Classe Audio CP-500 User Manual
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warm up/break-in period Your new Classé power preamplifi er will deliver outstanding performance
immediately. However, you should expect to hear it improve somewhat as
it reaches its normal operating temperatures and its various components
“break-in.” It has been our experience that the greatest changes occur within
the fi rst 300 hours, as the preamplifi er reaches thermal equilibrium and the
capacitors fully form. After this initial break-in period, the performance of your
new product should remain quite consistent for years to come.
Th
e only exception to this rule is if the unit is unplugged for an extended period
of time, allowing it to cool down. Depending on the degree of cooling involved,
you should expect a brief warm-up period before the preamplifi er’s sound quality
is at its best. Unless your preamplifi er was allowed to become quite chilled,
subsequent thermal re-stabilization should not take long. Fortunately, you
should never have to repeat the initial 300 hour break-in period.
please read this manual… Please take a few minutes to review this manual, and to familiarize yourself with
your new preamplifi er. We understand that you are anxious to plug everything in
and get started. However, reading this manual and following the advice it gives
will ensure that you get all the benefi ts you deserve from having purchased such
a fi ne piece of equipment .