SST Thoebe II Manual de usuario

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USERMANUAL

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WARNING:DONOTINSERTORREMOVEANYPLUGSINTOTHEPHONOINPUTSWHILETHEPOWERISON.

SEVEREDAMAGEMAYOCCUR.

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What’sIncluded

●ThoebeIIpreampliﬁer

●UserManual

●Detachablepowercable

●Remotecontrol(optional)

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Withoptionalphonostage:

●One(1)pairRCAshortingplugs

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ImportantSafeguards

●Allthesafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldbereadbeforethisproductisoperated.

●Thesafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldberetainedforfuturereference.

●Allwarningsontheapplianceandintheoperatinginstructionsshouldbeadheredto.

●Followallinstructions.

●Theapplianceshouldnotbeusednearwaterormoisture–forexample,inawetbasementorneara

swimmingpool,andthelike.

●Cleanonlywithdrycloth.

●Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstructions.

●Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,orotherapparatus(including

ampliﬁers)thatproduceheat.

●Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedorgroundingplug.Apolarizedplughastwobladeswith

onewiderthantheother.Agroundingplughastwobladesandathirdgroundingprong.Thewidebladeor

thethirdprongisprovidedforyoursafety.Iftheprovidedplugdoesnotﬁtyouroutlet,consultanelectrician

forreplacementoftheobsoleteoutlet.

●Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinchedparticularlyattheplugs,conveniencereceptacles,

andatthepointwheretheyexitfromtheapparatus.

●Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunusedforlongperiodsoftime.

●Referallservicingtoqualiﬁedpersonnel.Servicingisrequiredwhentheapparatushasbeendamagedinany

waysuchasthepowercordorplugisdamaged.Otherdamagemayoccurifliquidorobjectshavebeen

droppedorspilledintotheapparatus.Droppingtheapparatus,exposuretorain,andexcessivemoisture

maycauseadditionaldamage.

●Keeptheunitinawellventilatedenvironment.Ensureatleast4”clearancearoundtopandsides.

●CAUTION:Theseservicinginstructionsareforusebyqualiﬁedservicepersonnelonly.Toreducetheriskof

electricshock,donotperformanyservicingotherthanthatcontainedintheoperatinginstructionsunless

youarequaliﬁedtodoso.

●WARNING:Toreducetheriskofelectricshock,donotexposethisapparatustorainormoisture.The

apparatusshallnotbeexposedtodrippingorsplashingandthatobjectsﬁlledwithliquids,suchasvases,

shallnotbeplacedonapparatus.

●WARNING:Themainsplug/appliancecouplerisusedasdisconnectdevice,thedisconnectdeviceshall

remainreadilyoperable.

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●Thelightningﬂashwitharrowheadsymbolwithinanequilateraltriangleisintendedtoalerttheusertothe

presenceofnon-insulated“dangerousvoltage”withintheproduct'senclosurethatmaybeofsufﬁcient

magnitudetoconstituteariskofelectricshock.

●Nonakedﬂamesources,suchaslightedcandles,shouldbe

placedontheapparatus.

●WARNING:Theterminalsmarkedwithsymbolof“+/-“may

beofsufﬁcientmagnitudetoconstituteariskofelectric

shock.Theexternalwiringconnectedtotheterminals

requiresinstallationbyaninstructedpersonortheuseofreadymadeinsulatedleadsorcords.

●CorrectDisposalofthisproduct.Thismarkingindicatesthatthisproductshouldnotbe

disposedwithotherhouseholdwastesthroughouttheEU.Topreventpossibleharmtothe

environmentorhumanhealthfromuncontrolledwastedisposal,recycleitresponsiblyto

promotethesustainablereuseofmaterialresources.Toreturnyouruseddevice,pleaseuse

thereturnandcollectionsystemsorcontacttheretailerwheretheproductwaspurchased.

Theycantakethisproductforenvironmentallysaferecycling.

●Keepyourpackaging!Itiscustommadeforyourunitandwilleffectivelyprotectitforpossiblefutureuse.

●Besuretoregisteryourproduct.Itisveryimportanttocompletethewarrantyregistrationformlocatedon

ourwebsite.Completeandsubmittheformwithin30daysofpurchasetoactivateyourwarranty.

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FCCWarning

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15of

theFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidential

installation.

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Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordance

withtheinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethat

interferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioor

televisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotryto

correcttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

●Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

●Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

●Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

●Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

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Caution:Anychangesormodiﬁcationstothisdevicenotexplicitlyapprovedbymanufacturercouldvoidyour

authoritytooperatethisequipment.

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Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)This

devicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,including

interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

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ThedevicehasbeenevaluatedtomeetgeneralRFexposurerequirement.Thedevicecanbeusedinportable

exposureconditionwithoutrestriction. 

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Contents 

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Section

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Introduction

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NoteworthyFeatures

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FrontPanelOverviewandUsage

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RemoteControl(optional)

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Connections

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Speciﬁcations

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WarrantyCoverage

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Introduction

SSTproudlypresentstheThoebeIIpreampliﬁer.Fittedwiththereﬁnementsandfeaturesoneexpectsofa

modern-daypreamp,theThoebeIIwilldeliverallofyourmusicwithstyleandbeautyatanattractiveprice.

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Impressivestandardfeaturesincludeahighlytransparentvolumecontrol,bassandtrebletonecontrols,high/low

gainsettingsandaworld-classheadphoneampliﬁer.Additionally,theThoebeIIcanbeconﬁguredwithavailable

add-onoptionslikeareference-levelDACand/orphonostage.TheThoebeIIisaboutultimatecontroland

ﬂexibility—theperfectpreampliﬁerforanymusicsource.

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Derivingitslineagefromitsaward-winningmother,theAmbrosia2000SecondEditionpreampliﬁer,butboasting

morethanafewuniquefeaturesinit’sownright,theThoebeIIisdestinedtobeaclassicinitsowntime.Invitethe

ThoebeIIintoyourlisteningroomandﬁndoutquicklywhatkindof“guest”hasarrived—onethatwon’tbeleaving

anytimesoon!

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WehopeyouenjoyyournewThoebeII. 

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NoteworthyFeatures

TheThoebeIIisarevolutionarypreampliﬁerinmanyways.Belowaresomehighlights.

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●Built-inDAC*

○ESSSabre(9018)32-bitDACchip

○Asynchronous,galvanicallyisolatedUSBinputsupportsupto32-bit384kHzPCMandDSD256

●Built-inphonostage*

○Movingmagnetorhigh-outputmovingcoildiscreteClassAdesignandnewlydevelopedRIAA

optimizedtopology

●Powerfulandtransparentbuilt-inClassAheadphoneampliﬁer

●Remarkablytransparentandinnovativeresistive-laddertypevolumecontrol,uniquetotheThoebeII

●Digitally-controlled,highly-advanceddualmonobass/treblecontrols

●High/lowgainsetting

●Phasecontrol

●Balancecontrol

●Large,easy-to-read,dimmableLEDdisplay

●InternalUSBconnectionforanyfuturesoftwareupdates

●Solidaluminum,customremotecontrol*

●Heavygaugesteelcaseandthickanodizedaluminumfaceplate

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*Availableoptions.ContactyourSSTdealerorSSTdirectlyaboutaddingtheseoptionsifyourThoebeIIisnot

equippedwiththem.

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FrontPanelOverviewandUsage

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1. Headphoneoutputs

¼”headphoneoutputs.Therightoutputisa“switched”output:whileinuse,theThoebeIIwillmutetheline

outputtotheconnectedampliﬁer.

2. Maindisplay

3. RemotecontrolIRsensor

4. “Stby”:Standby

ProvidedtheThoebeIIispluggedin,usethisbuttontopowerontheThoebeIIortoputitinstandbymode

(indicatedbyredLED).

5. Inputselectbuttons

Pushupordowntoselectyourdesiredinputoption.Dependingoninstalledoptions,thesecouldinclude

digitalinputs(COAX,TOS,USB)and/orphonostage(PHNO).ThelatterreplacestheRCA4inputifinstalled.

See“Connections”sectionfordetails.

6. Toneandfunctioncontrols

See“ToneandFunctionControls”,nextpage.

7. Volume/controlknob

Usetoincrease/decreasevolumeinnormaloperationandalsoinconjunctionwithBass,TrebleandBalance

adjustments(see“ToneandFunctionControls”,nextpage).

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ToneandFunctionControls

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Bass

-5to+5(in1dbincrements.Adjustwith

volume/controlknoborremote)

Treble

-5to+5(in1dbincrements.Adjustwith

volume/controlknoborremote)

Balance

+10Lto+10R(in1dbincrements.Adjustwith

volume/controlknoborremote).Anarrowsymbol

(“<”or“>”)oneithersideindicateswhichchannelis

beingadjusted

Phase

0°,180°(ToggleusingPhasebutton)

Gain

Low,High(ToggleusingGainbutton).

Lowgain:11db,Highgain:17db

Dim

Dimsthemaindisplay.On/Medium/Low/Off.

(ToggleusingDimbutton)

Mute

Mutesorunmutesthevolume.(ToggleusingMute

button)

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RemoteControl(optional)

WhiletheThoebeIIisfullycontrollableviathefrontpanel,the

optional,deluxeremotecontroloffersreﬁnementandconvenience.

Thesolidaluminumremotecanaccessandutilizeallfunctionsofthe

ThoebeIIinthesamewayasthefrontpanelcontrols.Usethe

Volume+/-rockerasyouwouldtheVolume/controlknobtoﬁne

tuneBass,TrebleandBalancesettings.

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ContactyourSSTdealerorSSTdirectlytoobtaintheremotecontrol.

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ThoebeIIManualV1

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