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- Page 1 HERMIONIC ULTURE stereo equaliser with attitude OPERATING MANUAL...
- Page 2 It is not advisable to operate this equipment if all valves are not in place and working, as voltages will rise and components may overheat and fail. Thermionic Culture Ltd, 2018...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Section Page Introduction Installation Controls Gain Bypass Switches Bass Lift Bass Cut Top Shelf Attitude Output Trim Servicing & Maintenance Valves Operating Voltages/Fuse Specification Thermionic Culture Ltd, 2018... -
Page 4: Introduction
The “Attitude” design is taken from the Fat Bustard and allows the Kite to be run as a very low distortion device or to be progressively made richer in 2nd harmonic content as the “Attitude”... - Page 5 The EQ section of the Kite is also inspired by the Fat Bustard EQ section but has been developed further. The “Bass boost” control has 2 frequency positions with Thermionic Culture’s own “varislope” EQ curves and there is also a continuously variable shelving “Bass Cut” control. This gives fine control over the type of bass that can be added and the interplay between the “Bass Boost”...
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Page 6: Installation
Installation The Kite should be rack mounted. There are 4 valves in the unit and they get hot! There is usually no need for a gap to be left above if the ambient temperature in the rack is reasonably cool, but it may be prudent to leave a space of 1U in case equipment above is overheated by the valves. -
Page 7: Controls
(1kHz & 400Hz) represent 3dB cut points. NOTE; Using Bass Lift and Cut together can give a useful mid-range reduction – see curves. 3.5 HPF A High Pass Filter with a 12dB/octave slope, being 6dB down at 20 or 40 Hz Thermionic Culture Ltd, 2018... -
Page 8: Top Shelf
3.9 Output Trims These facilitate very fine control of the output levels, being 2 individual potentiometers with associated – 6dB switches. These switches are useful if the unit is being driven hard with a high Attitude setting. Thermionic Culture Ltd, 2018... -
Page 9: Servicing & Maintenance
Servicing & Maintenance The Kite comes with a 12-month warranty covering all parts, including valves. It is essential that in the event of a fault occurring, it is returned to our factory, or to the dealer from which it was purchased for repairs to be carried out, otherwise the warranty will be invalidated. -
Page 10: Operating Voltages/Fuse
4.2 Operating Voltages/Fuse The Kite can be set to operate from either 230V or 115V 50/60Hz AC. The appropriate voltage can be selected on the red switch located next to the mains inlet. NOTE: Mains fuses must be replaced in accordance with the following table: -... -
Page 11: Specification
Attitude 6: 15Hz to 9kHz Channel 1: 1kHz Crosstalk (dB) 10kHz Channel 2: 1kHz 10kHz Interchannel: 0.25º at 10kHz Phase shift Input to Output: 13 º at 10kHz 39.1W Power Consumption 5.1kg Net Weight (W)483mm (H)89mm Dimensions (D)315mm Thermionic Culture Ltd, 2018... - Page 12 The Kite Frequency Response 1000 10000 100000 Flat ‐2 BassBoost70 BassBoost140 BassCut1k ‐4 BassCut400 TopShelf700 TopShelf1k2 ‐6 BassBoost140+BassCut1k HPF20 ‐8 HPF40 BassBoost70+BassCut400 ‐10 Frequency (Hz)
- Page 13 Thermionic Culture Ltd., Harlow, Essex, UK Tel: +44 (0)1279 414770 email: technical@thermionicculture.com Thermionic Culture Ltd, 2018. Printed in UK.
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