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OPERATION MANUAL                           MODEL :   MINITORII  -  DESKTOP AMPLIFIER

 

          REV 1  MAR 2018

           

Thank You

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By purchasing this preamplifier you are 

helping to preserve the art of finely 

crafted audio products with absolute 

world class reference fidelity.  

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Please Take a Moment

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The serial number and date of your 

amplifier are recorded on the bottom.  

Take a moment to write them down 

here so you don’t have to move your 

amplifier once it is installed. 

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Serial Number:__________________ 

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Date (Month/Year): ______________ 

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Model Number:  _________________ 

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Technical Assistance 

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You can get help by calling us directly 

or you by e-mail. 
If you have any issues, check the web 

site’s contact page for up to date e-mail 

addresses and phone hours. 
We also have a strong online support 

forum that is very active.  This can be a 

handy way of getting help during off 

hours or weekends when our office is 

closed. 

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DECWARE/High Fidelity Engineering

 

75 S. Riverview Dr.  East Peoria IL 61611  

(309) 822 5255         www.decware.com 

Table of Contents

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Safety Instructions  

 

Thank You   

 

 

Technical Assistance 

 

Unpacking   

 

 

Getting Started 

 

 

What’s What  

 

 

Connections  

 

 

Input Connections   

 

Connecting Subwoofers   

Installing Tubes 

 

 

Tube Matching 

 

 

Tube Substitutions   

 

Biasing your tubes   

 

Tube life 

 

 

 

Operation 

 

 

 

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Clipping 

 

 

 

11 

Headphones  

 

 

11 

Burn in 

 

 

 

11 

Design 

 

 

 

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Voicing 

 

 

 

12 

Maintenance  

 

 

13 

Specifications 

 

 

14 

Service 

 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for MiniTorii

Page 1: ...OPERATION MANUAL MODEL MINITORII DESKTOP AMPLIFIER REV 1 MAR 2018 PAGE OF WWW DECWARE COM 1 14 Reference Vacuum Tube Amplifier Owners Manual MiniT orii...

Page 2: ...HOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL To prevent the risk of electrical shock do not remove cover or bottom No u...

Page 3: ...y calling us directly or you by e mail If you have any issues check the web site s contact page for up to date e mail addresses and phone hours We also have a strong online support forum that is very...

Page 4: ...you have taken delivery of your amp during cold weather please allow it to come to room temperature before you plug it in and try to use it You will need three pair of high quality interconnects and...

Page 5: ...14 POWER CORD 3A FUSE POWER SWITCH RIGHT OUTPUT RIGHT SPEAKER RIGHT INPUT B RIGHT INPUT A LEFT INPUT A OA3 HEADPHONE JACK VOLUME TREBLE ADJ LEFT OUTPUT LEFT INPUT B ADJ FEEDBACK POWER SWITCH ADJ FEED...

Page 6: ...ed and installed Tube pins are equally important and should be cleaned every time a tube is installed Once again this will keep the tube sockets clean which is critical for maintaining top fidelity Tu...

Page 7: ...lector switch and the switch box shown above is also using silver switching and silver Teflon internal wiring This component is called the ZSB and available on the Decware web site Connecting Subwoofe...

Page 8: ...or the life of the tubes Tube Matching Matching the tubes is not required in this amp since the channels can be individually adjusted however it is nice to install the output tubes as well as the inp...

Page 9: ...st cases this will be around 6000 hours for a new tube Rectifier tubes are the first line of defense against power spikes and can fail as a result of this for what would seem like no apparent reason U...

Page 10: ...en the two components Now add your second source if you have one and again listen for any increase in the noise or hum If with either source you DO notice an increase in noise or hum then it likely co...

Page 11: ...e at minimum 200 hours of use to reach what we a term burned in state which is to say a state where the sound is pretty much where it s going to be from then on out During the 200 hour burn in period...

Page 12: ...se of it s treble control and through tube rolling To voice with tubes we recommend starting with output tubes Get yourself three or four different compatible pairs to try and settle on a favorite Aft...

Page 13: ...n to change them The trick is simple You have a complete new set of tubes on hand and every 6 months you install them to see if the sound gets better If it does it s probably time for new tubes If not...

Page 14: ...IEC 3A fuse and removable cord included Consumption 65 watts Input jacks RCA Output jacks RCA Headphone jacks 1 4 Warranty lifetime to original owner 90 days on tubes Service For service please contac...

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