Octave JUBILEE MONO SE, Owner'S Manual

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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 What makes OCTAVE amplifiers special
Technology
Tubes themselves do not themselves guarantee
high quality sound. Only by partnering them with
innovative electronics designed to create the op-
timum conditions for the tubes you can achieve
consistently high sound quality.
OCTAVE amplifiers are equipped with a power
management system whose design is unique.
This electronic monitoring and protection system
is comprised of a soft-start control and a protec-
tion system. An electronic control module regu-
lates and controls all the functions of our amplifi-
ers. When you switch it on, the soft start circuit
ensures that the tube heaters and operating volt-
ages are ramped up gently. If a fault should oc-
cur, the protection system steps in to switch the
power off virtually instantaneously. This intelli-
gent power management system guarantees to-
tal protection against all conceivable faults.
An optimized power supply, sophisticated power
supply circuitry and the high load stability of the
output stages ensure that every power amp and
integrated amp bearing the OCTAVE name is
capable of developing its full sonic qualities with
virtually any loudspeaker.
Together, these measures deliver a supremely
consistent sound quality and a dependability that
is recognized as world class.
Manufacturing
Every OCTAVE amplifier is 100 percent
"made in Germany". Our products are built
individually by hand and thoroughly tested
before they leave the factory. We design and
make our own custom transformers. We
maintain extremely high quality standards
through close cooperation with specialist
suppliers and by insisting on producing me-
chanical components in house on the latest
CNC machines. The most important contrib-
uting factor, however, is the highly qualified
and enthusiastic team working here at OC-
TAVE. The company owner, Andreas Hof-
mann, retains ultimately responsibility for the
design and development of all OCTAVE
products.
Sound
OCTAVE is fully convinced of the musicality
and sonic superiority of tubes. But our expe-
rience tells us that using tubes does not au-
tomatically lead to audiophile sound quality.
We appreciate that the sound characteristics
of an amplifier are a result of the interaction
of its component parts. This means that a
high degree of technical skill must be applied
to optimizing every detail in order to design a
reliable amplifier that will maintain its charac-
teristics over time and that will convince the
critical listener over the long term that its re-
production of music is both honest and natu-
ral