VTL TL2.5i - Stereo Preamplifier

The TL-2.5i all-tube preamplifier is designed to perform, giving you music straight from the source, in the most realistic, uncolored and truthful way we know how. This preamplifier is packed with features to give you maximum control over all the audio and video sources in your system. With 6 line inputs, an optional internally retrofittable phono stage, two pairs of outputs, a tape loop and an external processor loop (for home theater), you can rest assured that this preamplifier will be plugging and playing in your existing system in no time. Silver or black aesthetics, remote volume control and mute are standard.
In this new and improved version of our historic TL-2.5 Performance preamplifier, both the line stage and phono stage have been sonically upgraded with audiophile-grade components, resulting in improved resolution, greater harmonic richness in the mids and highs, with the speed and dynamics that have become the hallmark of the VTL family sound.

A pair of user-selectable gain switches have been added to the Line Stage to allow the user to choose between normal gain and low gain. Similar to the design of the TP-2.5 Series II phono preamplifier, the TL-2.5i's internal phono stage supports both MM and MC cartridges and offers user-adjustable loading and gain settings that make cartridge tuning an easy task for vinyl lovers.

Most importantly, you’ll be pleasantly surprised when you discover how little the TL2.5i costs. This rugged unit, handcrafted in the VTL factory in California with proven quality parts, will blow you away with its clear, musically engaging sound.

Visit your nearest dealer and listen to one now. We are confident that if you are not already a member of the VTL family, you will be very soon.

Pure tube circuit with high current low impedance output
Drives amplifier loads up to 45 kohms without audible bass attenuation
Rigid power supplies for each gain stage
6 line inputs (5 with phono), 2 pairs of single ended RCA outputs, 1 tape loop, 1 record output, 1 external home theater processor loop
Optional internally retrofittable phono stage for MM and MC
Remote volume control and mute
User selectable gain switch (normal and low gain) in the line stage
Mono function for line and phono inputs
Simpler direct circuit path for purer musical sound and high reliability
Audiophile-quality 27mm laser-cut volume and balance controls
High quality VTL gold plated RCA jacks
High quality fiberglass circuit board with heavy copper traces
Heavy 16 gauge chassis construction, with well shielded power supplies
Ultra-low radiation power transformer design
Detachable IEC power cord

Optional internally retrofittable phono stage for MM and MC:

User selectable load and gain settings
Low Noise Hybrid JFET Design
User selectable MC step-up transformer option for lowest noise
Improved filtering against RF interference