Decware SE84CS Owner's Manual

Decware SE84CS Owner's Manual

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Select Zen Triode Stereo Amplifier
Model SE84CS
DECWARE / High Fidelity Engineering Co.
1202 N.E. Adams Street Peoria IL 61603 USA
309-671-2428 Fax 309-672-1060 e-mail: fidelity@decware.com
www.decware.com (C)2000 All Rights Reserved

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  • Page 1 DECWARE Select Zen Triode Stereo Amplifier Model SE84CS DECWARE / High Fidelity Engineering Co. 1202 N.E. Adams Street Peoria IL 61603 USA 309-671-2428 Fax 309-672-1060 e-mail: fidelity@decware.com www.decware.com (C)2000 All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 2: Getting Started

    Be sure that you always have speakers connected to this or any tube amp before turning it on. Tube amps are typically the opposite of solid state in that you can short the speaker wires DECWARE / High Fidelity Engineering Co. 1202 N.E. Adams Street Peoria IL 61603 USA 309-671-2428 Fax 309-672-1060 e-mail: fidelity@decware.com...
  • Page 3: During Operation

    Specifically it is the exotic capacitors that actually require the burn-in to sound right. The fastest way to achieve a burn-in is to play the amplifier for 5 hours and then turn it off and let it rest for DECWARE / High Fidelity Engineering Co. 1202 N.E. Adams Street Peoria IL 61603 USA 309-671-2428 Fax 309-672-1060 e-mail: fidelity@decware.com...
  • Page 4 1 ohm, and put out more power as it does so. Therefor you need not be concerned about dips in your impedance curve when choosing a speaker. DECWARE / High Fidelity Engineering Co. 1202 N.E. Adams Street Peoria IL 61603 USA 309-671-2428 Fax 309-672-1060 e-mail: fidelity@decware.com...
  • Page 5: Circuit Design

    On the follow page is a picture of what your amplifier looks like under the hood (minus the shipping block between the transformers). DECWARE / High Fidelity Engineering Co. 1202 N.E. Adams Street Peoria IL 61603 USA 309-671-2428 Fax 309-672-1060 e-mail: fidelity@decware.com...
  • Page 6 DECWARE Owner’s Manual MODEL SE84CS INSIDE VIEW DECWARE / High Fidelity Engineering Co. 1202 N.E. Adams Street Peoria IL 61603 USA 309-671-2428 Fax 309-672-1060 e-mail: fidelity@decware.com www.decware.com (C)2000 All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 7: Input Options

    This is six distinct different signatures, and is like having 6 different amplifiers to play with. DECWARE / High Fidelity Engineering Co. 1202 N.E. Adams Street Peoria IL 61603 USA 309-671-2428 Fax 309-672-1060 e-mail: fidelity@decware.com...
  • Page 8 6dB additional power before clipping. This is usually a cost effective alternative to finding more efficient speakers. DECWARE / High Fidelity Engineering Co. 1202 N.E. Adams Street Peoria IL 61603 USA 309-671-2428 Fax 309-672-1060 e-mail: fidelity@decware.com...
  • Page 9: Warranty

    It was designed to give 30 years of trouble free service. Enjoy. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION www. and design theory can be found at our web site: decware.com DECWARE / High Fidelity Engineering Co. 1202 N.E. Adams Street Peoria IL 61603 USA 309-671-2428 Fax 309-672-1060 e-mail: fidelity@decware.com www.decware.com (C)2000 All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 10 Reynaud Twins 90dB 4 ohm Anything made using Lowther drivers The Horns from TheHornShoppe.com Coincident Triumph Signatures DECWARE / High Fidelity Engineering Co. 1202 N.E. Adams Street Peoria IL 61603 USA 309-671-2428 Fax 309-672-1060 e-mail: fidelity@decware.com www.decware.com (C)2000 All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 11 This schematic can be used to construct a Zen Triode Amplifier model SE84CS voltage is 220 or 230. Use a 3 amp fuse. or it can be used to upgrade a model SE84C to a model SE84CS. The yellow areas indicate the upgraded parts that differentiate the two.

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