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To our valued customer and music enthusiast,
With the purchase of your POWER ES from ACCUSTIC ARTS
incorporates the most modern technology to achieve excellent sound and quality. To make sure that
you have pleasure for as long as possible with your preamplifier we kindly ask you to thoroughly read
this instruction manual through to the end.
We wish you many enjoyable hours of listening to music with your new unit.
SCHUNK AUDIO ENGINEERING – The home of ACCUSTIC ARTS
1 POWER ES highlights
Audiophile integrated stereo power amplifier with high output performance
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4 selected MOS-FET output transistors of highest quality
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Powerful 330 VA toroidal core transformer of premium quality for high output reserves; separate
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windings for preamp section, for power amp section and for right and left channel
Very good smoothing thanks to more than 50.000 µF power supply capacity
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High damping factor
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Integrated protective circuit switches ascents off when clipping, HF oscillations or too high DC
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offset occurs
Constant low operating temperature due to generously dimensioned heat sink
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4 x unbalanced high level inputs (RCA)
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1 x unbalanced input (RCA) configured as "SURROUND-BYPASS"
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Premium quality relays and premium quality rotary switch ("Made in Germany") with gold-plated
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silver contacts for the input selection
Encapsulated high grade volume potentiometer
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Full metal housing for optimum shielding
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High quality phono module (MM / MC) available as option (RIAA: +/- 0.15 dB)
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- Page 1 To our valued customer and music enthusiast, ® With the purchase of your POWER ES from ACCUSTIC ARTS you have opted for a product which incorporates the most modern technology to achieve excellent sound and quality. To make sure that you have pleasure for as long as possible with your preamplifier we kindly ask you to thoroughly read this instruction manual through to the end.
- Page 2 WARNING: CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE DO NOT OPEN THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
- Page 3 Ensure that the appliance has sufficient air around it and avoid extreme temperature influences on • the unit, especially direct sunshine and high humidity. Always disconnect the appliance from the mains power before carrying out any changes to the • cables or when cleaning the appliance.
- Page 4 For reasons of better access to the various input and output sockets we recommend you position the ® unit in an audio rack. Professionally designed audio racks, e.g. from ACCUSTIC ARTS , can have a positive effect on the music reproduction of your audio system.
- Page 5 VOLUME: Rotary potentiometer for volume setting 5.1 Connection to mains power Only connect the POWER ES to the mains power when all the other cable connections have already been carried out. Plug in the mains cable firstly in the inlet connector sockets of the unit and only then the earthing pin- plug in the mains socket.
- Page 6 MM or MC input (switchable). Please refer to chapter 5.4. If your POWER ES doesn’t have the optional phono module installed you can upgrade your POWER ES or you may as well use a separate, external phono preamplifier. To connect a record player you must wire such an external phono preamplifier between the record player and the POWER ES.
- Page 7 Minimum Maximum ® Fig. 4: ACCUSTIC ARTS remote control – RC II reducing volume increasing volume 5.3 Use of the analog input SURROUND The SURROUND input is a special input configuration that allows the signal from a surround processor to pass through this integrated amplifier with no gain. The volume will be controlled by the surround processor.
- Page 8 Switchable unbalanced inputs (MM / MC) for connection of a record player 5.4.1 Configuration possibilities MM / MC On the rear panel of the POWER ES you will find the code switches to configure input 1. The configuration depends on your record player.
- Page 9 Both DIP switches must be set in the same way. 5.4.2 How to earth your record player? A record player has to be connected to the earth / ground. The POWER ES offers two possible connections: An earth contact 5.1 (connection with the housing) and a ground contact 5.2 (connection with internal POWER ES main board).
- Page 10 IMPORTANT! Instruction for the use of banana plugs: Use only banana plugs with a corresponding CE conformity declaration. For questions regarding certain plug types please get in contact with your authorized dealer. 5.6 Correct phase for the loudspeakers The terminals on your amplifier and your loudspeaker are color coded or marked with a plus (+) and minus (-).
- Page 11 6 How to start the POWER ES – safety precautions The unit can be switched on by pressing the mains power switch 1. After switching on the mains power switch the red LED 13 and the blue LED 12 will turn on. After approx.
- Page 12 Malfunctions are mostly caused by something simple which can be put right quickly. In the next section some possible malfunctions are described together with their corrective action. However, if it is not possible to remove the malfunction please contact your authorized dealer. Malfunction The unit was switched on, the blue LED 12 remains dark.
- Page 13 3.8 x 19.0 x 15.7 inches (H x W x D) Weight: approx. 11 kg / 24.4 lbs. 9.2 Additional specifications of POWER ES with optional phono section Inputs: 3 x unbalanced high level inputs (RCA) 1 x unbalanced MM input 1 x unbalanced MC input 1 x unbalanced (RCA) as ”SURROUND-BYPASS”...