Table of contents First Section, User Manual Introduction .......................5 Brief description ....................5 The NHB-108 in details..................6 3.1. Front Panel ............................. 6 3.2. Rear Panel ............................6 3.3. Top View ............................7 Who am I? ......................8 Connecting and setup..................8 5.1. Important prior notice ........................8 5.2.
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Technical Section T1. Introduction .....................18 T2. Genesis of NHB-108 ..................18 T3. Criteria......................19 T4. Structural aspects ...................19 T4.1. The case modules ......................... 19 T4.2. Divide to conquer......................... 20 T4.3. Eliminating vibrations........................20 T4.4. Everything is transparent..................20 T4.5. TIO, Totally Identified Object ..................... 21 T5.
The result is what you can see, touch and hear… 1. Introduction right now. Congratulations for purchasing a darTZeel NHB- One of the secrets of the darTZeel NHB-108 model 108 model one. one can be found in two words: Our machines are designed and hand built for very long lasting use and musical pleasure.
3. The NHB-108 in details 3.1. FRONT PANEL 1. Identification Plate 2. The Eyes 3. The Power Nose 3.2. REAR PANEL 50Ω BNC Zeel Inputs RCA Inputs Speakers Terminals XLR Inputs IEC Power Socket Input Impedance Selector User Manual, version B 1.0...
3.3. TOP VIEW 10. DC Offset Trimmer 11. Jumpers 12. Speaker Impedance Switch 13. Fuse Holder 14. Operating Voltage Selector User Manual, version B 1.0 Page 7 of 35 darTZeel NHB-108 model one...
The serial number can be read as follows: If you do not respect this, the darTZeel NHB-108 model one may stop playing if it becomes too hot. TZ-XY1081.dcbZ The heat sinks shutdown point is at around 70°C,...
No need then to leave your machine powered ON If you do not own a darTZeel NHB-18NS pream- all the time, except of course if you like paying plifier yet, we suggest you use either RCA (5) or bigger electricity bills…...
(upper right for the 6.3. User parameters right channel), The darTZeel NHB-108 model one must be cor- rectly set, accordingly to the loudspeakers' nominal impedance. Your machine is already factory set for speakers having nominal impedance from 3Ω to 8Ω, as is usually the case.
AC mains contact us directly: troubles@dartzeel.com Hereunder is the procedure: In order to change a fuse, power off your NHB-108 Fig.3 – Jumpers model one by pressing the Power Nose (3) button. !!! UNPLUG THE AC CORD FROM MAINS, and...
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6.3. "User parameters". Connect again all your cables, without omitting the loudspeakers, and power ON your NHB-108 model one. Now you are ready to enjoy some more good mu- sic, compensating all that tiring physical effort you have just put in…...
This tuning procedure is described at the very end directly involved in the everyday use of your ampli- of the technical section. fier. However, the completely new concept of the NHB-108 7.3. Cleaning and upkeep model one calls for certain precautions.
65°F to 90°F (18°C to 32°C). If they do, the amplifier needs some adjustment. While setting up your NHB-108 model one, it is possible that you may not obtain the desired results. In all cases it is important to know the working...
Fuses can blow if the nominal impedance of your In such a situation, we sadly deplore having no real speakers is less than 3 Ω and your NHB-108 model cure. one has not been set up to drive such a load.
We also invite you to visit our website at www.dartzeel.com We wish you countless hours of musical delight with your NHB-108 model one and do hope that you will have no further need to read this manual except for the pleasure…...
Size in mm 440 x 335 x 170 (WxDxH). Total deep with handles: 415 mm. Net weight 30 kg. darTZeel NHB-108 model one amplifiers are made to last forever by darTZeel Audio SA in Geneva, Switzerland. darTZeel Audio SA www.dartzeel.com 2, chemin Louis-Hubert CH-1213 Petit-Lancy / Genève...
Then It would be all too easy to compare the darTZeel we asked ourselves what is the point of producing NHB-108 model one and wristwatches, both be- nice looking gear if the sonics bring nothing new ing made in Switzerland.
In the case where you soft start circuitry are located on the lower level, would want to use 2, 3, or even 4 stacked darTZeel while the suspended toroidal transformers are fixed NHB-108 model one units, we can make on spe- on the 6mm thick, upper decks.
Your name is engraved in gold letters, thus amal- Now, let’s be a bit optimistic and suppose that the gamating the destiny of the darTZeel NHB-108 speakers we will use are truly perfect, without a model one with your future unforgettable musical single trace of any distortion.
1,500, 3,000, 4,500 Hz, but also 3,500, and/or IMD. 7,000 and 10,500 Hz will be perceived. Once again, At darTZeel, we prefer to call it Temporal Distor- tion, or TD, because this is obviously what it actu- User Manual, version B 1.0...
"perfect sound for ever" road. Its name is "Jitter", and it is, more scientifi- "It's because the NHB-108 has high THD and IMD cally speaking, an "uncertainty of chronometer values", would say our well-meaning detractors.
FETs, but their internal structure may vary. less superfluous correction circuits. FETs are being used more and more, for several In the NHB-108 model one, the audio signal trav- reasons, including the most obvious one: els through only 6 transistors, from input to output,...
Ce système élimine le besoin The NHB-108 model one does not use any "ex- d’une régulation thermique. En effet, lorsque les otic" or "esoteric" component. Each element was valeurs initiales ont été...
As often as not there’s no option as regards bal- not balanced? That is the question! anced inputs: in fact there’s nothing else! For the darTZeel NHB-108 model one, our ap- T5.4.3. And into the air… proach has been almost the opposite. To minimize...
To our knowl- to link their remote consoles to the NHB-108 model edge, there is no balanced crossover in the market! one, without having to use poor quality Balun-DI Has any manufacturer already told you that there is devices.
0.5%, a truly demanding task. Professional consoles capable So the NHB-108 model one is fitted with such of such results are truly high-end by their 6+ figures inputs, here called "Zeel 50Ω", while the darTZeel price.
1,400 amperes. They cannot be Purity. considered as being "cheap" parts. But we did not call this part of the NHB-108 model one the "protection circuit", by far preferring "su- T6.1.1. Crowbar activation pervision system", or "monitoring circuit", as you prefer.
With some experience, you will be able to use them as a ther- Purity. mometer. Sorry, this is a joke. As you might have guessed, in the NHB-108 model one we have used a somewhat different T7. Power supplies approach.
For purity reasons invoked earlier, the output stages to. It is this same signal that will deliver the energy of darTZeel NHB-108 model one only have a supply to your loudspeakers, which in turn will single bipolar pair of output transistors.
Music is thus reproduced with unprecedented ease, We could say that the darTZeel NHB-108 model purity and fidelity, simply impossible with more one offers an outstanding temporal linearity, allow- complex designs.
In continuous round the clock domestic use – but is this still domestic use? – provided you respect the To own a darTZeel NHB-108 model one must location advice mentioned in the first section of this not only give you musical pleasure.
One of our very first customers described the model one. In the worst case, "perishable" stock darTZeel NHB-108 model one in such a way. We will be renewed accordingly in order to offer have to admit that we fell in love with this descrip- maximum availability at brand new specifications.
The 2 suction cups supplied with the NHB-108 T12. Special adjustments model one. Please do not forget to slightly wet them, to get firm vacuum on the glass. A No. 0 flat blade screwdriver for adjusting the T12.1. Output DC voltage drift 12-turn trimmer;...
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