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Liquid Gold 

Balanced Differential 

Solid State Dynamic 

Headphone Amplifier 

® 

 

Cavalli audio

Cavalli audio

Cavalli audio

Cavalli audio 

 

 

 

Copyright © 2013-2015 Cavalli Audio, LLC 

All Rights Reserved 

® 

Summary of Contents for Liquid Gold

Page 1: ...Liquid Gold Balanced Differential Solid State Dynamic Headphone Amplifier Cavalli audio Cavalli audio Cavalli audio Cavalli audio Copyright 2013 2015 Cavalli Audio LLC All Rights Reserved ...

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Page 3: ...d that when you re not listening you leave the amp on continuously with your CD player in loop mode for enough hours to reach the 200 hour point It is not necessary to leave headphones attached In fact we recommend that you disconnect your headphones when not listening during this break in period At this point and not before this point will the amplifier reach the level of performance enabling you...

Page 4: ...ront panel toggle switch The single ended input has an internal solid state buffered phase splitter to create a balanced signal to drive the amp fully balanced The amp has two gain settings to help with the wide range of dynamic headphone impedances and sensitivities The high gain is 8X and the low gain is 4X The Liquid Gold circuit allows you to hot switch the gain using the front panel toggle sw...

Page 5: ...Switch The white LED to the left and under the power switch will light red indicating that the amp is on This LED is marked W for Wait 4 The power circuit will delay anywhere from 1 2 minutes depending on your line mains voltage before enabling the outputs When the first delay is finished the W LED will turn from red to white 5 The second LED labeled H for Headphones will light red 6 During this t...

Page 6: ...s jack supports headphones wired with a 4 Pin fully balanced connector This jack is labeled above the jack with the letters Bal CAUTION do not connect headphones with a 4 Pin XLR which has a common ground 3 wire connection to the headphones This will absolutely damage the amplifier and void your warranty 3 Pin XLRs Some headphones are equipped with two 3 Pin XLR connectors for independent left and...

Page 7: ... output Extended On Time please read this The Liquid Gold amplifier will benefit from some warm up time about a half hour to an hour We do not recommend however that you leave the amp on for extended periods of time when not listening Leaving the amp constantly on will shorten component life and will not after the initial break in period benefit the sonic character of the amp We do not recommend f...

Page 8: ...tch on the left the power on wait LED W the offset detector LED H the 4 Pin XLR Output Jack Bal the two Combo Jacks which provide 3 Pin XLR Left Right and S E TRS Low High jacks The gain switch High Low and input selector switch B2 B1 S are on the right TRS Jack Low is for low impedance high sensitivity headphones ...

Page 9: ...Audio LLC Page 9 of 16 Rear Panel Jacks and Power Inlet This diagram shows the input jack arrangement The leftmost jack is the single ended RCA input next is balanced input 1 then balanced input 2 Power inlet has a standby switch ...

Page 10: ... similar to a touch switch in that there is no detectable mechanical travel but there must be some small deflection of the front face of the switch Thus a Piezo switch feels like a touch switch where you must apply some small amount of pressure to activate the switch This pressure is low but not zero Take some time to understand and feel how your Piezo switch works and then it should operate witho...

Page 11: ... performance audio One of our closely held opinions with regard to the entire matter of What makes better sound better can be summed up in a few short words if the musical result of the change MOVES YOU then it is worth considering If not spend those discretionary funds obtaining more of your favorite music OK so now comes that time when we require you to read some verbiage written in legalese If ...

Page 12: ...ill be considered counterfeit product Cavalli Audio will not repair or in any way indemnify any counterfeit or cloned product Now that you ve read all that and we assume that you have in fact read the above essential verbiage we re hoping and trusting that you have found reading this owner s document to have been both useful and entertaining enhancing your ability to enjoy your Cavalli Audio Liqui...

Page 13: ...R COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS EVEN IF CAVALLI AUDIO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY REMEDY IN NO EVENT WILL CAVALLI AUDIO S AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM WHETHER IN CONTRACT TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF USE OF THE PRODUCT THAT EXCEEDS THE TOTAL FEES PAID BY CUSTOMER FOR THE APPL...

Page 14: ...ther liquids into it Power Sources Make sure that the voltage frequency stated on the back label on your amplifier is compatible the line mains voltage in your location Grounding The electrical ground in this amplifier is an important safety feature Do not defeat ground with special plugs power cords etc Doing so will void your warranty Power Cords If you use your own power cord use one that meets...

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