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Harvey Gerst 

has been

involved in the music in-
dustry in various capaci-
ties for over 55 years.
From his work at JBL in
their  50's and 60's
"Golden Age", where he
designed the famous "F"

series of musical instrument speakers, to
Acoustic Control, where he was responsible
for the creation of their innovative guitar &
bass amplifiers and the Black Widow guitar,
to his work at IMC on the Jackson, Ross,
and Charvel guitar amplifiers, or as a Plat-
inum song writer for the Byrds, or as a gui-
tar player in the group Sweetwater, to his
work as a recording engineer and producer,
he's always been in the right place at the
right time with the right groundbreaking
ideas.  He considers the Trident HG3 to be
his best design, and its innovations will lead
to stellar future products.

Russ Allee

has designed

many of the
most popular musical in-
strument amplifiers,
played by music greats for
40 years. As a music in-
dustry consultant, his cir-
cuit wizardry is legendary
in amplifiers made by

Alesis, Fender, Gibson, AMP, Acoustic Con-
trol, Eden, and Wharfedale Pro - to name a
few. His new amplifier for the Trident HG3
sets new standards for low noise, high quality,
and rugged reliability.

Brent Casey

, lead designer and engineer of

Studio Projects

®

, has

been maintaining,
designing, building and
using audio gear for the
last 28 years.  He served
as project  manag er and
contributed to the design
of the signature swivel
movement on the HG3.

About The 

Design Team: 

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Page 5: ...ker components to insure free dom from Doppler distortion at very low frequencies Below 90 Hz the HG3 bass response is essentially omni directional From 90 Hz up to the crossover point of 320 Hz the bass response narrows to about 180 degrees Above 320 Hz any large diameter speaker s dispersion narrows and the frequency re sponse becomes ragged and uneven Not a good thing Midrange Response The most...

Page 6: ... separate module is used for the mids and highs Overall Distortion is typically around 0 05 and the noise level is typically below 104 dB A unique warning LED is built into the front panel of the Tri dent HG3 that changes from green to red as you begin to approach audible distortion levels above 1 Three sets of inputs allow for both Balanced XLR and TRS and unbalanced TS and RCA connections The du...

Page 7: ... o clock position The extra 2 dB of boost lets you adjust for heavily damped rooms wider or distant cabinet spacing or as a magnifier to zoom in on critical mid or high frequency music components or as fine adjustments to compensate for your particu lar room conditions For example if your mixes sound overly bright or midrangey on other systems turn up the treble or the midrange on the HG3 s slight...

Page 8: ...may vary depending on in dividual Country Power Code Requirements Power On Off Switch The HG3 Active Monitors feature a silent Turn On Off switching circuit to prevent the possibility of transient damage and to eliminate the annoying thump heard from most powered speakers Heat Sink Warning The Heat Sink is designed to draw heat away from the amplifier It gets hot during normal operation Keep finge...

Page 9: ...s inlet socket on the back of the unit Check the fuse if the unit has been powered with the wrong voltage Check there is a power reaching the unit 2 The audio input doesn t work Is a suitable audio cable connected to the correct input on the back of the unit Is the rear Volume control is turned up Is there output from the mixer 8 ...

Page 10: ... time with the right groundbreaking ideas He considers the Trident HG3 to be his best design and its innovations will lead to stellar future products Russ Allee has designed many of the most popular musical in strument amplifiers played by music greats for 40 years As a music in dustry consultant his cir cuit wizardry is legendary in amplifiers made by Alesis Fender Gibson AMP Acoustic Con trol Ed...

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