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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations and thank you for choosing the OCTAVE
V 70
You are about to enjoy the benefits of one of the world's most innovative and reliable
amplifiers. Take care of it, and your amplifier will provide you with many years of
listening pleasure.
You often hear people claim that there has been no real progress in tube amplifier
design for years. The operating principles of tubes have been documented
extensively and are well known to amplifier designers. The same can, of course, be
said for transistor amplifiers.
Nevertheless, there is still room for further development with both of these
technologies. This is both necessary and desirable. With tube amplifiers in particular,
a general reluctance to depart from the classic circuit designs has not done the
technology any favours. Today's loudspeakers and source equipment provide better
performance than ever before, but also make greater demands on amplifiers. Modern
sound reproduction equipment delivers a level of performance at a price that simply
would not have been possible 20 or even 10 years ago.
These advances have been achieved through the application of cutting edge
technology as it becomes available and affordable.
Integrating these technologies into amplifier design demands a detailed knowledge of
the inner workings of amplifiers and an appreciation of the sonic ramifications of each
modification.
We have specialized in tube amplification for the past 20 years, during which time we
have developed a number of innovative technologies that have earned us a
reputation as one of the leaders in the field.
We hope you will enjoy many hours of wonderful music with your OCTAVE amplifier.
Andreas Hofmann
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