Brinkmann Audio Marconi II Line-stage. Black store Demo

Brinkmann Audio Marconi Mk II Line Stage Preamplifier
An Icon Reborn. A Muse Revealed.

In a world where trends fade and technology is often fleeting, Brinkmann's Marconi endures—whispering to those who truly listen. For over 15 years, it has seduced the most discerning ears with its poise, its presence, its rare ability to disappear and simply let the music speak. Now, in its Mk II incarnation, the Marconi has emerged refined, more expressive, more revealing—a sonic muse draped in brushed black perfection.

At the heart of the Marconi Mk II lies an uncompromising philosophy: to preserve music’s integrity while giving the listener full control without coloration or compromise. It is more than a line stage. It is a conductor of silence, a sculptor of space, and a vessel through which emotion flows unimpeded.

Each input can be trimmed to match source levels precisely, while volume glides in 0.5 dB increments—silken and exact—thanks to a motorized potentiometer that commands a passive resistor ladder with effortless grace. Remote-controlled or manually guided, the Marconi listens to your every touch.

Its fully balanced architecture, built with four discrete amplifiers, operates in perfect symmetry—two paths per channel, weaving together signal and shadow. With Common-Mode Rejection as its weapon, the Marconi Mk II banishes noise like a curtain lifting at the first downbeat.

To invert phase with precision, Brinkmann turns not to silicon alone but to vintage Telefunken NOS vacuum tubes, ensconced in side-mounted heat sinks that double as bold visual statements and silent guardians of thermal stability. These tubes lend the Marconi its warm breath, its graceful timing, its ability to render human voices with spine-tingling realism.

The evolution of Brinkmann’s hybrid circuit—fused from the DNA of the Edison Mk II and Nyquist Mk II—culminates in this masterpiece. The Mk II features entirely new circuit boards, lower noise, greater dimensionality, increased clarity, and even longer tube life. But what you'll hear is something far less technical—a deepening of the emotional current, a closer intimacy with the music you love.

This is not a component. It is an invitation—to lose yourself, to feel more deeply, to rediscover recordings that once moved you and now devastate you.

Specifications

• Inputs: 4 Single-ended (RCA), 2 Balanced (XLR)

• Outputs: Balanced (XLR)

• Input Impedance: 20k Ohms (all inputs)

• Output Impedance: < 0.1 Ohms Balanced

• Output Voltage: ±12 V Balanced

• Dimensions (W x H x D): 16.5 x 3.7 x 12.2 in (420 x 95 x 310 mm)

• Power Supply Dimensions: 4.7 x 3.1 x 6.3 in (120 x 80 x 160 mm)

• Weight: 26.5 lbs (12 kg); Granite base: 26.5 lbs (12 kg); Power supply: 7 lbs (3.2 kg)

• Included: Remote control, granite isolation base, separate power supply

Crafted in Germany. Tuned by the hand and ear of Helmut Brinkmann himself.