Eqves

I picked up a new step up transformer to play with from Prague based company Fonolab.
Jan makes a few different products, but I picked his more budget friendly-ish EQVES Model 1. It’s is a nice looking black box, also available in white. I’m quite interested to see how my Ortofon SPU-A will fare going into the 5Ω tap.

It uses a Japanese Tamura transformer, and as the Fonolab website states ‘a unique signature that harks back to the Golden Age of Audio.’
I’m curious as to what that means.

“Product Outline and Concept
Inside a small box is a super-permalloy core Tamura transformer which has both ultra-wide band and ultra-small distortion, merged with all our experience in the production of balanced transformers of the QVATTVOR series.
We have paid special attention to shielding and simplicity of design, while maintaining all the advantages of the original sound of Tamura transformers.

Specifications:
Input impedance: 0-5 / 40 Ohms
Output impedance: 4k Ohms
Frequency response: 10Hz to 100kHz (+-1.0dB)
Ratio: 1:36 / 1:10
Weight: 0.8kg”