CUSTOMER INFORMATION
DIPL.-ING. CHARLES ALTMANN
· AM MÜHLENBUSCH 57 · 42781 HAAN · GERMANY · PHONE +49-2129-54 260
CONGRATULATIONS
You’ve just become the proud owner of the Altmann BYOB amplifier.
When people come up to compliment you on your sound, you can smile knowingly ... and hopefully you’ll tell them a little
about us!
This BYOB amplifier has been designed, tested, improved, tested again and refined to deliver maximum musical perfor-
mance of any style, in any situation.
VIBRATIONAL OPTIMIZATION
The Altmann BYOB amplifier is vibrationally optimized. Unlike other hifi-components that come in a bad sounding enclosu-
re, your Altmann BYOB amplifier is tightly fastened on a solid spruce board, which is treated with natural wood resins.
The idea is simple: „As we cannot prevent subtle vibrations from entering our hifi-system, let’s just give them a better sound
character.“
BATTERY POWER & CHARGING
The Altmann BYOB amplifier relies on battery-power as it is the only source of clean power. It thus completely avoids many
disturbing problems that normally arise with mains powered equipment.
Your Altmann BYOB amplifier is designed to be powered by a 12V car battery, which you supply (Bring-Your-Own-Bat-
tery). We did all our tests with a „Optima Red-Top“ lead-acid battery, which is also non-spillable. Technically, you can also
use a gel-battery, it may, however, sound different.
A car battery is designed to be charged with a car battery charger. You can get that part locally & low cost from almost
any car supply shop.
Always disconnect the BYOB before connecting the charger.
The blue LED indicates battery charge. It will light bright with full charge, and will go off, if the battery charge drops below
10 Volts. Please load your battery, when the blue LED goes dim.
BURN-IN & AGEING
Every BYOB-product is manufactured on a customs basis after the reception of your order. As it comes fresh, please allow
a couple of weeks for burn-in and settlement of the lacquer and wood.
As wood is a living material, it will naturally age, of course not in a degenerative but in a positive sense. As with any musi-
cal instrument, it must be played to develop its sound. The same is true for your BYOB amplifier. The more you play it, the
better it gets.
GUARANTEE & SAFETY
Every Altmann BYOB product is covered by a 5 years guarantee when treated according to the operational instructions:
If it fails, I will repair it for free, no other claims possible.
A car battery is a harmless and safe device, as long as you observe the safety precautions printed on the operational in-
structions. However, if you do any nonsense with it, like shorting the two output poles or your battery with a screwdriver or
any other piece of metal or wire, the experience may become very hot and/or explosive and/or acidic. Please treat your
battery with the proper respect and keep it out of the reach of your children.
PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The performance standard of your BYOB amplifier is A Performance Standard.
Happy listening...
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