Sanders sound systems preamplifier owners manual

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1 INSTALLATION LOCATION Preamps usually are set on a shelf in your equipment rack. But sometimes shelf space is not available, so the Sanders Sound Systems Preamp was designed to be very thin to give you the option of setting it on top of another compo nent. You may place it on top of any compo nent except those that get very hot, since the preamp's chassis is likely to interfere with the cooling of the h ot component. For exam ple, you shouldn't place the preamp on top of a hot power amplifier. You may place it on top of cool running power amplifiers, like Sanders Sound Systems ESL amplifier. More likely you will place it on top of a component like a C D player or FM tuner. INPUT CONNECTIONS Signal input is made through gold plated RCA (unbalanced) or XLR (balanced) connec tors. A total of six inputs are available. This is a "line stage" preamp, so although t he inputs have specific labels, they are all at line level, are identical in function, and can be used with any line -level component. The first 4 inputs (Balanced, CD, Tuner, Video) are main inputs. The last two (Moni tor and Processor) are loops th at have fixed level outputs associated with them. The Monitor loop is sometimes called a Tape Monitor. It is designed to be used with an audio recorder (cassette, DAT, CD -R, mini -disk, etc.) where the currently selected input source is recorded. Th is output is unaffected by the overall system volume, so the recording level is not altered if you need to adjust the listening level. The Processor loop is identical to the Monitor loop and is designed to be used with a video processor - although it can be used with a second audio recorder if you prefer. If you want to operate a turntable and play vinyl LPs, you will need a phono preamp. Sanders Sound Systems has a dedicated, matching phono preamp that can be connected to one of the inputs on this line -level preamp to properly play LPs. Please contact our factory for details. OUTPUT CONNECTIONS Both balanced and single -ended output connections are available. You may use both outputs simultaneously to drive two different amplifiers if you wish.