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XP-27 Owner’s Manual
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Page 2: ...stroy equip ment Ventilation Power amplifiers run warm but you should be able to place your hands on them without discomfort You must allow for this heat in installation by providing for free air circula tion around the product Leave a minimum of 6 of space around the amplifier The ventila tion should not be impeded by covering the ventilation openings with items such as newspa pers table cloths cur...
Page 3: ... of music in a real physical space Like some great musicians we get requests You spoke and we listened so that you can listen better Now the XP 27 a product designed at the intersections of excellence adaptability and convenience The twin chassis XP 27 eclipses the already exceptional performance of the well reviewed and well received XP 15 XP 25 XP 17 delivering enhanced RIAA performance at a fra...
Page 4: ... in the transformers iron core For the time the promise of the best moving coil cartridges went un realized The XP 27 s high gain and exceptionally low noise figure allow for ample output and detail from cartridges providing as little as 40 uV micro volts of signal at the phono input The adjustable gain options of the XP 27 make this unit immune from overload with any high output cartridge of which...
Page 5: ... all instances will be 50 60 Hz Please verify that that voltage indicated on the product is consistent with the nominal voltage supplied at your location All XP 27 products are protected by a voltage specific type fuse 5mm x 20mm slow blow For 100 Volts ac and 120 Volts ac the fuse will be 1 amp for 220 Volts ac and 240 Volts ac the fuse will be amp In all instances the fuse will have a slow blow t...
Page 6: ...th a series loading of 47k ohms and 100 pf of parallel capacitance Like gain these settings too are selectable from the front panel of the XP25 Presuming 47k ohm in the case of moving magnet greatest benefit comes from exploring the pallet of available capacitive loading choices Infrequently moving magnet cartridges will perform best at other than 47k ohm but that would be an exception Moving Iron ...
Page 7: ...ifically in selecting a cartridge load we will be listening for a compromise loading which sounds best across the whole audio spectrum and specifically not that loading which optimizes one cut on one LP The front panel controls of the XP 27 load each channel of the phono cartridge independently through closely matched devices to preserve the best possible spatial elements of recordings The XP 27 is ...
Page 8: ...ay be worth considering and optimizing this parameter once resistive loading is optimal Again I would like to stress that you are listening for a musical balance in the selections that you play Some loading selections will offer better bass but suffer from poor high end resolution some will have spectacular high end definition but have a flat sound stage You are seeking an optimal condition with cor...
Page 9: ...ever subtly Experience correlating what sounds good to knowledge of component design yields some general guidelines as to what will sound good and what will not sound good in real life 1 Simplicity and a minimum number of components is a key element and is well reflected in the quality of better tube designs The fewer pieces in series with the signal path the better This is often true even if addin...
Page 10: ...ics will differ slightly due to the different metallurgy of the fuse elements between commercial grade and audio grade fuses We can t guarantee that your audiophile grade fuse won t blow at a different in rush current threshold than your stock commercial fuse Use of other than approved fuses may invalidate your product warranty and result in product damage XP 27 Specs Gain options 56 66 76dB RIAA ...
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