Electrocompaniet AW60FFT User Manual
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Welcome to the world of Electrocompaniet
We sincerely thank you for selecting an amplifier from Electrocompaniet. We hope you will enjoy years
of listening pleasure and true high-end musical performance from your audio system. Kindly read this
owners manual to familiarise yourself with the set before operation.
The Electrocompaniet Story
Electrocompaniet was founded in 1973 in Oslo, Norway; to manufacture an amplifier designed by Per
Abrahamsen. The design were based upon a new approach to transistor amplifier design developed by
Dr. Matti Otala and Jan Lohstro.
It had long been recognised that transistor amplifiers had a characteristic sound that many audiophiles
and music lovers found unnatural.
Dr. Otala and Mr. Lohstro analysed transistor amplifiers to determine what actually created the
“transistor sound” in general transistorised designs. The results of their innovative design work were
incorporated in the first Electrocompaniet design, the legendary 25 watt amplifier.
This product were the first commercial transistor amplifier to use this new design approach, and the
amplifier was immediately recognised as dramatically more musical sounding than any other transistor
amplifier. The same design philosophy, has been constantly updated by additional research and
development. This philosophy form the basis of all the current Electrocompaniet Ampliwire and
Preampliwire Dual Mono Balanced designs.
Electrocompaniet have always given extensive listening test of all its designs the highest priority.
Every product designed by our engineers must meet the varied and exacting standards of the
listening panel, carefully selected to represent a cross section of musical taste and experience.
Electrocompaniet designs go back and forth between the design laboratory and the listening panel
until both engineers and listeners are completely satisfied, and ensured that the design has met it’s
technical and sonic objectives.
All Electrocompaniet products are handmade by highly skilled technicians, and extensively tested for
maximum performance and reliability.
Final adjustments are made only after an extended period of operation to insure the best possible
performance under conditions similar to those of actual use.
Electrocompaniet Ampliwire and Preampliwire are sold in more than 25 countries, providing the
ultimate listening pleasure to dedicated music lovers world-wide.