icon Audio Stereo 40 MK III 2A3 Instruction Manual

Stereo 40 MK III 2A3
IMPORTANT!
THIS MANUAL CONTAINS
ESSENTIAL HEALTH & SAFETY
INFORMATION FOR YOU AND
YOUR AMPLIFIER. PLEASE
READ & KEEP SAFE AND
REFER TO IF NECESSARY
1 Introduction & Final Inspection
2 Quick Set Up Guide
3 Connecting inputs & outputs
4 Getting the best out of your amplifier
5 Trouble Shooting
Thank you for purchasing the Stereo 40 MKIII
2A3. A great deal of care has been taken in the
design, selection of components and production of
this amplifier. We are sure that you will hear the
difference.
In order to get the best out of your amplifier,
please read the enclosed notes. Even if you are
experienced with hi fi please read the 'quick set
up guide'. Should you be uncertain about
anything to do with your amplifier please contact
us for advice.
Valve (or Tube) amplifiers do the same job as a
solid state amplifier, but they do it differently. And
whilst solid state specifications look good on
paper even quite modest valve amplifiers can
have a richer, more textured sound. Your ears will
have become accustomed to your old amplifier.
Sometimes it may take some hours before your
ears attune themselves to the new sound.
Your source, loudspeakers and room acoustics
will also affect the sound before it finally reaches
your ear. Some people find a small adjustment in
re positioning their speakers can help too. The
icon Audio
Instruction Manual Covering:
Contents
1 Introduction
Special Edition
6 Bias Checking & Valve Replacement
7 Specifications
8 Guarantee
9 Packing and Shipping
weakest link will always affect the final results
when making judgements. Not all recordings are
'equal'! Therefore an amplifier which faithfully
reproduces the input signal will also reproduce
imperfections in the tonal balance and the
recording itself. Setting up and judgements should
be made with a 'clean' well balanced recording.
What is it?
The Stereo 40 MKIII 2A3 is a push-pull pure triode
integrated amplifier, running in class a/b mode,
using the beautiful vintage 2A3 valves in fixed
bias mode. The driver and phase splitting is all
triode. The pre-amp is a high quality 'Passive'
circuit using silver audio cable and an ALPS 'blue'
volume control. It is sensitive enough to be used
with all modern source equipment having an
output of 250mv or greater. Its simplicity coupled
with point to point hand wiring without the use of
printed circuit boards results in an open euphoric
sound that is wonderfully detailed and warm
sounding.
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