Goldmund MIMESIS 20M User Manual page 5

1 SETTING UP THE MIMESIS 20M
1.2 CHOICE OF D/A CONVERTER LOCATION AND COOLING
Select a very rigid support for your CD/DVD player. Goldmund produces an
especially designed table for the DVD Eidos Reference and space can be
managed in the same structure to place the Mimesis 20M, with perfect "Mechanical
Grounding" vibration evacuation.
Position the player as far away as possible from the speakers if you want to totally
avoid the air coupling between the speakers and the CD/DVD player.
The distance between the CD/DVD transport and the Mimesis 20M is usually not
critical. However, if you use a coaxial cable link, and the CD/DVD transport is not
perfectly matched to the SPDIF interface specifications, a short distance is
mandatory.
If you want to achieve the best possible sonic result, select a position on a shelf or
on a piece of furniture where the converter is isolated from vibrations of mechanical
components, like the CD/DVD transport itself.
You must also be careful to locate your Mimesis 20M in a very well ventilated
location. When powered on, the Mimesis 20M, as all high quality electronic
equipment, generates a significant amount of heat which has to be evacuated by
natural ventilation.
For the same reason, it is perfectly normal that, after few hours of operation, your
Mimesis 20M gets quite hot.
User manual – Goldmund MIMESIS 20M D/A CONVERTER
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