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MODEL - ZEN TORII MK V - OWNER’S MANUAL DATE 11/2021 Zen Torii Mk5 Dual Mono 12 Valve Class A Push-Pull Amplifier With no negative feedback Manufactured by High Fidelity Engineering Co. WWW.DECWARE.COM...
MODEL - ZEN TORII MK V - OWNER’S MANUAL DATE 11/2021 GETTING STARTED The TORII MKV is two completely separate mono amplifies built side by side into the same chassis. The only common thing they share is the power cord and a current meter for the output tubes.
MODEL - ZEN TORII MK V - OWNER’S MANUAL DATE 11/2021 Input Jacks The Torii Mk V is set up with two pair of inputs with the selector switch located between each pair. The switch handle points to the active jack.
MODEL - ZEN TORII MK V - OWNER’S MANUAL DATE 11/2021 cause a rectifier tube to arc internally and thus blow the fuse. If this happens the rectifier tube may still work or may not. INSTALLING TUBES Using the diagram above you should be able to install the tubes in their correct locations.
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MODEL - ZEN TORII MK V - OWNER’S MANUAL DATE 11/2021 TUBE METER There are four switches below the meter that are laid out similar to the output tubes they represent. You may use one switch at a time to see the current draw of it’s corresponding tube - or you...
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MODEL - ZEN TORII MK V - OWNER’S MANUAL DATE 11/2021 TUBE FAILURES OUTPUT TUBES If an output tube fails or becomes weak from excessive use, the channel with the weak tube will distort early, even if the pairing output tube is perfect. It only takes one tube to go bad in a push pull pair to ruin the sound.
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MODEL - ZEN TORII MK V - OWNER’S MANUAL DATE 11/2021 START UP Before starting your amp for the first time, be sure all the tubes are installed in the correct locations. Hook up your speakers to the amplifier. Do not hook anything to the inputs of the amplifier at this time.
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Amuse yourself with how well your speakers disappear. Statistically most owners of Decware amps have never heard the real potential and inner magic the amp is capable of. Because it sounds better than what they had, they stop exploring.
We'll contact you after it has arrived and let you know what we've found and determine exactly what caused it. So far less than 1% of Decware amps have required service since they started shipping in 1998.
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Your amplifier comes with a lifetime warranty. Probably one of the only amplifiers in production that has one. Decware is a small enough company to consider these hand built amplifiers to be like our pets. We like to keep tabs on them and make sure they’re healthy and happy at all times.
MODEL - ZEN TORII MK V - OWNER’S MANUAL DATE 11/2021 SPECIFICATIONS INPUT TUBE CHOICES: 6922, 7DJ8, 6N1P, 6N5P PHASE INVERTER TUBE CHOICES 6N1P OUTPUT TUBE CHOICES: EL34 ,KT66, 6550, 6L6, 5881, 7027, KT88, KT77 INPUTS: 2 RCA TYPE INPUT JACKS FOR EACH CHANNEL...
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MODEL - ZEN TORII MK V - OWNER’S MANUAL DATE 11/2021 COMMENTS FROM THE DESIGNER The TORII MK5 is the latest in a long lineage of TORII amplifiers and is our best yet. TORII is the Zen term describing a gate to enlightenment or enhanced consciousness.
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