Glossary

AUX

Universal preamplifier input ( AUX = auxiliary input) for

connectinghighlevelsignalsources(i.e. signals

ources

withanoutputlevelbetween0.25Vand4V).

 

Balance

Thebalancecontrolprovidesinfiniteadjustmentof level between right and left channels (shiftofstereo ce ntre), e.g.tocompensateforasymmetricspeakerposition ing.

Toavoidanyadverseeffectonthesound,thebalan ce

rangeislimitedto+6dB.Itisneverdesirableto reduce thevolumeofonestereochanneltozero.

dB

Theunitofmeasurementforelectricallevelsisth edeci Bel(dB).

Loudness

A volumedependent tone control ( Loudness) circuit which compensates for the frequencydependent sensi

tivityofthehumanearatverylowvolumelevels. Atvery high volumes the loudness circuit has absolutely no effect, but as volume is reduced the bass and upper treblearelifted,inordertocompensateforther eduction insensitivityofthehumanauditorysystematlow levels.

MC

Someanalogueturntablesarefittedwithdynamicso und pickupsystems( MC= Moving Coil). Theamplifiercan

be fitted with an optional highquality MC phono pr

e

amplifiermodulewhoseinputimpedanceandinputse

n

sitivity can be adjusted to match all currently ava

ilable

dynamicpickupsystems.

 

MM

Someanalogueturntablesarefittedwithmagnetics ound pickup systems ( MM = Moving Magnet). The amplifier canbefittedwithanoptionalhighqualityMMphon opre amplifier module whose input impedance and input sensitivitycanbeadjustedtomatchallcurrently available magneticpickupsystems.

RLINK

Control interface for remote control of

source

devices,surrounddecodersandoutputstages.Thep re amplifierreceivestheremotecontrolsignalsandp asses them to the currently selected source device via th is interface.

Sourcedevice

Thetermsourcedevicereferstothoseelementsof aHi Fisystemwhichprovideasoundsignal,suchastun ers, CDplayers,recordersetc.(signalsources).Wehav eto differentiate between listening sources and recordi ng sources.

A listening source is the device to which you are currently listening. This device can be remote controlled.

A recordingsource isasourcefromwhicharecording can be made using a recorder (TAPE). A recording sourcecannotberemotecontrolled.

Surround

Some signal sources (e.g. DVD or digital TV) supply multichannel sound using the DOLBY or dts standard. Your stereo amplifier can be expanded with a supplementary decoder to form a highquality multi channelHiFisurroundsystem.Pleaseaskyourspec ia list dealerforadvice;hewillgladlyadviseyoucon cerningmultichanneltechnology.

Symmetricaloutputs(XLR)

Theprincipleofsymmetricalconnectionshasitsor

 

igins

instudiotechnology,wherethehighestpossiblequ

 

ality

andbestpossibleinterferencesuppressionarerequ

ired.

The principle is based on the idea of transferring

 

 

two

mirrorimage(inverted)signalsinsteadofasingle

signal.

The receiving device generates the difference signa

l

betweenthesetwosignals,withtheeffectthatall

 

traces

of interference are eliminated, and only the pure,

 

 

un

colouredsignalremainsforfurtherprocessing.Of

 

course,

symmetricalsignaltransferisofparticularintere

stwhere

largedistancesareinvolved,e.g. withactivespe

 

akers,

or where the audiophile listener wishes to set up t

 

he

power amplifiers directly adjacent to the speakers

in

ordertokeepthecriticalloudspeakercablesassh

 

ortas

possible.

 

 

 

However,symmetricalamplifiertechnologyoffersfu

rther

advantages: no currents are transferred via the ear

th

conductor, which would otherwise result ina declin

 

ein

earth voltage, which would in turn offset the vital

 

ly im

portantearthreferencepotential.Sincetheamplit

 

udeof

theeffectivesignalisdoubledbythedifferenceg

 

enera

tionprocess,thevoltageamplitudeperunitoftim

eisalso

doubled,therebydoublingtheslewrateofthesign

 

al.

 

Anadditionaladvantageisthatdistortionandback

 

ground

noisetendtocanceleachotherout.Theimprovemen

 

tin

noise is around 3dB, which equates to a reduction i

 

n

hissofaround30%.Fact:symmetricalsignaltechn

 

ology

does require considerably greater complexity, since

somepartsoftheamplifierhavetobeduplicated,

 

butin

our opinion the gain in fidelity justifies the effo

rt every

time.

 

 

 

Theexternalsignoftheextrainvestmentwehavem

 

 

ade

inthistechnologyisthepresenceofindestructibl

 

e,pro

fessionalstudioXLRsockets.

 

 

 

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