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Schiit Stjarna Manual

100% triode, dual mono, mm/mc forkbeard phono preamp

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1 0 0 % T R I O D E , D U A L M O N O , M M / M C
F O R K B E A R D P H O N O P R E A M P

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  • Page 1 1 0 0 % T R I O D E , D U A L M O N O , M M / M C F O R K B E A R D P H O N O P R E A M P...
  • Page 2 Unplug the cord from the out- and app-based Forkbeard control and let if the apparatus is unused for a long period of time. integration—Stjarna truly has no peers. 5. To prevent electric shock, do not use the plug with an Anywhere. At any price.
  • Page 3: Tube Rolling

    Noval (9-pin) tubes only go in one and unmute in about 30 seconds. It will also way, so no worries there. appear as a Forkbeard device you can add 4. Turn Stjarna back on and enjoy the music! to your stacks.
  • Page 4 INPUTS 1 RCA inputs. Connect up to two turn- tables here, using short, high-quality, well-shielded RCA cables. The inputs are denoted “1” and “2,” just like the front panel. Tricky. Note: we aren’t kidding about “short, well-shielded” cables. If you have hum, it’s usually coming from long cables, or poorly shielded cables, sometimes all tangled up OUTPUT...
  • Page 5 5 AC input. Connect the supplied AC cord here more Schiit products to your stack. (or any other IEC-terminated cord is fine as well). Ensure that you’re not plugging a 115VAC prod-...
  • Page 6 3 Input select. Press to toggle from Input Note: the 47k LED also serves as an indica- 1 to Input 2 and back again. Super simple, tion the Stjarna is in Standby mode. When in right? Standby, only the 47k LED is lit.
  • Page 7 Forkbeard doesn’t care. 7 Tubes. Stjarna doesn’t work without them. They also run warm. Keep fingers, kids, and pets away from the tubes while Stjarna is running. Please take care and turn the volume down before changing gain, because there is 20dB difference in gain between lowest and highest settings.
  • Page 8 An IR remote control is included with Stjarna providing the following functions: INPUT STANDBY Input select. Press to toggle between inputs. SUBSONIC Gain select. Step up and down gain. Mute. Press to mute and unmute. MONO Capacitive load. Step up and down C load.
  • Page 9 (MC) cartridge, output of the phono cartridge by 1000x in or low-output moving iron (other Grados), Stjarna alone. Add 4x in the preamp and start with the highest gain. You can’t hurt 20x in the amp, and that’s 80,000x. So yeah, anything;...
  • Page 10 Schiit Audio warrants to the original purchaser that this product shall be free from defects in material and workmanship for five (5) years from the date of purchase. Tubes are con- sumable, and separately covered by a 90 day warranty. If a defect covered by this warranty occurs during this period, Schiit Audio will repair the defective product, free of charge.
  • Page 11 Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 12 (0) Hidden solid-state amplification devices (SS power supply, yeah, sure, yep, it’s all in the online description) (Various) Stickers and stuff (Infinite) Appreciation from the whole Schiit crew in San Antonio and Corpus Christi (Even more) Thanks from our chassis and PCB guys in...