The Electrocompaniet Story - ELECTROCOMPANIET AW220 Owner's Manual

Welcome to the world of Electrocompaniet
We sincerely thank you for selecting an amplifier from Electrocompaniet. We hope you will
enjoy years of listening pleasure and true High End musical performance from your audio
system. Kindly read this owners manual to familiarize yourself with the set before operation.

The Electrocompaniet Story

Electrocompaniet was founded in 1973 in Oslo, Norway, to manufactured an amplifier
designed by Per Abrahamsen. The design was based upon a new approach to transistor
amplifier design developed by Dr. Matti Otala and Jan Lohstro.
It had long been recognised that transistor amplifiers had a characteristic sound that many
audiophiles and music lovers found unnatural.
Dr. Otala and Mr. Lohstro analysed transistor amplifiers to determine what actually created
the "transistor sound" in general transistorised designs.
The results of their innovative design work were incorporated in the first Electrocompaniet
design - the legendary 25-watt amplifier.
It was the first commercial transistor amplifier to use this new design approach.
The amplifier was immediately recognised as dramatically more musical than any other
transistor amplifier at the time.
This design philosophy has been constantly updated through continuous research and
development. The philosophy prevails with all Electrocompaniet products.
Skilled technicians and craftsmen carefully create all Electrocompaniet products.
The products are extensively tested for maximum performance and reliability.
Electrocompaniet has always given the highest priority to extensive listening test for all its
designs. Every product designed by our engineers must meet a variety of exacting stan-
dards, set by a listening panel that is carefully selected to represent a cross- section of
musical taste and experience. Electrocompaniet designs go back and forth between the
design laboratory and the listening panel until both the engineers and the listeners are
satisfied with the end results.
Our quality products are sold throughout the world and provide the ultimate in listening
pleasure to discriminating music lovers.
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