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- Page 1 The Zen Taboo MK III P l a n a r H e a d p h o n e A m p l i f i e r MODEL TABOOMKIII Decware High Fidelity Engineering Co., East Peoria IL, USA www.decware.com...
- Page 2 This effect is seldom heard on music, but if you were to remove the left channel source you would no longer be able to hear the right channel as well, resulting in silence. Decware High Fidelity Engineering Co., East Peoria IL, USA www.decware.com...
- Page 3 Everything you hear is the result of changing the amplitude and phase angle of what is already there on the recording. You could think of it as uncovering hidden information in cases like that. Decware High Fidelity Engineering Co., East Peoria IL, USA www.decware.com...
- Page 4 To use either one of these (scope or subwoofer) simply reverse the polarity at the speaker jacks on the amplifier. Pretend the Red is negative and the Black is positive. (Yes, another Taboo element of the design, it’s the amp engineers love to hate.) Decware High Fidelity Engineering Co., East Peoria IL, USA www.decware.com...
- Page 5 30 milliamps. This will take about a minute. Once the meters have stabilized you can insert the headphones and raise the volume. Decware High Fidelity Engineering Co., East Peoria IL, USA www.decware.com...
- Page 6 6P15P 6P15P Right channel Left channel bias meter bias meter good tubes read good tubes read between 20~40 6922 between 20~40 BALANCED BALANCED HEADPHONE Input A/B Switch HEADPHONE OUTPUT OUTPUT Decware High Fidelity Engineering Co., East Peoria IL, USA www.decware.com...
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Page 7: Operation
Most of the time these are turned all the way up (clockwise). Decware High Fidelity Engineering Co., East Peoria IL, USA www.decware.com... - Page 8 Rectifier tubes that can be used with this amplifier are 5U4, 5AR4, 5Y3GT or pin for pin compatible substitutes. The amplifier draws 100 milliamps, well below the rating of most rectifiers. Decware High Fidelity Engineering Co., East Peoria IL, USA www.decware.com...
- Page 9 The acceptable operation is between 20 and 40 milliamps. Ideal is 30 ma. The amp is considered usable as long as both tubes fall somewhere between 20 and 40. OUTPUT TUBE OUTPUT TUBE OUTPUT TUBE METER OUTPUT TUBE METER Decware High Fidelity Engineering Co., East Peoria IL, USA www.decware.com...
- Page 10 There are no off-the-shelf high-dollar output transformers made that sound better. These transformers are a large part of the reason Decware amps have gained the reputation they have.
- Page 11 ULTRA LOW NOISE - Less than 1 millivolt of noise and hum (usually 0.4mv). The benefit is ultra black backgrounds and inaudible hum on even the most efficient ear speakers. Decware High Fidelity Engineering Co., East Peoria IL, USA www.decware.com...
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Page 12: Specifications
Input jacks RCA type 24K Gold / Teflon Output jacks Gold 5-way binding posts accept 8 gauge wire Warranty Lifetime to original owner / 90 days on tubes Decware High Fidelity Engineering Co., East Peoria IL, USA www.decware.com...
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