Gustard's P16 is an advanced preamplifier / volume controller / souce selector (3 Inputs). It will delight audiophiles looking for a fully balanced circuit with volume control to drive a power amplifier in any demanding audio system.

It offers an innovative option to configure separately the input gain from the output gain. This is a particularly useful feature that allows operation even with devices that have very different specifications.

Display, front controls and infrared remote control

The P26 comes with an infrared remote control. This remote enables the user to access the volume, mute and source selection functions.
WARNING: In order to operate the remote control, please press and hold the AMP button on the remote control for 4 seconds.


All control are also available on the front panel. An ON / OFF button, a control button to select the source and configure the input / output gain. Finally, a rotary controller is used to adjust the volume level.

The OLED monitor screen shows real-time the active source, the current volume level and the in / out gain parameters.

Connectivity

A	Unbalanced RCA output
B	Balanced XLR output
C	Balanced XLR Input 2
D	Balanced XLR Input 2
E	Unbalanced RCA Input
F	230V/110V selector
G	IEC Socket (AC IN)

P16 has two balanced inputs on XLR stereo ports and one unbalanced input (stereo RCA).

one RCA stereo output and one XLR stereo output are used to connect the P26 to a balanced or unbalanced amplifier.