Contents
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get the best performance from this unit.
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Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Before use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Front panel features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Rear panel features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Speaker connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Connection example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
For European customers
Disposal of your old appliance
1. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is
attached to a product it means the product is
covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC.
2. All electrical and electronic products should be
disposed of separately from the municipal waste
stream via designated collection facilities
appointed by the government or the local authorities.
3. The correct disposal of your old appliance will help prevent
potential negative consequences for the environment and
human health.
4. For more detailed information about disposal of your old
appliance, please contact your city office, waste disposal service
or the shop where you purchased the product.
Features
Pure class A amplification and triple separate
transformer
Pure class A amplification is employed and it ensures high signal
linearity.
I nheriting the design concept of A-80, three separated
transformers are mounted on the unit: two on the power section
of the current amplification stage for the left and right channels;
one on that of the voltage amplification stage.
WBT's speaker terminals
The speaker terminals are WBT-0710 Copper (Cu), which use a very
high purity of material from the WBT nextgen series.
BTL connection
BTL (Bridged Transformer Less) connection, using two bridge-
connected amplifiers, enables to get output, about four times as
large as that in the single use, and it is not necessary to use
transformers.
The unit can be used as a monaural amplifier by changing the
OUTPUT MODE switch on the rear panel to "BTL", which makes a
BTL connection with the left and right channels.
2 system inputs
This A-03 is equipped with 2 input system terminals, 1 XLR and 1
RCA, which can be selected with the switch on the rear panel.
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