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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
THANK YOU
Dear APERIO Customer,
Congratulations on the purchase of your APERIO Headphone System from Warwick Acoustics!
We urge you to take the time to study this user manual because with proper operation and
maintenance your APERIO system will provide you with many years of unparalleled listening
pleasure. Built around the revolutionary Balanced-Drive High-Precision Electrostatic Laminate
(BD-HPEL) transducer, the APERIO has been designed from the ground up to be optimised for
playing today’s hi-res music formats. These features are key to delivering its extraordinary sonic
quality and comfort:
1.
Revolutionary lightweight High-Precision Electrostatic Laminate (HPEL) transducer
2.
Injected magnesium ear cups for strength and lightness
3.
Handmade ‘Cabretta’ sheepskin ear and headband pads
4.
Custom low-capacitance headphone cable
5.
Discrete FET Class-A energizing amplifier
6.
32-bit/384 kHz ESS SABRE Reference DACs
7.
32-bit/384 kHz AKM Premium ADCs
8.
Custom 64-bit fixed-point double-precision Digital Signal Processing
9.
Ultra-low phase-noise master oscillator (±80 femtoseconds of jitter at 100 MHz)
10.
Superior USB cable
11.
Precision-machined aluminium case
12.
Custom case, fixed-frequency universal power supply unit
In developing the APERIO, our paramount goal was to stay true to the precedent for
uncompromised audio quality. We value your thoughts so please let us know if you think we
have achieved our goal.
www.warwickacoustics.com/headphones/support/
Thank You!
The Team at Warwick Acoustics
