VAC Avatar SE User Manual
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VAC AVATAR SPECIFICATIONS (typical)
Type:
Integrated vacuum tube amplifier with MM phono stage and
home theater (direct power amplifier) mode. Remote control for
volume & mute.
Options:
External MC step-up network (plugs into MM input)
Power amplifier (“Home Theater” direct mode):
Output matching:
4 or 8 ohms nominal
Power output:
60 watts/channel ultralinear; 27 watts/channel triode
Frequency response:
9 Hz - 35 kHz +0 / -0.5 dB; 3 Hz - 71 kHz +0 / -3.0 dB
Power bandwidth:
11 Hz - 63 kHz + 0 / -3.0 dB ref. 50 watts
Gain:
25 dB ultra-linear; 23 dB triode
Residual noise:
1.5 mV at 8 ohm output
Channel separation:
-72 dB @ 1 kHz; -60 dB @ 10 kHz
Line stage preamplifier:
Gain:
24 dB
Maximum input signal:
Infinite (attenuation precedes line stage)
Noise contribution:
Approx. 0.1 mV at power amplifier output
THD contribution:
Approx. .04%
Tape output:
Unity gain from selector, non-inverting
Phono stage preamplifier:
Gain:
37 dB (measured at tape output)
Residual noise:
3 mV at output (S/N ratio approx. 69 dB)
Overload:
117 mV @ 1 kHz = 8 volts RMS output
460 mV @ 10 kHz
Frequency response:
RIAA +/- .25 dB
Notes:
Does not invert absolute phase.
Tube compliment:
2 x 12AX7 low noise (phono)
Identified on the chassis as V1, V2
2 x 12AX7 (line stage)
Identified on the chassis as V3, V4
3 x 12AU7/6189A (power amp)
Identified on the chassis as V5, V6, V7
4 x EL34 (power amplifier)
Identified on the chassis as V8, V9, V10, V11
Warranty:
Up to three years parts and labor, excluding tubes.