
Royale MP1.
The art of analog. Taken further.
There are things we believe should not be reinvented simply for the sake of being new. They should be refined until there is nothing left to add — and as little as possible left to take away. At its heart, the Royale MP1 is the finest analog preamplifier we have ever created. It builds upon everything we learned from our legendary analog pre-amplifiers, yet goes considerably further in every aspect that matters: transparency, resolution, dynamics, control and, above all, the natural ease with which music simply unfolds.
Its integrated phono stage follows the same philosophy. All of our pre-amplifiers became renowned for its exceptional phono performance, setting a benchmark we knew would be difficult to surpass. With the MP1, we did exactly that. Not by changing our understanding of what great analog reproduction should be, but by refining how close we can come to it. Less between the source and the music. Everything of what was there from the beginning.
Also here the floating Bugatti logo on the top plate is more than a design detail. It is a powerful analogy for what to expect from this preamplifier - simply by translating the halo associated with Bugatti into the world of high-end audio, engineered and backed by everything TIDAL has achieved over more than two and a half decades. And, as icing on the cake, opening entirely new possibilities for creating a truly bespoke exterior design in close collaboration with its owner.

Its integrated phono stage follows the same philosophy. All of our pre-amplifiers became renowned for its exceptional phono performance, setting a benchmark we knew would be difficult to surpass. With the MP1, we did exactly that. Not by changing our understanding of what great analog reproduction should be, but by refining how close we can come to it. Less between the source and the music. Everything of what was there from the beginning.

- POWER SUPPLY SECTION
- connection to power input: 3 silver air-core (silver tube) conductors with connector, burnt in as complete cable-tree before assembling and being the only wires inside the preamp
- 3 x 35VA ring core transformers
- galvanic isolation between the control section (for the whole ADC processed level control) and the complete analogue part, divided into left and right
- all together 20 (twenty) separated linear regulated power voltages in total
- low noise power supply (left and right) for the analogue amplifier, directly embedded for shortest signal ways directly where it needs to be
- AMPLIFIER SECTION
- the whole amp section is built from single parts selected and to each other balanced by hand (discrete match up)
- symmetrical amplifier design with only two solid state stages in the signal way
- low distortion and almost complete absence of a signature sound because of a complementary circuit topology, following the concept of the ideal for the shortest signal way, true balanced design in mirror-symmetrical layout onto a 4-layer PCB board
- VOLUME CONTROL
- 32 steps volume attenuator with noble-gas filled mini reed relays and super short signal ways fully balanced, means audio-plus and audio-minus do have their own level adjuster, no cascade compromises. This means no open contacts (to prevent corrosion/dust etc.), and only 1 (one) metal-film resistor in the signal way in the best (and direct) position between signal in and signal out
- Galvanic and optical isolated ADC control from an ALPS motor driven potentiometer to control the relay‘s itself, resolution adapted for each volume level (higher for lower levels, lower for higher levels)
- MC1
- FEATURES
- 3x true balanced inputs and 1 x MC phono input
- when the balanced input is turned off also the matching GND connection is in high resistance (100 Ohm) for reducing ground loop
- 2 x balanced output
- 2 x remote power on/off by RJ45 to power amplifiers on and off
- phase inversion (to be switched with remote control)
- constraint-layer sandwich cabinet with optimized rigidity and resonance behavior
- PHONO MODULE
- MC phono input, unique two-stage concept between the MC-board and the line-stage itself for the shortest possible signal way from cartridge to balanced output (to the power amp)
- phono heating for low distortions and perfect temperature of (sound)sensitive parts.
- fully balanced input impedance to be chosen by the rotary switch at the backside (ELMA precision switcher controlling mini-reed-relay direct in the circuit (from position 1 up to 12): 50, 80, 100, 130, 160, 200, 266, 330, 400, 570, 800, 2000 ohm)
- high-gain/ low-gain selector with 10dB amplification difference
- direct soldered connection to the main board by silver air core solid core wires
- voltage gain: 10 dB (line mode) 20 dB (phono mode)
- bandwith: 1Hz - 380 kHz (-3 dB)
- distortion: < 0.003%
- noise: 110 dB (0.5 V output voltage)
- input impedance: 10 kOhms
- output impedance: < 40 Ohms
- DC-coupled symmetrical MC-Class-A amplifier: voltage gain: 55 dB (at 1 kHz), noise: > 80 dB (0.5 mV input voltage), input impedance: 10 - 1.2 kOhms, output impedance: 150 Ohms
- dimensions: 46 cm x 13 cm x 42 cm
- weight: 27 Kg
