Perreaux Silhouette SXH2 manual

Silhouette S X H2 Headphone Amplifier Owners Manual[...]

1 Perrea ux Industries Limited makes no warranty for the u se of its prod ucts, other than those expr essly contained in the warranty detailed herein. T he Company assumes no resp onsibilit y for any errors which may appea r in this doc ument, reserves the rig ht to change pr od ucts or specifications d etailed herein at any ti me without notice, a[...]

2 i i i i Introducing the Perreaux Silhouet te Series Designed as a range of high qualit y, yet affordable modul es; the ‘Silhouette’ series will compliment and enhance y our existing system. Drawing on our extensive kno wledge gained fro m m ore than a quarter of a century of develo ping highes t qualit y audio products, the ‘Silhouette ’ [...]

3 ii ii ii ii Important Safety Instructi ons Note: Please read all instructions care fully before attempt ing to operate your Perrea ux “Silhouette” SXH2 Headphone Amplifier. ALWAYS switch off p ower to your system before attempting to connect or d isconnect cable s. ALWAYS disconnect your system from the mains before attempting to clea n your [...]

4 iii iii iii iii Table of Contents i i i i Introducing t he Perreau x Silhouette S eries ....... .... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... . 2 ii ii ii ii Important Saf ety Instruct ions ......... ..... ..... ..... ... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... . 3 iii iii iii iii Table of C ontents .... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .... .... ..... ....[...]

5 1 1 1 1 Unpacking and Placement Un packi ng Pro cedu re The SXH2 is packaged for maximum protec tion. T o o pen, sit the box upr ight and cut t he rei nforced tap e at the top of the bo x. The product c an now be re moved. Pull the foam pro tecting e nd-caps off either side o f the unit and remove the b lack material co vering. The SXH2 Headp hon[...]

6 2 2 2 2 Instant I nstall If you are like us, the first t hing you will want to do is to play your favourite p iece of musi c through y o ur n ew SXH2. The following instructio ns ar e written to enable you to ac hieve this as quickly as possible. T hese are not comprehensi ve i nstructions, but are de signed to enable you to p lay music now! Note[...]

7 Caution! Prior to connecting t he AC mains, please c heck t he volta ge label on the r ear panel to ensure t hat you r unit confo rms to the po wer supply in you r area. Never attempt t o connect the unit to the i ncorrect vol tage. Switch on sou rce compon ent Power up your source compo nent and start your fa vourite record ing. Slo wly increase[...]

8 3 3 3 3 Front Panel Funct ions Power LED This blue LED ind icates the power statu s of your SXH2 headphone a mplifier. Headphone Jacks Two 6.35 mm ( ¼”) stereo headp hone jac ks are pro vided, allowing a second per son to e njoy the p ure sound o ffered by the SXH2. T he construction o f the jacks ma kes for ef fortless, crackle and pop-free i[...]

9 4 4 4 4 Rear Panel Functions Right and Le ft Line Inputs Input fro m source co mponent, a ccepts a s tandard unbalanced input ( RCA ). T he left channel connection is on the right when looking from the rear , indicated by white inner ring. For more information o n input speci fications, plea se refer to C hapter 11. Gain Selec tion Switch Select [...]

10 AC M ains Input An IEC-sta ndard mains input is provided at the rear of the unit. The AC cor d set is removable , allo wing it to be upgraded at your will. Right and Le ft Line Outputs Line level output, accepts a standar d unbalanced input ( RCA ) . The left c hannel connectio n is on the right when looking from the rear, indic ated b y w hite [...]

11 5 5 5 5 Special Design Philos o phies Perrea ux h as been designing and manufacturing only the highest quality audio co mponen try for more than a quarter o f a centur y. Technolog y has conti nued to evolve rapidly over that time and our k nowledge and applica tion of desig n, materials and manufacturing technique s has a dvanced in tandem with[...]

12 Minimalist Ae sthetics Our products appeal to those who seek the ultimate in audio exclusivity, na mely the perfec t blend o f “form and functio n”. “Form and functio n” are bo th to ugh masters. W e ma ke no excuses for prod ucing so me of the most d istinctive hig h-end audio products o n the planet. We let “for m and function” ble[...]

13 6 6 6 6 Special Design F eatures Constructio n The beautifully s tyled curving front pane l is milled from solid 6.0mm (0.2” ) thick al uminium extr usion a nd finished in a satin chrome ele ctroplate. The front p anel also features the mboob^ru ® logo machined in to the solid aluminium. T he chassis and co ver are both manufactured fro m hea[...]

14 Single Channel Block Diagram Input Stage Utilising a stable curre nt so urce, alon g with ac curate curr ent mirroring circ uitry, the inp ut stage o f the SXH2, i n combina tion with the overall circuit topo logy, provides precise detail resolution and definitive sonic transparenc y. PCB Layout Special attention has b een la vished on the P CB [...]

15 7 7 7 7 Care and Maintenanc e Note: Please s witch the unit off and remove t he cor d s et from the rear of t he Headp hone Ampli fier before atte mpting to clean your SXH 2 in the ma nner descri bed belo w. Never apply liquid directly to the SXH 2. Never use abrasiv es. Never rub in a circular moti on. Cover The cover feat ures a durable high q[...]

16 8 8 8 8 Warranty Informati on 1 Year Limited Warranty The Perreaux SXH2 is warranted free fro m defects i n m a terial and workmanship u nder nor mal use for a per iod of 1-year (365 days) from the d ate of purcha se. To e xtend the warrant y of the P erreaux SXH2 to three (3 ) years from d ate of p urchase, please return a f ully completed warr[...]

17 9 9 9 9 Extended Warranty Registration Form Please complete this form a nd either fax, mail or e-mail it, alo ng with a cop y of the original r eceipt, to Perreaux Industries Ltd. Fax: +64 3 489 2976 Mail: Perrea ux Industries Ltd. PO Bo x 305 Mosgiel Dunedin 905 3 New Zealand E-mail: nz.info@perreau x.com Alternatively, co mplete the online War[...]

18 10 10 10 10 Troubleshooting Guid e Please use this guide if you a re expe riencing an y proble ms with the SXH2 in y our syste m. It w ill provid e po ssible solutio ns for some given sy mptoms. There is no output from my system SXH2 not turne d on Make sure the SX H2 po wer switch is in t he DOWN p osition. AC cord not plu gged in Check that th[...]

19 I can hear a hum coming through my headphones Input and/or o utput socket s corroded Check that the input and output RCA so ckets on t he rear of the SXH2 are free from corro sion. Interconnect cables damag ed Make sure that t he integrity of your i nterconnect cables is sound and they are firmly connected to your so urce and t he SXH2. SXH2 is [...]

20 11 11 11 11 Specifications The correlatio n between p ublished specificatio ns and sonic quality ca n b e unreliable . A list of numbers reveals virtuall y nothing. All technical measurements must be subject to qualitative as well as q uantitative i nterpretation. Measure ments of the SXH2 reveal e xcellent results b y any standards. T ested at [...]

21 Internal Mains Fuse Rating 1 x 2SB 5 00mA slow blo w (NOT user serviceable) Overall Dimensio ns Width........................................................................216mm (8.5”) Depth ........................................................................18 1mm (7.1”) Height...........................................................[...]

22 THD+N ..... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... .... 0.001 %, @ 1kHZ into 64 Ω Total Harm onic Distortion + Noise is the percentage of output signal which is mad e up of freq uencies ad ded due to har monics of the f undamental frequency a nd noise. By usin g low-noise input circuitr y and Class A si gnal stages, P erreau x engineer[...]

23 12 12 12 12 Physical Dimensi ons[...]

24 13 13 13 13 Contact Details For more information please contact y our Perrea ux dealer, or contact: Perrea ux Industries Ltd. PO Bo x 305 Mosgiel Dunedin 905 3 New Zealand Ph: +64 3 489 2975 Fax: +64 3 489 29 76 E-mail: nz.info@per reaux.co m Internet: www.perrea ux.com[...]

25 Installation Notes[...]