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High End Integrated Amplifier ASR Emitter Page 4
connected to the power supply ground in every audio system. If connected more often
hum can occur. Switching to position „2“ disconnects the ground connection as described
above. In any doubt: please switch the ground lift switch to „1“.
2.0 Connecting the ASR Emitter to your system
ATTENTION: Inputs (cables from source compnonents) and outputs (cable to speakers)
can be safely connected to the ASR Emitter when the units (left) control knob is set to „0“
(= off). Be sure that the least cable you connect is/are the powercord(s) to the AC outlet.
To obtain the best performance please make sure, that all your cables from and to the
ASR Emitter are as short as possible. The ASR Emitter´s main unit should be placed close
to your source components. If your source components are equipped with „fixed“ and
„variable“ outputs always use the „fixed“ outputs to connect the component to the ASR
Emitter. All standard inputs of the ASR Emitter are high-level-inputs and are identical, just
the marking ist different. Only exception from this rule: if your ASR Emitter is equipped with
the ASR plug-in phonoboard (on special order, see 2.2.2), do not use the input „PH“ to
connect your high-level source components.
On the backpanel of the main unit the RCA input sockets are located left and right above
the speaker outputs. The RCA sockets are named (from left to right) „Ph, Ta, CD, Tu, DT,
Vi“. The RCA input sockets for the right channel are marked with a red ring, for the left
channel with a black ring.
Tip: please use high quality interconnects, speakercables and powercords to connect your
ASR Emitter. The performance of your system will be increased by using the best
affordable cables.
Burn-in time
Straight out of the box, the performance of the ASR Emitter is not as impressive as the
performance of a unit that has been broken in. Why?
Each ASR Emitter needs at least 100 to 200 hours of playing music to fully break-in.
Especially the ASR Emitter Exclusive versions with the large amounts of capacitors inside
have to stabilize over the initial 200 hours of playing.
Tip: connect your CD player to the ASR Emitter and play a CD with dynamic music or a
dedicated burn-in-CD in repeat mode a few times (ASR Emitter volume level should be set
between 20 and 30).
If you are not playing the ASR Emitter for more than a week, the same effect will occur, but
not as apparent as when connected for the first time. After one or two days of listening the
ASR Emitter sounds as good as the unit did before.
Tip: if you are absent for more than three days, please disconnect all the powercords from
the AC outlet. This is the safest and cheapest way to prevent your hifi system from any
damages.
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