The science:

Special features STERN

Magnetically and capactively optimized circuit and device design without any ferro-magnetic materials.
Floating Design for optimal resitance against microphonic effects and temperature stability.
The floating panels of the body are resonance-optimized by massive brass pads on an aluminum frame.
Mounting and bolted assembly of transformers made of stainless steel.
Double mono layout of circuitry and power supply for maximum channel separation.
Air Flow Design circuit boards for an optimum of cooling and stable quiecent currents.
Galvanic separation of all analog circuits by opto couplers.
The input and output sections as well as the volume control are realized using enhanced, discrete Audionet operational amplifier modules with state-of-the-art mica capacitors.
Rhodium Cinch jacks by Furutech.
Volume controller on a double ball-bearing axis and with magnetic ratchet and optical sensing.
Volume controlled by electronic switches and real-time linearized precision resistor network.
DC coupled with no sound deminishing capacitors or coils, shortest signal paths.
One separate transformer per channel for the positive and negative half wave, leding to the perfect power supply.
Four encapsulated and decoupled 50 VA toroid transformers.
Main power supply capacitors 22,000 µF, optimzed for very low impedance and made with silk dielectric.
Total capacitance of 176,000 µF.
Microprocessor control with separate power supply monitor and control all functions and inform the user on a high resolution display.
By-Pass mode for integration into home cinema systems.
Audionet Link outputs for the remote control of further Audionet devices.
User definable names for each input, input levels adjustable for each input.
User selectable function to remove DC levels from signal sources.
Rhodium fuse.