RP7L (Lite) discontinued
RP7 Lite — Hybrid E-OTL, RCA-only input
Year: c. 2007
Status: removed from the catalog — replaced by newer generations.
The Lite version of the RP7: the same hybrid E-OTL concept — 12AU7 vacuum tube input stages with a BJT solid-state current output in pure Class A — simplified to a single RCA line input (the standard RP7B carries both RCA and XLR).
In March 2008 the RP7L was phased out when the RP5.3 took over its place in the catalog.
In the 2007 catalog the RP7L was listed at €1,400, alongside the RP7-B at €2,100 — both shared the same official product page.
Shared RP7-series specifications — Bandwidth: 2–100,000 Hz within 1dB · Output: 2 headphone + 1 pre-out · Technology: Combo Vacuum Tubes 12AU7 / BJT · Output Impedance: 12–600Ω · Dual splitted capacitance multiplier PSU · Amplification Class: Always A-Class
Release year is approximate, inferred from archived materials.
Front photo is the official RP7 series shot — the RP7L carries the same faceplate.