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Audio Note Kassai Balanced User Manual

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Congratulations on your purchase of the Audio Note (UK) KASSAI Balanced mono
power amplifiers.

They are Pure Class A Parallel Singled Ended valve amplifiers that use a pair of the
highly regarded 300B triode valves per channel, producing a level of performance
that is radically superior to the vast majority of current designs.

They have been specifically engineered for sonic performance rather than technical
specification, and fulfill all Audio Note (UK) Level 4 criteria: -

Pure Class A operation
Zero Negative Feedback
Single Ended Output Stage
Valve Rectification
Directly Heated Triode operation
Materials and component quality

Each KASSAI Balanced amplifier is equipped with input and output transformers that
are unparalleled in design, quality and performance at this price point in the field of
Audio reproduction.

The balanced / XLR input transformers are hand wound by Audio Note (UK), and
feature a copper primary and Silver secondary. The core material is of the highest
quality, to offer the finest possible signal path from your preamplifier.

The output transformers are similarly specified, with a copper primary and Silver
secondary. The cores are our own Double C design and are manufactured from our
own UHiB material. As would be expected, they are custom designed and
manufactured by us, in house in the U.K.

As is expected of an Audio Note (UK) Level 4 product, each amplifier is equipped
with valve rectification, supplied by a selected 5U4GB valve.
















KASSAI BALANCED MONO POWER AMPLIFIERS