Input Jacks - Decware SE34I.5 Owner's Manual

O W N E R S M A N U A L

RCA OUTPUT JACKS!

You can have your ampliﬁer conﬁgured with line level outputs that can be used to drive

a second ampliﬁer or subwoofer. These RCA output jacks are located directly next to

the speaker binding posts. You will ﬁnd that these are healthy outputs that will make

whatever is plugged into them sound more like the ampliﬁer itself. This is possible by

taking the output jacks directly from the ampliﬁers output transformers. That makes the

signal coming out of the jacks rich with even order harmonics that can make even a

solid state amp plugged into them sound more like tubes. This of of critical importance

if you plan to use them in a bi-amp system or to drive a subwoofer ampliﬁer(s) because

either one will sound and therefor blend much better with the SE34I.4's sonic signature.

In fact, if you change tubes in your amp and consequently change the sound, the

sound from your second ampliﬁer or subwoofer ampliﬁer will also change to match,

automatically!

INPUT JACKS!

The input jacks will be located in the second space away from the binding posts on

each side. The ones on the Right side serve the right channel and are color coded

RED. The left channel jack(s) are color coded WHITE. If you have all four input jacks

on your ampliﬁer the selector switch will start with the farthest pair to the outside (near

the binding posts) and ﬁnish with the nearest pair to the inside of the amp (near the

power cord). Remember, the ampliﬁer chassis has been laid out in a MIRROR IMAGE.

POWER UP!

The power switch is located in the front center of the amp. It will take approximately 30

seconds for the tubes to warm up after you turn on the switch. You can watch this

happen by looking at the meters because they will be at ZERO when the amp is off,

and slowly climb to around 40 once the amp is beginning to conduct (work). As a

general rule is it always best to have speakers hooked up to the amp whenever it is on.

If you have a volume control and IF you have it turned all the way down, it is OK to

have the ampliﬁer on without speakers connected for brief periods of time. Having NO

speakers connected and the volume control all the way up with music playing can

damage the output transformers. This is common for all tube amps except that MOST

will absolutely fail if this is done and so far no Decware amp ever has, but just because

you would have to try repeatably to damage your amp does not mean your output

tubes will car for it.

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