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Issue Date: April 2012
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Page 1: ...AFGROUP srl Fortissimo Integrated amplifier 1 7 Issue Date April 2012 Afgroup sRL E Mail support afgroupsrl audioanalogue com Fortissimo Integrated amplifier ...
Page 2: ...manage the audio signal coming from the different systems always working with the best of the audio performance The goal is to share the loudspeakers and the stereo system with other different audio systems so that such systems are played with a higher audio quality In fact the number of the entertainment systems using audio is constantly increasing in the domestic environment As an example consid...
Page 3: ...n be saved on the PC MAC Note1 An other peculiarity of the Fortissimo IA is its balanced input which has been designed to match the audio high end requirements that are very different from the audio professional ones Note2 Audio signal chain The volume control is performed by the Integrated Circuit Burr Brown PGA2320 a true reference for this kind of function The power stage is completely differen...
Page 4: ...ameters such as the noise and the distortion In fact in a professional application the balanced signals have to work in environments where the common mode disturbs are very high Unfortunately the same design philosophy is often pursuit also in the high end applications That approach in the high end field is conceptually wrong because in a domestic environment where the high end equipment will be w...
Page 5: ... set the configuration 3 ANALOG STEREO INPUTS 1 ANALOG STEREO INPUT ByPass the input is set by default as a standard stereo input but the user can set it to work in bypass mode and set the gain too 1 BALANCED INPUT Trigger In the unit can be switched on and off by a 12VDC voltage furnished by an other unit such as the Crescendo CD OUTPUTS DIGITAL SPDIF OUTPUT on such connector the selected digital...
Page 6: ... obtaining an increase in the reproduction audio quality d Connection to entertainment consoles such equipments are more and more present in our houses They have a digital audio output that can be coaxial or optical Such as for the television the optical is usually preferable The connection permits to reproduce on the stereo system loudspeakers the sounds played by the consoles e Connection to a P...
Page 7: ...ront leds are turned off When a remote switch is pressed or a command is sent by the front knob the front leds turn on showing the unit state Then after about 1 second all the leds are turned off again Balance Bypass mode TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Parameter Measurement conditions Value Channel number 2 Whole gain pre power stage 36dB Input impedance 40KOhm 10W 0 01 THD N Power on a 8Ohm load 100W 0...
