Transfomatic Audio EVOLUTION LINE ONE User manual

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EVOLUTION

LINE ONE

EVOLUTION

LINE ONE

Stereo Tube Line

Preamplier

Stereo Tube Line

Preamplier

www.trafomaticaudio.com Rev. 1

Table of Contents

Section Page No.

Safety Precautions 02

Getting Started 05

 AboutYourAmplier     05

 ConstructionandTesting    05

 Packaging/Unpacking     05

 OperatingProcedures     06

Controls and Their Functions 08

Servicing 11

Technical Specications 12

Table of Contents

Section Page No.

Safety Precautions 02

Getting Started 05

 AboutYourAmplier     05

 ConstructionandTesting    05

 Packaging/Unpacking     06

 OperatingProcedures     06

Controls and Their Functions 08

Servicing 11

Technical Specications 12

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY ALL THE

FOLLOWING IMPORTANT SAFE-

GUARDS THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO

YOUR EQUIPMENT

CAUTION!

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE SCREWS. NO USER SER-

VICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

SAFETY

1) Read the User’s Manual and refer to it frequently during use of this product -Allthe

safetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldbereadbeforetheproductisoperated.

2) Retain the User’s Manual -Thesafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldberetainedfor

futurereference.

3) Follow Instructions-Alloperatingandinstructionsforuseshouldbecloselyfollowed.

4) Power Sources-Thisproductshouldbeoperatedusingonlythetypeofpowersourceindi-

catedonthemarkinglabel.Ifyouarenotsureofthetypeofpowersupplyinyourhome,con

sultyourproductdealerorlocalpowercompany.

5) Grounding-ThisproductisequippedwithathreeprongIECconnector.Alwaysusepower

cordwithadequatewirecrosssectionandanelectricaloutletthatisgrounded.Ifyoudonot

knowwhethertheoutletisgrounded,consultyourelectricianorlocalpowercompany.

6)Power Cord Protection–Powersupplycordsshouldberoutedsothattheyarenotlikely

tobewalkedonorpinched.Payparticularattentiontocordsatplugs,conveniencerecep-

taclesandwheretheyexitfromtheproduct.Alwaysusepowercordswithadequatecurrent

ratingsandsafetycertications(UL,CE,TÜV,CSA,etc.)

7) Fuses-Forcontinuedprotectionagainstrehazard,replacefuseswiththesametypeand

ratingofthefusesspecied.Whenchangingfuses,completelyunplugtheACcordfromthe

walloutlet.

8) Turn-off when not using-Turnofftheunitassoonasyoustopactivelyusingit.Unplugthe

powersupplyfromthewallduringalightningstormorwhentheproductistobeleftunattend-

edandunusedforlongerperiodsoftime.

EVOLUTIONLINEONEStereoTubeLine Preamplier - User Manual

ENVIRONMENT

1) Water and Moisture.Donotusethisproductnearwater-i.e.nearabathtub,ashbowl,kitch

ensinkorlaundrytub;inawetbasement;ornearaswimmingpoolorthelike.Dampbase-

mentsshouldbeavoided.

2) Heat.Theproductshouldbesituatedawayfromheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregis-

ters,stovesorotherappliancesthatproduceheat.Alsoavoidputtingtheunitinthedirectrays

ofthesun.

3) For indoor use only.

PLACEMENT

1) Accessibility.Itisnormalforanaudiodevicetorunwarmifusedforprolongedperiods.

Alwaysplaceyourdeviceawayfromchildrenandpetstopreventburns.

2) Ventilation.Properventilationiscriticalforsafeandreliableoperationofallvacuumtube

basedequipment.Thisproductshouldnotbeplacedinabuilt-ininstallationorrackunless

properventilationisprovidedorthemanufacturer’sinstructionshavebeenfollowed.Never

placeanythingontopofyourpreamplierthatcouldobstructairowandcausevacuum

tubestooverheatanddamagetheunit.Donotplaceyourpreamplierinaclosedbookcase;

overheatingcouldoccur.Ensurethatthereisatleast6”(150mm)ofopenspaceabovethe

preamplier.

3) Surface.Placetheunitonaatlevelsurface.Careshouldbetakentopreventobjectsfrom

fallingandliquidsfromspillingintotheunit.Donotsubjecttheunittoexcessivesmoke,dust,

vibrationorshock.

MAINTENANCE

1) Cleaning.Unplugthisproductfromthewalloutletbeforecleaning.Donotuseliquidcleaners

oraerosolcleaners.Useadryclothforcleaning.Donotuseanytypeofabrasivepad,scour-

ingpowderorsolventsuchasalcoholorbenzene.

2) Tube replacement.Vacuumtubeshavelifeinthe5000hourrange.Werecommendreplac-

ingthetubesafter24-36months,dependingonyourlisteninghabits.Thatwillensurethatthe

preamplieralwaysperformsatitsbestandtubefailurewillnotoverstressotherpartsoftheunit.

3) Biasing the amplier.BiasingoftheEvolutionLineOneisnotrequired.

SERVICE

1) Replacement Parts.Whenreplacementpartsarerequired,besurethattheservicetechni-

cianusesreplacementpartsspeciedbythemanufacturerorpartswiththesamecharacter-

isticsastheoriginalpart.Unauthorizedsubstitutionsmayresultinre,electricshockorother

hazards.

2)Tubereplacement.Shoulditbecomenecessarytoreplacethevacuumtubes,removethe

ACpowerplugfromthewallandallowthirtyminutes(30min)forthehighvoltagecapacitors

todischarge.Followinstructionsoutlinedbelowinthesection“Handlingvacuumtubes”.

3) Modications.Modicationstotheamplierarestronglydiscouraged.Theunitwasde-

signedbyexperiencedengineersandtestedforsafeandreliableoperation.Anymodication

mayposessafetyriskandresultinreducedlifetimeoftheproduct.Anyremovalofthecover

willvoidwarranty.

EVOLUTIONLINEONEStereoTubeLine Preamplier - User Manual

GETTING STARTED - ABOUT

YOUR PHONO PREAMPLIFIER

Your Evolution Line Onewasdesignedtoprovideahighvaluebasedonitshighperformance,

whichisaresultofacarefullydesignedcircuitandoptimizedcomponentselection.

Thedesignutilizesminimumnumberofactivepartsandtopqualitypassiveelements.Itisa

perfecttwithinTrafomatic Audio’s Evolutionproductlineup.

The design is based on an excellent ECC88 vacuum tube and high capacity power supply

employingoversizedtoroidaltransformerandC-L-Clter.TheECL82vacuumtubeisusedto

stabilizepowersupplyvoltageforthegainstage.

TheEvolutionLineOnehasve(5)lineinputs,onestereooutput,subwooferoutputandxed

TAPEoutput.

HANDLING AND REPLACING VACUUM TUBES

Manypeoplehaveneverhadexperiencehandlingvacuumtubes.Processisverysimilarto

handlingincandescentlightbulbs.Aswiththelightbulbs,youshouldnottouchavacuumtube

whenitisoperatingsinceyoucanburnyourself.Similarly,ifatubeisdroppedonahardsurface

itmaybreakorchangecriticaloperatingparameters.

Whenreplacingthetubesandremovingthepreamplier’scover,allowsufcienttime,minimum

30minutes,fortubestocooldownandinternalcapacitorstodischarge.

BeforeyouinsertatubeyoushouldmakecertaintheunitisdisconnectedfromtheACoutlet.

Inspectthetubeforcracksandphysicaldamage.

Makesurethatthepinsarestraight.Ifyouneedtostraightenthepins,beverycarefulasitmay

causetheglassenvelopetobreak,causingthetubetolosethevacuumandfailassoonasthe

preampliferispoweredon.Carefullyalignthepinswiththesocketandgentlyinsertthetube.

Never force a tube into a socket.

TheEvolution Line One is designed around the ECC88 vacuum tubeasagainstage.When

thetubesaredueforreplacement,differentbrandsoftheECC88areacceptable,includingRus-

sianversions6N1Pand6N23P.

NOTE: ECC81 (12AT7), ECC82 (12AU7) and ECC83 (12AX7) cannot be used in the Evolu-

tion Line One preamplier.

ShouldyoudecidetobuyreplacementtubesfromTrafomaticAudio,restassuredthattheyare

fullytestedbeforetheshipment.

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EVOLUTIONLINEONEStereoTubeLine Preamplier - User Manual

PACKAGING

Savetheoriginalpackaginginadryplace.Thepackaginghasbeendesignedtoprotectyour

devicefromstressesincurredduringshipping.Usingpackagingdifferentfromtheoriginalin-

creasesrisksofshippingdamages

PREPARATION FOR USE

01)Placeyourpreamplieronaat,stablesurface.

02)Powerswitch,locatedontheleftsideoftheunitshouldbeintheOFFposition.

03)Makesurethatthevoltageselectorswitch(locatedontherearpanel,nexttotheACinlet)is

properlyset:thisswitchneedstobesetsothatthenumberdisplayed(115or230)corre-

spondswiththelinevoltageinyourcountry.

04)Pluginthepowercord.

05)ConnectLINEOUToftheEvolution Line Onetolineinputsofyouramplier.Ifapplicable,

connectsubwooferand/ortaperecordertotheSUBOUTandTAPEOUT,respectively.

06)Connectyouraudiosourcestothepreamplier’sinputs(RCA1throughRCA5).

07)Ifsomeofyoursourcesrequiresignalgrounding(turntabletonearm,forexample),connect

thewiretothegroundinglug(GND)ontherearpanelofthepreamplier.

08)Byusingthefrontpanelinputselectorswitch,selecttheappropriateaudiosource(rca1

throughrca5).

09)Makesurethatvolumecontrolissettominimumposition.

10)TurnontheEvolution Line Onebyusingpowerswitchlocatedontheleftsideoftheunit.

11)Turnonyourpoweramplier.

12)Slowlyincreasevolume,tomakesuretherearenounusualnoisescomingoutofthespeakers.

13)CONGRATULATIONS!YouareallsetandreadytoenjoyhighsoundqualityoftheEvolution

Line One preamplier.

EVOLUTIONLINEONEStereoTubeLine Preamplier - User Manual

CONTROLS AND THEIR

FUNCTIONS

FRONT PANEL

Input Selector:Thevepositions“Inputs”switchisusedtoselectoneoftheve

availableinputs,markedRCA1throughRCA5.

Volume control:regulatesmaximumoutputsontheLINEOUTandSUBOUT

outputs.

Thefrontpanelalsohasthepoweronlightandwindowfortheremotecontrolre-

ceiver.

LEFT SIDE OF THE UNIT

Power ON/OFF switch:TheswitchturnsthepreamplierONandOFF

 -Whenturningonthepreamplier,makesurethatthevolumecontrolisat

itsminimum.Thepreamplierwillbefullyfunctionalafteronly30seconds.

However,asitwarmsupovertherst15minutesofoperation,youmay

noticesubtleimprovementsinthesoundquality.

 -Attheendofyourlisteningsession,makesuretoturntheamplieroff.

Leavingitturnedondoesnotimprovesoundqualityanditreduceslifeof

thevacuumtubes.

 -Thepreampliershouldalwaysbeturnedonandoffviaitsownpowerswitch.

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CONTROLS AND THEIR

FUNCTIONS

REAR PANEL

Theonlycontrolontherearpanelisthelinevoltageselectorswitchlocatednext

totheACpowerinlet(ACINPUT).Thisswitchneedstobesetsothatthenumber

displayed(115or230)correspondswiththelinevoltageinyourcountry.

The rear panel also hosts:

 -Groundinglug(GND)

 -Fivelineinputs(RCA1throughRCA5)

 -Fixedoutput(TAPEOUT)

 -Subwooferoutput(SUBOUT)

 -Lineoutput(LINEOUT)

-Groundliftswitch(LIFTGND):insomecongurations,groundingofthesys-

temcanconguresocalled“groundloops”.Incertainsituation,thiscauses

increasedhuminthesystem.Groundliftswitchisusedtobreakthe“ground

loop”whilemaintainingsafetyaffordedbypropersystemgrounding.NOTE:

neverusethesocalled“cheaterplugs”toremovegroundfromthesystem,

asitcreatespotentiallyhazardousconditions.

-Gainswitch(GAIN):thisswitchhastwopositions,marked22dBand25dB.

ItaddsexibilitytomatchtheEvolutionLineOnepreamplierwithsystems

ofvarioussensitivity.Itissuggestedtostartoperationwiththeswitchinthe

22dBposition.The25dBpositioncanbeusedtoincreasedynamicrange

withampliersthathavelowersensitivity.

REMOTE CONTROL

Evolution Line Onecomeswithitsowndedicatedremotecontrolcircuit.Forthe

sakeofsimplicity,reliabilityandlongbatterylife,basicfunctionalityisprovidedvia

twobuttons:volumeupanddown.

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SERVICING

HighqualitypartsandcarefuldesignofEvolutionLineOneensurelongandreliableoperation

withoutneedforanymaintenanceotherthanthatlistedintheMAINTENANCEsection.Inan

unlikelycasethattheunitdoesnotoperateasintended,pleasecontactfactoryoryourlocal

distributorforassistance.

CAUTION

Lethalvoltagesarepresentinsidetheamplier.Donotremovethepreamplier’scovers.Ser-

vicingoftheunitshouldbeperformedonlybyauthorizedservicepersonnel.

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EVOLUTION LINE ONE Stereo Tube Line Preamplier - User Manual

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

STEREO TUBE LINE PREAMPLIFIER

Class of operation: Single-Ended(classA)

Tube complement: 2xECC881xECL82(6BM8)

Input impedance: 47 Kohms

Output impedance: 150 ohms

Inputs: 5xRCA

Outputs: RCALineout(150ohmsoutputimpedance),Tapeout(47Kohmsoutputimpedance)

andSubwooferout(22Kohmsoutputimpedance)

Gain : 22dBand25dBselectableatthebackside

THD: 0.3%,1KHz/4Vef

S/N ratio: 85dB

Frequency bandwidth: 12Hz(-1dB)–65kHz(-3dB)

Input voltage: 230V/50Hz–115V/60Hzswitchable

Power consumption: 50VA

Remote controlled volume control

Size: 450x320x105mm

Weight: 10kg

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