stage lineup, Oasis takes advantage of Manley’s new proprietary PSU technology, appropriately named Manley Power. This innovative switch-mode supply provides an even quieter background, allowing the surrounding audio product to reach sonic extremes even more rapidly than older linear power supply designs.
In contrast to the Chinook’s internal gain selectors, Oasis now has full gain controls on its rear panel along with the stage’s resistive and capacitive loading switches. With a few adjustments, these controls can be harnessed to achieve a wide range of loading options, effortlessly catering for any moving coil or moving magnet cartridge configuration.
Adopting a similar approach to Manley’s Steelhead model, each Oasis channel employs the 2 triode sections of a 6922 tube for amplification with highly accurate passive RIAA EQ networks meticulously restoring the originally intended frequency response of each recording.
Oasis uses a ‘White Follower’ configuration to directly couple signals from the gain stage to a 6922 dual triode. Manley favours this output stage specifically because of its impressively low output impedance and current-driving capabilities, even with longer cables and heavier loads.
Handcrafted in Chino California and housed within a luxurious powder-coated zinc passivated steel chassis, the Manley Oasis is available in a Manley Blue, silver or black finish.
Key Features
- Gain 45dB, 50dB, 60dB, or 65dB
- RIAA Curve Deviation < ±1dB 10Hz – 100kHz
- THD+N 0.010% @ 100kOhms
- Dynamic Range 91dB @ 1kHz, 200 Ohm
- Noise Floor -84 dBu, A-weighted @ 45dB gain
- Max Input 250mV RMS = +34.5 dBu @ 20 Ohm
- Max Output +37dBu @ 100 kOhm load
- Output Impedance 91 Ohms
- Min Load 2500 Ohms
- Dimensions 432 x 356 x 178mm, 9kg
