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TEMPEST II 

 

Vacuum Tube Integrated Amplifier 

 
 

 

 
 

Owner’s Manual 

 
 

Rogue Audio, Inc. 

3 Marian Lane 

Brodheadsville, PA 18322 

 
 
 

Issue date: 02/9/05

 

Summary of Contents for TEMPEST II

Page 1: ...TEMPEST II Vacuum Tube Integrated Amplifier Owner s Manual Rogue Audio Inc 3 Marian Lane Brodheadsville PA 18322 Issue date 02 9 05...

Page 2: ...roduction 2 2 Unpacking the Tempest II amplifier 2 3 Installing the Tempest II into your system 3 4 Operation of the Tempest II 5 5 Setting the tube bias 7 6 Troubleshooting 8 7 Fuse values 9 8 Specif...

Page 3: ...gged The Tempest II has been painstakingly inspected for cosmetic flaws during and after assembly In order not to damage the cosmetic appearance of your amplifier it is important that you follow the u...

Page 4: ...t be placed in a fully enclosed shelf and should have a minimum of 8 inches of free space above it and 6 inches of free space on either side Connecting the Tempest II to the Loudspeakers The Tempest I...

Page 5: ...erate the amplifier unless it is connected to a loudspeaker Connecting the Tempest II to the source components The input connections to the Tempest II are made via RCA jacks on the rear of the amplifi...

Page 6: ...e Tempest II is equipped with volume balance source power mute and an optional remote volume Volume adjust gain from 0 to 23Volts out Balance left and right channel attenuation Source selects source m...

Page 7: ...r small shunts on the control circuit board as shown in figure 1 3 Using a needle nose pliers carefully remove the four shunts from the locations marked int pre and move them to the adjacent locations...

Page 8: ...simple and effective On some amplifiers biasing is done for two or more tubes simultaneously With this method the total current flowing through the group of tubes may be correct but the current flow...

Page 9: ...ube bias should be checked every few months if possible Note that the bias will change slightly on a day to day basis as the wall voltage fluctuates Constant biasing will wear out the bias potentiomet...

Page 10: ...Fuses 4 1 4 Amp slow blow SPECIFICATIONS output power 90 WPC frequency response 5Hz 50 kHz 1dB THD 0 1 typ 1 at rated power input sensitivity 1 0 V RMS dimensions 14 W x 19 D x 7 H weight 60 pounds 25...

Page 11: ...connection to an improper voltage supply accident improper maintenance alterations modifications not authorized in writing by Rogue Audio lightening power surges or acts of God Use of any other than R...

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