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AudioQuest Niagara 3000 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 3000 IAGARA Low-Z Power Noise-Dissipation System Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Instructions in English are available at the link below. Las instrucciones de instalación en el español se encuentran disponibles en el enlace que se indica a continuación. Les instructions d’installation en français sont disponibles au lien suivant. 安裝說明請詳見下列網址連結 日本語 のインストールガイドは下記リンク先でご覧いただけます。 www.audioquest.com/Niagara3000/manual...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    High Current/Low-Z Power Banks Ultra-Linear Noise-Dissipation System Power Banks Suggested AC Connections Operation and Continuous Use Power Switch/Circuit Breaker and LED Power Indicator Rear-Panel Power Correction Switch/Niagara 3000 Current Draw Extreme Voltage Indicator Break-in Time/Continuous Use Specifications Trouble-Shooting Guide Warranty...

  • Page 4: Niagara 3000 Features

    All sincere attempts to solve this problem must be applauded since once the audio/video signal is gone, it’s gone forever… For AudioQuest, honoring the source is never a matter of simply using premium “audiophile-grade parts” or relying on a proprietary technology—common approaches used within the audiophile market. For years, we have all been witness to the same, seemingly endless audiophile debates: Valves versus transistors.
  • Page 5 A great system is built from a solid foundation, and that foundation starts with power. With an AudioQuest Niagara 3000, you’ll experience for the first time the clarity, dimensionality, frequency extension, dynamic contrast, and grip your system has always been capable of delivering—if only the power had been right!

  • Page 6: Unpacking

    AudioQuest. Power Source Ideally, the power source to which the Niagara 3000 is connected should be adequate for use at 120V single phase nominal voltage, 15 amps (current capacity RMS or greater). For proper operation, the Niagara 3000 requires a safety ground (supplied via the power utility AC wall outlet).

  • Page 7: Connection To Audio/Video Components

    Torx flathead screws from the front portion of both the left and right sides of the cover assembly. Next, mount the rack ears flush against the back of the Niagara 3000’s front panel. Finally, secure the rack ears into place by installing the rack-mount kit’s Phillips pan head SEMS screws.
  • Page 8 Level-X Linear Noise-Dissipation System Power Outlets There are five outlets that utilize this technology within the Niagara 3000. All five of these are in turn isolated from the High-Current/Low-Z outlets 1 and 2. This offers a great advantage in controlling the complex interactions of RF (radio frequency) and other induced noises present in the AC power supplied from your utility, the noise that will be present on and in every AC cord, and the noise that is produced within your system’s components and that “backwashes”...

  • Page 9: Suggested Ac Connections

    NOTE: TO BE PRINTED ON FINE GRAIN ALUMINUM PANELS (220grit) WITH EPOXY INK, Monoblock Preamp 305 RESOLUTION SCREEN, FILM EMULSION UP. “Energized” Universal / amplifier Phono Amp AudioQuest File Name: NIAGARA-3000 (USA) 2621 White Road CD Player Niagara-3000 usa rp Irvine, Ca. 92614 position must be...

  • Page 10: Operation And Continuous Use

    This is actually far from the truth. If the Niagara 3000 was consuming that much current (or even 30% of that level), it would need to dissipate the energy loss in heat. It would be quite warm (even hot) to the touch, just like most power amplifiers while in operation.

  • Page 11: Extreme Voltage Indicator

    If more than 140VAC is present on the incoming AC line for more than a quarter of a second, the circuit will instantly open a high-current relay that will disengage the AC power from all of the Niagara 3000’s AC outlets, activating the red front-panel LED “Extreme Voltage”...

  • Page 12: Specifications

    Typically, less than 0.25 amps at 120VAC input, or with the power correction switched to “off”/“0” setting. (This is dependent on a reactive vector load. For more info, see “Operation and Continuous Use: Rear-Panel Power Correction Switch – Niagara 3000 current draw. ” ) Dimensions: 17.5”...

  • Page 13: Trouble-Shooting Guide

    You may have exceeded the maximum current capacity of the Niagara 3000. This should be rare, but it may be possible. Typical power amplifiers draw about one-third of their maximum current consumption at 120VAC, as listed in the product’s specifications (typically found in their owner’s manual).
  • Page 14 However, it’s unlikely that this would occur. The circuit is designed to easily handle any voltage or current surge that could possibly make it past an electrical panel. The force required to damage the Niagara 3000 via a power surge would melt the panel and burn the building (in which case, the Niagara 3000 is the least of your worries).
  • Page 15 No, it’s not damaged (or, at least, damage is very unlikely). If you’re in an extraordinarily quiet room and you hear this buzzing sound only when in relatively close proximity to the Niagara 3000, or only when you place your ear next to the unit, the buzzing is normal and, unfortunately, cannot be entirely eliminated.

  • Page 16: Warranty

    If the product does not conform to this Limited Warranty during the warranty period (as herein above specified), purchaser shall notify AudioQuest in writing (or e-mail), of the claimed defects. If the defects are of such type and nature as to be covered by this warranty, AudioQuest shall authorize the purchaser to return the product to the AudioQuest factory (2621 White Road, Irvine, California, 92614 USA).
  • Page 17 Limited Warranty. This Limited Warranty states the entire obligations of AudioQuest with respect to the product. If any part of this Limited Warranty is determined to be void or illegal, the remainder shall remain in full force and effect.
  • Page 20 ©2019 AudioQuest • California, USA • The Netherlands • Hong Kong • www.audioquest.com • Email: info@audioquest.com • Made in USA July 2019...

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