Conrad-johnson design Premier Ten Owner'S Manual Download Page 1

Congratulations on your purchase of the conrad-johnson Premier Ten
vacuum tube line-stage preamplifier. You have acquired one of the finest
pieces of music reproduction equipment available today. The result of
more than a decade of research by conrad-johnson design into the
application of vacuum tube devices to the reproduction of recorded
music, the Premier Ten was designed to establish the reference stand-
ard among line-stage preamplifiers for reproducing the dynamics, to-
nalities, textures and ambience of a live musical performance. The
design and materials have been carefully selected to yield years of
unvarying excellence.

Please take a few minutes to read this manual so that you will better
understand the features and capabilities of your Premier Ten. 

NOTE

THAT THE PREMIER TEN IS PHASE INVERTING. 

See the section

entitled "Getting the most from your Premier Ten" for details on correct
hookup in your system.

Premier Ten Owner’s Manual

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Summary of Contents for Premier Ten

Page 1: ...ned to establish the reference stand ard among line stage preamplifiers for reproducing the dynamics to nalities textures and ambience of a live musical performance The design and materials have been...

Page 2: ...ign Replacement cartons are available from the factory for a nominal charge d Normal wear and maintenance are not covered by this warranty 3 The above warranty may be transferred to subsequent owners...

Page 3: ...register the warranty The warranty may be transferred to a new owner if it has been properly registered initially and if the registered owner sends a signed notice providing the name and address of th...

Page 4: ...220 or 240 volt power lines CONNECTION AUX PH TUNER CD TAPE 1 TAPE 2 These high level inputs are electrically equivalent They present a 17k ohm load to the source The outputs of your tape recorders s...

Page 5: ...tput of the tone controls to Tape 2 and the input of the tone controls to Record 2 To use the tone controls select Tape 2 on the Source Selector and use the Record Selector to select phono tuner cd or...

Page 6: ...CE SELECTOR AUX PH TUNER CD TAPE 1 TAPE 2 This selector switch is used to choose an input for listening RECORD SELECTOR AUX PH TUNER CD TAPE 1 TAPE 2 This control selects the signal to the record outp...

Page 7: ...rd for either cost or prestige We know of no vacuum tubes available which will improve the sonic performance of your Premier Ten In addition the tubes in your pream plifier have been tempered by a con...

Page 8: ...musical transients by first moving out they are creating a rise in pressure and the system is said to be phase correct If they respond by moving in they create a fall in pressure and the system is sai...

Page 9: ...no better than average To complicate matters our experience suggests that the choice of interconnects will be system dependent those that are ranked first on a given system may be a poor choice for a...

Page 10: ...than 100kHz Hum and noise 94dB below 2 5V output Distortion at 1 0 v output less than 5 THD or IMD Phase inverts phase of all inputs at main out Ouput impedance less than 200 ohms Mechanical Dimensio...

Page 11: ...esign inc 2733 Merrilee Drive Fairfax VA 22031 Be sure to include a copy of your sales receipt from the original pur chase along with a note explaining the problem you are having in as much detail as...

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