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RETRO

50

All-in-One Vacuum Tube Amplifier

Summary of Contents for Stereo 50

Page 1: ...RETRO 50 All in One Vacuum Tube Amplifier...

Page 2: ...atigue and the perception of digital sound as aggressive caused by the high frequency ringing and distortion inherent to all standard digital filters and most digital playback systems High resolution...

Page 3: ...5m apart speaker placement For Normal Use Recommended OFF Maximum Bass correction Recommended when the RETRO LS3 5 is used with speaker stands Moderate Bass correction Recommended for RETRO LS3 5 unde...

Page 4: ...AC Compatible with 4 16 Ohm Speakers Please set to an upright position for the best reception Digital Audio Input USB Input Fuse Mains Power Input Speaker Outputs Bluetooth Antenna 24 25 26 27 28 29...

Page 5: ...S 4 16 Ohm RIGHT LEFT S E ifi audio com Retro Bass AC IN 100 240V FUSE 2A SLOW BLOW PHONO GROUND AUDIO INPUTS DIGITAL INPUTS USB COAXIAL OPTICAL 2 1 Line 3 6dB MM MC High Direct St ream Digital 8X 4X...

Page 6: ...xial Optical Bluetooth Direct Bass Input Digital Input LED Status The LED indicates the sampling rate of the incoming digital signal Tip The iFi Retro Stereo 50 s DAC s design is based on the award wi...

Page 7: ...ignals A Toslink Mini Plug to Toslink adaptor is included for connecting a normal Toslink optical cable If the music source has both coaxial and optical outputs available the coaxial connection will u...

Page 8: ...and it enables CD like quality over a Bluetooth connection Most upmarket Android smartphones from reputable manufacturers e g Sony Samsung LG etc already have aptX supported built in Also aptX is avai...

Page 9: ...to pairing mode by pressing the Pairing button iFi RETRO Stereo 50 can store up to 8 paired devices Smart devices phone pad can also be connected to the iFi RETRO Stereo 50 using the USB input For iOS...

Page 10: ...B of gain Step 1 Connect the audio RCA cables from the source component to the iFi RETRO Stereo 50 s RCA audio input The extra 6dB gain fixed is useful when you are connecting some vintage equipment e...

Page 11: ...s PHONO GROUND Step 3 Select the from the selector 3 Phono INPUT PHONO GROUND Line 3 6dB MM MC High Pairing MC Low MC High MM Line 3 MC Low PHONO PHONO GROUND Line 3 6dB MM MC High Pairing MC Low MC H...

Page 12: ...ft click equals turn the dial to the right Stereophonic Microgroove LP Records RIAA EMI Display Name RIAA DMM Comments Modern stereo LP playback curve Angel Records Manhattan Records Narada labels und...

Page 13: ...It uses the highest quality discrete components and so the integrity of the original recording is retained Hence all the clarity and resolution of the original music is retained 3D HolographicSound Sy...

Page 14: ...n 3D Correction only for normal Headphone listening with most recordings 3D Correction and 3D expansion for recordings or headphones with too narrow rendering of space Please note that the above setti...

Page 15: ...t Please select your preferred decoupling item The silicon rubber feet are usually used when the LS3 5 is positioned on its side so the silicon will raise the LS3 5 to the same height as the Stereo 50...

Page 16: ...ere 6 3mm socket Turbo drive connect low sensitivity headphones here Tip When a headphone is plugged in the iFi RETRO Stereo 50 will automatically mute the speaker output As the 3D HolographicSound sy...

Page 17: ...nput Analogue Input 3 5mm share with Line 2 Loudspeaker Output 3 5mm Headphone Output 6 3mm Headphone Output Audio Section Power output Music Total Harmonic Distortion THD Output bandwidth Frequency R...

Page 18: ...2 6 2 5 6 3 1 2 8MHz Filters 768 705 6 384 352 8kHz Minimum Phase PCM 192 176 4 96 88 2 48 44 1kHz Bit Perfect DXD PCM 768 705 6 384 352 8 Analogue DSD PCM 192 176 4 96 88 2 48 44kHz General Power Sup...

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