Conrad-Johnson Owner’s Manual
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ET2 Vacuum-Tube Preamplifier
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It just sounds right.
Page 1: ...Conrad Johnson Owner s Manual ET2 Vacuum Tube Preamplifier conrad johnson It just sounds right...
Page 2: ...ducing among the industry s most reliable com ponents is a natural consequence of this engineering approach Although the ET2 has been designed to operate in an intuitively apparent way you will find u...
Page 3: ...on dealer in the United States for use in the United States d Normal wear e Incidental or consequential damages are not covered under this warranty Some states do not allow the exclusion of inci denta...
Page 4: ...rvice department can also be reached by e mail at service conradjohnson com by phone at 703 698 8581 or by fax at 703 560 5360 Service If your conrad johnson audio component requires service repack it...
Page 5: ...layout grounding prac tice and power supply design have all been specified with a view to reducing the impact of electromagnetic fields on the perform ance of this unit At the same time however our p...
Page 6: ...le dress can be an important factor in minimizing hum pickup The installation should situate the pream plifier well away from the power amplifier and power ac mains cords should be dressed to remain a...
Page 7: ...wo channel performance Connect the front left and front right channel outputs from your SSP to THEATER IN You can also con nect the THEATER OUT to an input on your SSP allowing you to do signal proces...
Page 8: ...splay to zero on both channels Pressing the mute button again will restore the previously selected level setting level up level down Level setting on the ET2 can be ad justed in 0 5 dB increments The...
Page 9: ...e associated button on the remote EPLS EPL1 EPL2 Pressing the EPL buttons inserts the associ ated processor in the signal path Pressing the button again will re establish a direct connection to the se...
Page 10: ...ce of your ET2 The tubes in your preamplifier have been tempered by a controlled burn in procedure that permits them to perform for a greatly extended period without sonic degra dation then selected f...
Page 11: ...re and the system is said to be phase inverting Each component in the stereo system either preserves the phase of the incoming signal and is said to be phase correct or inverts the phase and is said t...
Page 12: ...f interconnects will be system dependent those that are top ranked on one system may be a poor choice for a different system Consult your conrad johnson dealer for recommendations for your specific sy...
Page 13: ...nd F2 are located on the main pc board near the transformers There is also an ac mains fuse F3 located in the ac mains inlet socket on the back of the unit A failure of any of these fuses is a symptom...
