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sounds superior - or vice versa. Trust your ears! You will not cause damage to your speakers or the TIGRIS by mismatching. Experiment to obtain the most pleasing results! Spades or steel spring bananas, gold- or rhodium plated, are the preferred cable terminations. Spades may be stacked for
3-4 HOOK-UP OPTIONS:
A:Line Level Inputs - The TIGRIS offers four line level RCA
For example, if you do not presently own a CD player but have two tape decks, a tuner and a TV, you may connect those components without worry. You will only have to remember that the CD input now corresponds with the TV, tape II with Aux 1 - or however you have arranged your connections.
The inputs and outputs are arranged in two horizontal rows, with the left channel jacks, marked white, in the lower row and the right channel jacks, marked red, in the upper row. The two output terminals are the outermost left and right pairs, with all the input terminals inbetween. Each pair is clearly marked.
If you are not sure whether you have accidentally reversed channels, use a classical recording to check the location of the violins and double basses- the violins should be to the left, the double basses to the right.
REAR PANEL: TIGRIS
PURE CLASS A POWER |
TIGRISTM AMPLIFIER |
TANDEM STATE IMAGING TM |
Tunable Soundstaging |
WARNING: To reduce risk of fire or electric shock do not remove cover. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified personnel. Do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. Replace fuse with same type and rating only.
PREAMP | AUX 2 IN | AUX IN | CD IN | TAPE IN | RECORDING |
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150 V 50/60 Hz 4 AMP
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FUSE |
4A SB |
Due to its minute output ( Millivolts as opposed to the .5 or 2 Volts of a tapedeck or CD player ), a turntable is NOT a standard line level input and needs its signal preamplified and equalized for RIAA before the TIGRIS can amplify it properly. Turntable preamps, also called phono stages, are available from a variety of manufacturers such as McCormack, Parasound, Creek and others. A turntable connected to such a phono stage may now be connected to any of the inputs of the TIGRIS. Do NOT connect a turntable DI- RECTLY to a line level input!
The Tape Output is a
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