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MANUAL

 | AU PRE    TRIODE LAB

 CANADA  

 http://www.triodelab.com

 

 

 

 

It was science. Now it’s Art! 

 

Model: AuPre 

Tube Preamplifier / Phono Stage (2014 model) 

 

QUICK USER MANUAL: 

Au Pre’s

 

 

Tube Preamplifier 

V2.05.2016 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Au Pre

Page 1: ...1 MANUAL AU PRE TRIODE LAB CANADA http www triodelab com It was science Now it s Art Model AuPre Tube Preamplifier Phono Stage 2014 model QUICK USER MANUAL Au Pre s Tube Preamplifier V2 05 2016 ...

Page 2: ...er cord into the IEC inlet In case the power button is switched on Always put volume to minimal before or after used Use matched pair tubes whenever possible A decent power cord will be beneficial as well power conditioning devices After turned off amplifier let rest and avoid restart immediately DON Ts Do not let children or pets get closed to the amplifier when it is playing as the tubes can be ...

Page 3: ...ayer DVD Player Tuner Radio TV etc to preamplifier s INPUTS 3 Connect preampflier s PREOUT to power amplifier s INPUT 4 Insert POWERCORD and switch on preamplifier 5 After all tubes lit up wait 30 60 seconds and turn on power amplifier Once finish listening always TURN OFF Power Amplifier FIRST and turn off preamplifier last 6 Select your source via SELECTOR SWITCH KNOB 7 Turn on to appropriate su...

Page 4: ...4 MANUAL AU PRE TRIODE LAB CANADA http www triodelab com CONNECTION DIAGRAM TUBES KNOBS ...

Page 5: ...ed We are not just engineers who purely pursuit our products with a high spec and performance on paper We are also music lovers and musicians who care how instruments and voices are being portrayed Each part and transformer are hand picked and most of them are what we have been used for decades Please be warned if any changes and modifications done will void the warranty and affects its value d NO...

Page 6: ...0 years of subsequent research and development During that time the original design was enhanced on the basis of continuous testing use and feedback leading to improvements to both engineering and design philosophy Today we are pleased to debut the design in its home hi fi version our AU Pre This is easily our reference and favourite tube preamp for triode and lower powered tube amps All the eleme...

Page 7: ...power supply but keep the cost low As a result the Au Pre offers higher quality and cleaner sound with excellent imaging As with all other high end tube equipment we are of course adopting the best of the old ways in this case by using tube rectification with a 6CA4 EZ81 tube We also use a 6GV8 ECL85 tube to handle the regulating and stability task We favour it to the more commonly used ECL82 6BM8...

Page 8: ...o Japan to ask old Mr K san for a cart for matching Although we like a simple approach there are of course minimal safety other specifications and sonic goals to meet with a simple design there is not a lot of room for error Thus it is safe to say that a product of simple best is harder to design and engineer than an all out serious design With our Au Pre we have had thirty years to simplify strea...

Page 9: ...b Phono Gain Stage 34 db 50x Input impedance 47K RIAA Characteristic TUBES USE 12AU7 ECC82 Matched Pair 1 x 6CA4 EZ81 Rectify Tube First tube on the left 1 x ECL85 6GV8 Regulate Tube Second tube from left CHASSIS BOX Finish Magma Gray Metallic 2014 or computer coded automotive paint For Au Pre du Triode Chassis Dimensions 17 x 8 x 8 W x D x H Shipping Box Shipping Weight 20 LB Launch Date 2012 MSR...

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