Installation, Connections and – Ayre Acoustics P-5XE User Manual
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Connections and
Installation
The Ayre P-5xe is easy to connect and use. The
following guidelines will ensure that the installation
goes smoothly.
Location
A good location for your phono preamplifier is in a
cabinet or on a shelf. Please note that the high-gain
circuitry required to amplify the low-level signal
from a phono cartridge may be sensitive to the
magnetic fields from transformers in other
equipment.
It is recommended to maintain a distance of 10"
to 20" (25 cm to 50 cm) to other components to
minimize hum levels.
Inputs
The balanced configuration
yields maximum sonic
performance with minimum
noise and hum.
As the phono cartridge is an inherently balanced
device, the Ayre P-5xe offers balanced inputs via
XLR connectors. Since most tone arms and/or
turntables are not currently equipped with XLR
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