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Stereo 300.1
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
4 Getting the best out of your
amplifier
Thank you for purchasing the
300
. A great deal of care has been taken in
the
design,
selection
production of this amplifier. We are sure that you
will hear the difference.
Stereo 300
The
triode stereo power amp, using the excellent 300B
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 300mv 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.
In order to get the best out of your amplifier,
please read the enclosed notes even if you are
experienced with valve amplifiers, We would
recommend that everyone follow the 'quick set
icon Audio
Instruction Manual Covering:
Contents
1 Introduction
Stereo
of
components
and
is a push-pull pure
Integrated Amplifier
6 Specifications
Replacement
up guide'. This will enable to get the best
performance from your Stereo 300. Should you
be uncertain about anything to do with your
amplifier please contact us for advice.
Hi fi reproduction is a long chain of events that
includes the recording, editing, mixing etc, before
being transferred to a medium such as LP, CD, or
FM, and finally played through your own system.
Your room acoustics will also affect the sound
before it finally reaches your ear. Whilst the
amplifier is arguably the most important part of a
system, it is important to remember that the
weakest link will always affect the final results
when making judgements. And 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.
Therefore
judgements should be made with a 'clean' well
balanced recording.
setting
up
and
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
This will enable to get the best Stereo Thank you for purchasing the performance from your Stereo 300. Should you . A great deal of care has been taken in be uncertain about anything to do with your... - Page 2 Final Inspection - Your Guarantee of Quality To assure you of optimum performance and reliability, this amplifier has passed our rigorous final inspection and listening test by the Icon Audio team in Leicester, during which the final set up and adjustments were made.
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Page 3: Quick Set Up Guide
2 QUICK SET UP GUIDE 1 Unpack unit carefully. Make sure that it is in HT to operate the amplifier. We suggest you good condition. If not report to Icon Audio. It is reduce the volume until the HT cuts in. important... -
Page 4: Connecting Inputs & Outputs
Speaker impedance. The output impedance of to connect the correct polarity. The use of the Stereo 300 has been optimised to work with 4- ‘Banana plugs’ or ‘spade’ connections will ensure 12 ohm speakers. The use of one output winding a good connection whilst minimising the risk of makes for simpler and better quality transformers. -
Page 5: Trouble Shooting
What is safe maximum volume? We would always advise that any item of home The Stereo 300 will run happily all day long at electronics is switched off when not in use. maximum power; the valves are not stressed any ‘Burning in’... - Page 6 LEDs we can supply • CE certified information how to disconnect upon request. (Specifications subject to change, errors & omissions excepted 11/02/20) Service: Should you suspect a problem, you could return the unit to Icon Audio or your dealer Page 6...
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Page 7: Bias Checking & Valve
Icon Audio or a competent service engineer. unable to set the reading high enough this means the The Stereo 300 uses the ‘Fixed bias’ method of valve emission of the valve is low. operation. This has the advantage of higher power, and Replacing The Valves cooler running. -
Page 8: Guarantee
Icon Audio. This includes valves at Icon Audio’s discretion. Keep your receipt as proof of purchase. - Page 9 Caution: This amplifier is very heavy! Lift the amplifier out of its packing by using the two “hand cut-outs” in the bottom packing near the transformers. Or you may find it easier to remove the unit using the following procedure: With the top packing in place, turn the box “upside down”...
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