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The Atlantic 2 TRP 

LampizatOr DAC – User Manual 

Tube Rollers Paradise 

Summary of Contents for Atlantic 2 TRP

Page 1: ...The Atlantic 2 TRP LampizatOr DAC User Manual Tube Rollers Paradise...

Page 2: ...ike the sound and you want to keep it After the 7 days period expire your DAC is a keeper and you may open the hood This does not invalidate the warranty however any modifications no matter how small...

Page 3: ...8 Cabling and cable handling 9 Tube rolling and replacement 10 Atlantic TRP tube rolling guide 10 Rectifier Rolling 13 Aging problems 14 Fuse Change 15 Volume control 16 COOPERATION WITH THE PREAMP 1...

Page 4: ...te circuit therefore it will be impossible to switch the DAC on via remote VOL VOL changes the volume from complete MUTE 63 dB to complete bypass 0 dB in 64 smooth steps Input and Input changes the an...

Page 5: ...chnician There is also a switch at the back allowing user to select mains voltage We need to change transformer windings arrangement of the primaries It is not necessary but advisable that the power c...

Page 6: ...storage faster than 192 kHz and with more resolution that 24 bits We already hit the human ear limits not to mention the real needs of mass consumers MP3 Data formats The DAC is capable of automatic r...

Page 7: ...ology allows us to set practically unlimited volume level at the output up to 10 x higher than from a normal CD player We have decided to adhere to one internally set standard the test tone of 1 kHz a...

Page 8: ...Therefore it is forbidden to place the dac on top of the speakers or a sub Choose least vibrating location preferably one foot behind the plane of the speakers Power on off cycle The tube lifetime alm...

Page 9: ...when all is working is not dangerous for the DAC as long as the AC power supply has the GND for all products DAC transport amps Signal cables can be plugged unplugged with the amplifier volume turned...

Page 10: ...If you feel that you MUST try other tubes we need to pre authorize it in writing Otherwise you loose the warranty sorry It is possible to order the special version of DAC for tube rolling fans It wil...

Page 11: ...e Follower fashion the voltage on anodes is dropped by the load to 50 80V DC only However with amaged tube or no tube at all the voltmeter will read 240 VDC on anode pin 3 4 The bias of our system is...

Page 12: ...ly different parameters Or octal 6SN7 and VT99 both octal same parameters different pinout 3 Some tubes can have same base same pinout and same parameters except the different heaters Best example is...

Page 13: ...rolled at all There is only one brand and one version We supply the tubes that are purchased new from reliable sources They are tested and matched They are the best sounding tubes we know and rolling...

Page 14: ...ends on the DEMAND of our circuit Some Lampizator tube stages demand only 2 mA in total some can demand 40mA and more Atlantic DAC demand in total for 2 channels is 20 mA for SE or 40 mA for balanced...

Page 15: ...of 3 Therefore it is impossible for the fuse to blow without a specific reason a failure inside the player Consequently if the fuse burns it is a signal to send the dac for service and NOT change the...

Page 16: ...t only of volume adjustment but also of the input selection both analog inputs as well as digital Using the volume module Press the volume knob down for 3 seconds and the display will show selection o...

Page 17: ...said that every properly designed amp or preamp keeps the load value above 40k And if it doesn t we simply don t choose such amp because it was not designed with audiophiles in mind DIGITAL INPUTS Th...

Page 18: ...Apple products which have headphone output iMac MacBook Power MAC MAcMini iPhone iPad iPod have a secret toslink transmitter hidden inside that port Just buy the special cable Toslink Minijack and whe...

Page 19: ...figure out how to do it They are probably still scratching their heads After plugging the DAC by the USB cable and turning it on within 3 seconds the device should show up on the MAC Note the device w...

Page 20: ...k is MIDI SETTINGS of the MAC computer We go to the top right corner of the screen and press SPOTLIGHT Loupe We type in the search line MIDI SETUP and enter In the MIDI setup we can choose frequencies...

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Page 22: ...s head form unilateral triangle 3 x 60 degrees with the distance between speakers being exactly equal to distance head speaker 2 Head must be in exactly middle of the speaker base and the speaker bas...

Page 23: ...t is not exactly new but it is not burned in enough Our customers report back that after 3 days of constant powering playing or not the DAC opens up significantly Further improvements are observed aft...

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Page 28: ...Signal input selector PCM DAC PCM RECEIVER DATA INPUT USB Receiver DSD FILTER engine compu ter Bi Phase signals PCM coding S PDIF AES EBU TOSLINK TTL Block Diagram DAC with Remote Control Tube Output...

Page 29: ...TRP DAC Manual of 29 32 PCM DAC PCM RECEIVER DATA INPUT USB Receiver DSD FILTER engine compu ter Bi Phase signals PCM coding S PDIF AES EBU TOSLINK TTL Block Diagram DAC without Remote Control Tube Ou...

Page 30: ...rs as well as the huge electron transmision area gives our sound great authority spaciousness and sense of ease that is not possible to match by small tubes Also it drives the amplifier better despite...

Page 31: ...input Are analog RCA cables leading to the amp connected to OUTPUT sockets and NOT the preamp input sockets in Vol CTRL DACs Is Amplifier powered connected input selected corectly un muted with speake...

Page 32: ...Rear panel layout of 32 32 AES EBU input USB input SPDIF inputs Analog outputs Balanced XLR optional Analog outputs single ended RCA Hi Lo gain switch input selector Serial number Power button IEC pow...

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