Electrocompaniet AS is a prestigious Norwegian high-fidelity audio manufacturer founded in 1973 by Per Abrahamsen and Svein Erik Børja, headquartered in Tau, Norway. The company specializes in premium home entertainment electronics including amplifiers, CD players, streaming devices, and preamplifiers, known for their distinctive warm, natural sound quality often called 'The Norwegian Sound.' With 6-50 employees, Electrocompaniet handcrafts audio equipment that blends traditional Norwegian craftsmanship with modern technology, exporting to over 40 countries globally. Current leadership includes Lasse Danielsen as Sales and Marketing Director and Volker Hunger as Technical Director. The company operates both Electrocompaniet and EC Living brands, recently launching the EC 5 preamplifier and partnering with Ø Audio Norway for speaker systems, maintaining their 50+ year commitment to audiophile excellence.
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The Electrocompaniet EC 5 is a high-end Norwegian preamplifier, introduced after 10 years of meticulous development.
It features an electronic volume control system without moving parts, offering precise adjustments with over 900 steps of 0.1 dB increments.
Its circuitry is fully discrete and configured in a "dual mono" format, operating in pure Class A for optimal audio fidelity.

Pure Class A dual-mono design with separate power supplies and robust 80 VA toroidal transformers.
Proprietary volume control using parallel resistor networks for precise 0.1 dB adjustments.
AmpliWire topology ensures high bandwidth, low distortion, and no capacitors in the signal path.
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