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INITIAL SET-UP
A.
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
Like all audio products using tubes, the Allnic Audio T-2000
25
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ANNIVERSARY needs to be placed on a solid stand in a
location that provides good air circulation around, above and
below the stereo amplifier.
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DO NOT cover the top of the T-2000 25
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ANNIVERSARY.
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DO NOT place the unit on carpet or foam.
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DO NOT subject the unit to knocks and shocks as you
move it around. This advice is meant particularly for
those who may want to place the T-2000 25
TH
ANNIVERSARY on some kind of after-market isolation
feet or similar devices. Dropping one side of the T-
2000 25
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ANNIVERSARY, or the whole of the unit, is
not a good thing to do.
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DO NOT place the unit near a strong light or heat
source.
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DO NOT place anything heavy on the unit.
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DO NOT allow rubber or vinyl materials to rest on the
chassis for long periods of time. This could discolour
the metal.
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DO place the unit on a shelf or stand that is stable
and not subject to vibration or sudden shock.
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DO consider using a high quality power cord,
interconnects and speaker cables. The T-2000 25
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ANNIVERSARY is a highly sensitive piece of electronic
designed for neutrality and will output what you put
into it.
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DO try to place T-2000 25
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ANNIVERSARY away from
major sources and potential receivers of RFI and EMI.
Though well shielded, the T-2000 25
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ANNIVERSARY
will function best away from large power transformers
and other sources of such interference and from other
equipment that could be susceptible to/sources of
such forms of interference.
B.
INPUTS
There are four (4) RCA type female input pairs and one
balanced (XLR) input pair. Facing the rear of the chassis, the
input connections are to the right of the IEC power input and
the Pre Out terminal pair. The left channel connector is the top
one in each line input pair.
You can use the T-2000 25
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ANNIVERSARY with a separate
preamplifier by connecting the outputs of the preamplifier to
one pair of the T-2000 25
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ANNIVERSARY ’s inputs
.
HOWEVER, please use caution when you do this. If you have
both volume controls above zero on turn on, especially with
signal, you could damage your speakers because of the
extreme volume level from the combined gain of both the
preamplifier and the T-2000
25
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ANNIVERSARY
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On initial
turn on with a separate pre-amp, you should have the volume
on BOTH units set to zero. Then use the volume control on
both the pre-amp and the T-2000 25
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ANNIVERSARY to set the
volume control on the T-2000 25
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ANNIVERSARY so that you
can use preamplifier volume control as the main volume
control – OR vice versa, as you prefer.
C.
PRE OUT CONNECTIONS
The T-2000 25
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ANNIVERSARY has a pair of RCA type female
Pre Out connections on the rear of the chassis, between the
IEC connection and the Line Inputs. The Pre Outs are
connected passively; therefore, when they are in use all the
driving tubes and KT150’s continue to draw power and
operate. These connections are for use to connect to one or a
pair of powered subwoofers or, for biamping, to an external
stereo power amplifier or pair of monoblock amplifiers
(preferably with the same gain as the T-2000 25
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ANNIVERSARY ).
C.
SPEAKER TERMINALS
The T-2000 25
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ANNIVERSARY is equipped with two pairs of
high-quality speaker terminals. These terminals are located at
the left of the back of the chassis (the right, facing the front of
the chassis). Facing the front of the chassis, the right channel
pair is on the outside right and the left channel pair is to their
left, on the other side of the impedance toggle. The terminals
accept bare wire (not recommended) and spade and banana
type connectors.
D.
POWER CONNECTION
Connect the input interconnects and/or the speaker cables or
the Pre Out connections before you insert the power cable
into the receptacle at the centre of the chassis rear. The T-
