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CLASSÉ DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
1. REPEATED LISTENING DESIGN SESSIONS:
Fine tuning of sound by exchanging and mixing of parts (transistors, capacitors, wiring, PCB
boards etc.), and adjusting many specific operating voltages within proper engineering
ranges, producing an overall sonic recipe giving the most natural harmonic realism of music
typical of instruments in a live performance.
2. UPGRADABLE SINGLE CIRCUIT DESIGNS:
All Classé products (all preamps and all amps) share exactly the same circuit design
philosophy (excluding moving coil and moving magnet phono circuits). This means all
amplifiers and all high level circuits of the preamps benefit from the same design goals.
Similar circuits are then tailored to different power levels etc. Differences between less
expensive models and more expensive models are parts quality and compliment, power
supply extravagance and the amount of filtering etc., as well as features and packaging.
This means that for years Classé has been constantly sonically fine tuning and technically
upgrading this circuit design and its application, thus reaching a very high level of natural
musical enjoyment, as well as excellent reliability which benefits all models - least
expensive, most expensive, preamps and amplifiers alike.
3. EXTREME LONG LIFE IN REAL WORLD CONDITIONS:
Choosing the best attainable quality parts and materials combined with the advantages of the
two above-mentioned areas provides Classé owners with years of proven trouble free
reliability and musical enjoyment.
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OWNER'S MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNPACKING & SET-UP.................................................................. 4
A.C. LINE POWER............................................................................ 5
INPUTS............................................................................................... 6
JUMPER SETTING DIAGRAMS (MC/MM, PHONO/AUX)....... 9
OUTPUTS ........................................................................................ 11
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS......................................................... 12
WARRANTY.................................................................................... 15
FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS .......................................... 17
WARRANTY REGISTRATION ................................................... 18