Trafomatic Audio Experience Elegnce, User Manual

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Your Experience Elegance amplifier was designed
to provide a significant value based on a high
performance to price ratio that will exceed the sonic
quality of good solid state amplifiers with its musical
accuracy.
The Experience Elegance uses four Svetlana 6550
power output tubes and four ECC82/12AU7 preamp
tubes. The Experience Elegance is designed to work
in a Push-Pull class A. Parts are carefully chosen for
the optimum sound quality and the overall circuit lay-
out is maximized for sonic purity.
Handling Vacuum Tubes
Many people have never had experience handling
vacuum tubes. Process is very similar to handling
incandescent light bulbs. As with light bulbs, you
should not touch a vacuum tube when it is operat-
ing since you can burn yourself. Similarly, if a tube is
dropped on a hard surface it will break. When replac -
ing the tubes allow sufficient time, minimum 30 min -
utes, for tubes to cool down and internal capacitors to
discharge. Before you insert a tube you should make
certain the unit is disconnected from the AC outlet
and that the tube has cooled down. Inspect the tube
for cracks and physical damage. Make sure that the
pins are straight. If you need to straighten the pins,
be very careful as it may cause the glass envelope
to break, causing the tube to lose the vacuum and
fail as soon as the amplifier is powered on. Carefully
align the pins with the socket and gently insert the
tube. Never force a tube into a socket. Should
you decide to buy replacement tubes from Trafomatic
Audio, rest assured that they were fully tested before
the shipment.
Packaging
Save all the packaging in a dry place. Your amplifier is
a precision electronic instrument and should be prop-
erly packaged any time shipment is made. Because
of its weight it is highly probable that the unit will be
damaged during shipment if repackaged in a box and
packing other than that designed for the unit.
Preparation for Use
Place your amplifier on a flat surface.
Before inserting the tubes, inspect them for cracks
and physical damage. Make sure that the pins are
straight. If you need to straighten the pins, be very
careful as that may cause the glass envelope to
break, causing the tube to lose the vacuum and fail
as soon as the amplifier is powered on. Refer to the
drawing below to locate correct location for each
tube. Carefully align the pins with the socket and
gently insert the tube according to the drawing below.
Never force a tube into a socket.
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Experience Elegance
Getting Started - About Your Amplifier
Figure 1: Experience Elegance tube layout
Never use excessive force when inserting the tubes into their socket.