PrimaLuna EvoLution Series - Headphone Output Usage

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Headphone!Output!Connection!
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Owners"of"a"PrimaLuna"EVO"Tube"Integrated"Amplifier"own"also"one"of"the"best"headphone"amps"in"the"
world."And"maybe"the"only"amp"that"lets"you"listen"with"either"the"warmth"of"tubes"at"the"flip"of"a"switch!""
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On"the"right"side"of"the"front"panel,"you"find"the"output"connector"for"your"headphones,"while"just"behind"
the"fron t"panel"on"the"right"side"you"find"the"switch"to"select"for"loudspeakers"(LS)"or"headphones"(HP)."!
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Most"tube"integrated"amps"and"preamps"use"a "so lidJstate"opJamp"chip"for"running"headphones."Stand J
alone"tube"headphone"amps"will"vary"in"quality"like"any"other"tube"amp.""
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Headphones"are"simply"small"spe a k ers"tha t"re quire"le s s" p o wer."Some"amps"will"use"smaller"output"
tubes"th a t"g ro a n "to "have"enough"dissipation"to"run"powerJhungry"planar"headphones.""
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Other"brands,"including"those"costing"double"or"triple"or"more,"will"use"larger"output"tubes,"then"use"a"
voltage"divider"network"to"drop"the"power"down"to"an"acceptable"level"for"headphones."This"is"how"
PrimaLuna"designed"the"headphone"circuit."We"simp ly"to o k "a d va n ta g e "o f"th e "fa c t"th a t"we"hav e "th e "b e s t"
tube"integrated"amplifiers"on"the"market."What"is"good"enough"for"your"living"room"speakers"is"also"good"
for"your "“earspeakers”."
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Now"there"is"no"immediate"need"to"pay"for"a"separate"state"of"the"art"headphone"amp."Our"Integrated"
(Headph o ne )"Amplifiers"are"the"fa vo rite"of"ow n e rs"w ho "us e"e ve ryth ing"fro m "A ud e ze"to"Hifiman"to"
Sennheiser!"
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•" If"you"sw itc h "fro m"Loud s p e a k e rs "to "H e a d p h o n e,"always"first"tu r n "down"your"volume.""
•" Don’t"use"the"Headphone"switch"with"no"headphone"connected."
•" Listening"at"a"high"volume"can"damage"your"hearing."
•" In"case"you"are"in"doubt"if"you"own"over"hungry"headphones,"like"for"exa mple"Abyss"1266"or"
HIFIMAN"SUSVARA ,"please"contact"us"for"informa tio n /modification"of"the"circuit."