Electrocompaniet REC4.5 - Manual (Page 2)

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 transis-
tor 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 it’s 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 the 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.