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Adagio Vacuum Tube Phono Stage (MM / MC)
Owner’s Manual
Page 1: ...TAVISH DESIGN LLC Made in U S A Adagio Vacuum Tube Phono Stage MM MC Owner s Manual ...
Page 2: ...uick Start 2 2 Safety Considerations 3 3 Setup Operation 4 3 1 Initial Setup 3 2 Operation 3 3 Tube Replacement 4 Technical Information 8 5 Warranty and Service 10 6 Copyright Trademark and Disclaimers 11 Manual Release 5 21 November 2017 ...
Page 3: ... loading to use the 50 pf or 100 pF settings work well for most MM cartridges and the Max setting works well for most MC cartridges Suggested loadings for some popular cartridges are given in Section 3 but feel free to experiment Be sure to connect the ground post on the back of the phono stage to the ground post on your turntable 3 Connect the power cable from the power supply to the main phono s...
Page 4: ...ctric shock Do not operate the amplifier if any vacuum tubes have broken glass shells Align the tubes if any are leaning or not fully seated prior to operating the amplifier Vacuum tubes get hot so allow them to cool before handling 5 To avoid electric shock do not insert thin metal objects between the vacuum tubes and the cover or allow children to do so A metal object inserted into the amplifier...
Page 5: ...the tube slightly from side to side to ease the pins into the socket Never twist or force the tube the glass shell is easy to break if the pins are bent See Section 3 3 for tube removal and replacement JJ 12AX7 ECC83 are sometimes supplied in place of 5751 depending on which low noise tubes we have in stock Connecting Your Turntable The Adagio has separate inputs for Moving Magnet MM and Moving Co...
Page 6: ...the phono stage have approximately 30 35 pF per foot so a 3 foot cable contributes 100 pF of capacitance to cartridge loading Cartridge Type Example Reference Output Input MM Load MC Load MM AT95e 3 5 mV MM 50 pF N A MM Ortofon 2M 5 5 mV MM 50 pF N A Low Output MC Denon DL103 0 35 mV MC N A Max 500 Ω Low Output MC Ortofon Quintet Red 0 5 mV MC N A 300 Ω Hi Output MC Denon DL110 1 6 mV MM Min No ad...
Page 7: ...cements 3 2 OPERATION Turn ON the power switches at BOTH the power supply and main phono stage The power supply can be left turned on and switched remotely from the ON Standby switch on the main phono stage The phono stage takes approximately 45 seconds to warm up Until then the amber Mute LED on the front panel will be lit and the phono stage will not pass signal The Mute switch can be used to mu...
Page 8: ...bes but tubes of other manufacturers are also OK It is very unlikely that you will find a tube with lower noise than the JJ 5751 if you do please let us know New old stock NOS tubes tend to be noisier The noise levels in the electronics are well below the surface noise on vinyl LPs so you may wish to choose the input tubes by other criteria as well Selected low noise JJ 5751s or 12AX7 ECC83S are a...
Page 9: ... max 400 Ω 300 Ω 200 Ω 150 Ω or 100 Ω Output Impedance 100 Ω at 1 kHz Suggested Load Impedance 10 kΩ 5000 pF up to 150 feet of coaxial cable Tube Complement 5751 x3 6267 EF86 x2 12AU7A x1 Power 35 W 120 VAC 60 Hz Main Phono Stage Size 8 6 wide 10 2 deep 2 2 high 3 9 high to top of tube guard Power Supply Size 8 wide 10 2 deep 2 2 high Weight Phono Stage 4 6 lbs Power Supply 3 1 lbs 15 lbs shipping...
Page 10: ...rs and measurement error due to the test equipment itself is 0 1 dB Fig 4 2 Distortion spectrum approximately 750 mV RMS output level at 1 kHz into 10 kΩ This is 0 004 THD 1 0 8 0 6 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 1 10 100 1000 10000 RIAA Equalization Error dB Frequency Hz Measured RIAA Equalization Accuracy Left Right ...
Page 11: ...to damage to equipment of other manufacturers Any applicable implied warranties including warranty of merchantability are limited in duration to a period of the express warranty as provided herein beginning with the original date of purchase and no warranties whether express or implied shall apply to the product thereafter Under no circumstances shall Tavish Design be liable for any loss direct in...
Page 12: ...RADEMARK AND DISCLAIMERS Copyright Tavish Design LLC 2017 All rights reserved No part of this document may be reproduced by any means or translated to other languages without prior written consent of Tavish Design LLC Tavish Design is a registered trademark of Tavish Design LLC Tavish Design is continuously improving its products and reserves the right to make changes to its products without incor...
