Conrad-Johnson CAV50 Manuel utilisateur

Thankyouforselecting theCAV50 asthe controlamplifier foryour audio

system. The first control amplifier (integrated amplifier) from conrad-

johnson, the CAV50 benefits from more than two decades of building

among the finest audio amplifiers and preamplifiers in the world. It

demonstrates the same remarkable ability to recreate the dynamics,

textures, tonalities, and ambience of live musical performances for

which conrad-johnson products are known. With the CAV50, we believe

that you will experience the excitement of discovery in hearing more

from your favorite recordings than ever before.

Atconrad-johnson, weexpect ourproducts tobe asource ofsatisfaction

and pride to their owners for many years to come. Accordingly, circuit

designs, parts and materials for all conrad-johnson products are se-

lected with a view to maintaining optimal performance over the years.

Our reputation for producing among the industry’s most reliable compo-

nents is a natural consequence of this engineering approach.

Although operation of the CAV50 is quite straightforward, please take a

few minutes to read this manual for useful information on it’s installation

and operation.

In closing, we’d like to welcome you to the family of conrad-johnson

owners. We want you to enjoy your conrad-johnson product to the

fullest. To this end, our staff stands ready to answer any questions you

may have about the function and application of your CAV50, and to

provide any needed service both during, and after the warranty period.

Our goal is to heighten your enjoyment of recorded music.

CAV50 Owner’s Manual 1

Limited Warranty For Conrad-Johnson Components

conrad-johnson design, inc. will provide service under warranty to the

original owner on products sold new in the United States for the lesser

period of three years from the date of purchase by the original pur-

chaser, or five years from the date of shipment to the authorized

conrad-johnson dealer. During the warranty period, conrad-johnson will

repair defective units without charge for labor or parts (with the excep-

tion of vacuum tubes and batteries).

Exclusions. The following are not covered under this warranty:

a) Units which have been damaged by misuse, abuse, or accident.

b) Units which have been modified, altered, or improperly repaired by

anyone not specifically authorized by conrad-johnson design, inc.

c) Units not purchased from an authorized conrad-johnson dealer in the

United States for use in the United States.

d) Normal wear.

e) Incidental or consequential damages are not covered under this

warranty. Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or

consequential damages, so this exclusion may not apply to you.

Obtaining Warranty Service:To obtain warranty service, the unit must

be shipped, along with evidence of purchase, in factory packing to

conrad-johnson design (or designated service center) with freight and

insurance prepaid by the owner. After repair, the unit will be returned

with freight and insurance prepaid by conrad-johnson design to any

destination in the United States.

All implied warranties, including merchantability and fitness for a par-

ticular purpose are limited in duration to the duration of this express

warranty. Some states do not allow limitations on the duration of implied

warranties so the above limitations may not apply to you.

This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have

other rights which vary from state to state.

Conrad-Johnson products purchased outside the United States are

covered by warranty terms of the importing distributor in the country in

which the product was originally purchased, which may differ from the

terms set out herein. Importing distributors are not obligated to provide

warranty service for products originally purchased outside their country.

Conrad-Johnson will provide warranty service for products outside the

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United States, but the customer must pay all shipping, handling and

customs costs both to and from our Service Department.

Questions about this warranty should be addressed to:

Service Department

conrad-johnson design, inc.

2733 Merrilee Drive

Fairfax, VA 22031

The Service Department can also be reached by phone at 703-698-

8581, or by fax at 703-560-5360

Service

If your conrad-johnson audio component requires service, repack it

using the original box and packing material and ship to the Service

Department address above. Boxes and packing materials can be ob-

tainedfromourservicedepartmentforanominalchargeifyounolonger

have yours. Include with the unit a note describing the problem you are

having in as much detail as possible. It is especially important for our

technician to know if the problem is intermittent. If you want an estimate

of cost for out of warranty service, be sure to request it in this note. Be

aware that requesting an estimate will delay service to your unit as we

will have to contact you for your approval before commencing service.

Registering The Warranty

Please return the enclosed card to the factory within 30 days of pur-

chase to register the warranty.

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Circuit Design

The CAV50 circuit is notable for its elegant simplicity. A passive control

unit selects among inputs, and sets the signal level. The selected signal

is routed to a triode input amplifier comprised of paralleled sections of a

12AX7A which is direct coupled to a cathode coupled differential phase

inverter using high current triodes to provide balanced, low impedance

drive to the push-pull output stage. The output stage features ultralinear

operation of a pair of EL34s, which permits relatively high power levels

while greatly reducing the source impedance of the stage. As a result,

the amplifier is capable of supplying the large current demands of high

amplitude musical transients driven into reactive speaker loads. A

substantial main power supply of massive polypropylene capacitors

enablestheCAV50 toeasily meettheseextraordinary currentdemands.

A single stage triode amplifier provides gain and a buffered preamp

output for use with a secondary amplifier or powered subwoofer.

Voltageregulators forthe voltageamplifiersandphaseinvertersprovide

nearly absolute isolation of these sensitive stages from the output

stages.

Optionally, the CAV50 may be reconnected internally for triode opera-

tion of the output stage, for exceptionally musical performance, but at

considerably reduced output power. The conversion is simple, but does

require soldering. Consult your dealer as to which configuration will

perform best in your system.

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Installation

As is the case with any vacuum-tube power amplifier, the CAV50

dissipates a significant amount of heat. Provision must be made for

adequate ventilation. Mount the unit on a flat, hard surface, taking care

that the ventilation holes in the bottom are unobstructed. Maintain at

least four inches of clearance above the unit, and at least three inches

onthesides.Thecabinet orshelf shouldbeopen atboth frontandback.

For more restricted installations, cooling fans are essential.

The CAV50 is supplied with a cover for the vacuum-tubes, which can be

secured by the four captive screws inside the cover. The cover provides

protection from the hot surfaces of the vacuum-tubes. It should always

be used in installations where there is any possibility that children or

pets may come near the amplifier.

All CAV50s sold in the United States are configured for operation on a

60Hz ac power line producing between 108 and 126 volts. Export

versions of the CAV50 will have the correct operating voltage and

frequency clearly marked on the back panel of the unit, near the ac

power cord. In all cases, the actual line voltage should be within + 5/-

10% of the nominal rated voltage.

Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)

Considerable care has been taken in the design of the CAV50 to

minimize it’s susceptibility to radio frequency interference and other

forms of EMI. Choice of materials, physical layout, grounding practice,

andpowersupply designhaveall beenspecifiedwith a viewto reducing

the impact of electromagnetic fields on the performance of this unit. At

the same time, however, our primary goal is the accurate reproduction

of recorded music in the normal home environment, and we have

elected not to compromise this objective by the application of heavy-

handed RFI filters, or by using grounding practices that reduce RFI at

theexpenseof degradedaudioperformance. Wefindthat the approach

we have taken has worked extremely well, resulting in only rare in-

stances of EMI problems which could be treated locally as needed,

rather than compromising the performance of our product in the 99.9%

of installations where EMI is not a problem.

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CareininstallationcanoftenavoidEMIinducedproblems.Thefollowing

practices should generally be observed in any application, and will be

especially important where EMI may be a problem.

Interconnect cables should be kept as short as possible (3 meters or

less), and shielded cable should be used (cable which has two center

conductors, and a separate external shield connected at only one end).

Physical location and cable "dress" can be an important factor in

minimizing hum pickup. The installation should situate the preamplifier

well away from the power amplifier, and power (ac mains) cords should

be dressed to remain at least 4" (100mm) away from input/output

cables.

Connection

PH/AUX1, TUNER, CD, VIDEO, AUX2, EPL IN: These are high level

inputs and are electrically equivalent. They present a 50k ohm load to

the source. EPL stands for "external processor loop". If used, the

outputsof a tape recorder or external processor (eg. equalizer) should

be connected to "EPL IN".

EPL OUT: This output connects the selected signal to your recorder or

external processor. The output signal is not affected by the level control.

Connect "EPL OUT" to the inputs of your tape recorder or external

processor.

PRE OUT: Connect this output to the input of a secondary amplifier, or

crossover, or powered subwoofer in a bi-amped system. We recom-

mend the use of an amplifier with an input impedance of 50k ohms or

higher. Since the pre out of the CAV50 inverts phase, it may be neces-

sary to invert the speaker leads to maintain correct phase. See the

section on "Getting the most out of your CAV50" for an explanation of

this.

EXTERNAL TONE CONTROLS OR OTHER SIGNAL PROCESSING

DEVICES: Connect the output from your processor to the EPL IN input,

and the input of your processor to the EPL OUT output on the CAV50.

Depressing the EPL switch to the "in" position will insert the processor

into the circuit; releasing it to the "out" position will provide flat, unproc-

essed response.

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RIGHT, LEFT: Binding posts are provided for connection of your loud-

speakers. The two channels should be connected in correct "relative

phase". This means that when the same signal is applied to both

channels, the right and left channels speaker diaphragms will move

synchronously - in and out together.

Terminals on speakers are usually coded - one designated "C",

"ground", "-" or black, the other designated "+" or red. "In phase"

connection of the speakers can normally be achieved by taking care to

connect the wire from the "+" amplifier terminal to the red or "+" coded

terminal on each speaker, and connecting the "-" terminal to the black

or "-" coded terminal on each speaker.

In phase connection of the speakers can be readily ascertained by ear.

Listen to a recording of a solo vocalist (use a mono recording if avail-

able). With the speakers in phase the voice should be clearly focused

between the two speakers. With the speakers connected out of phase,

the voice will be diffused, with no identifiable source. Relative phase

may be reversed by switching the "+" and "-" leads at one speaker only.

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Controls

power: This switch turns the amplifier on and off. Because of the

delayed warmup characteristics of vacuum tube equipment, a time

delay muting circuit is incorporated in the CAV50 to mute the preampli-

fier output (PRE OUT) at turn-on and turn-off. The PRE OUT connec-

tions are grounded via a relay for approximately 90 seconds after the

unit is turned on in order to suppress warm-up transient noises. The

relay grounds these outputs again immediately at turn off or in the event

of any power line interruption.

selector: ThisswitchisusedtochooseamongAUX1/PHONO,TUNER,

CD, VIDEO, and AUX2 inputs. The selected source is routed to the EPL

OUTconnection. Whenthe EPLswitchisintheout(source)positionthe

selected source will also be sent to the PRE OUT connections, and to

the speaker (RIGHT and LEFT) connections.

epl: Tape monitoring, and selection of an external processor is accom-

plished via a pushbutton control. The button, labeled epl, when de-

pressed selects your tape deck or external processor as an input

source.

volume: The CAV50 volume control is a precise control, maintaining

channel to channel accuracy to within 1 dB throughout most of its

rotation.

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Getting The Most From Your CAV50

When combined with comparably high quality source (such as the

conrad-johnson DV2b cd player) and speakers, the CAV50 offers a

high level of sophistication and refinement in music reproduction. To get

the best performance out of any audio system, there are a number of

important details which must be attended to.

Absolute Phase

Musical notes are heard through the ear’s response to waves of alter-

nating rise and fall of air pressure. Musical transients are almost exclu-

sively positive: that is, the initial effect is a rise in pressure. The ear is

capable of distinguishing these positive transients from the musically

unnatural alternative of a negative transient (an initial fall in air pres-

sure). In terms of your stereo system, these transients are created by

your loudspeakers. If the speakers respond to musical transients by first

moving out, they are creating a rise in pressure, and the system is said

to be phase correct. If they respond by moving in, they create a fall in

pressure and the system is said to be phase inverting. Each component

in the stereo system either preserves the phase of the incoming signal,

and is said to be phase correct, or inverts the phase and is said to be

phase inverting. It is unimportant whether an individual component is

phase correct or phase inverting, as long as the system as a whole is

phase correct. This will be the case if the number of phase inversions is

even (or zero).

The speaker outputs (RIGHT and LEFT) of the CAV50 are phase

correct.

The preamplifier outputs of the CAV50 are phase inverting. If this part

of your system has an odd number of inversions (as will be the case if

the CAV50 preamplifier section is the only inverting component), then

you must add one phase inversion in this part of the system. This is

conveniently done by reversing the positive and negative connections

to the speakers or subwoofers connected through the PRE OUT path

(be sure to reverse both channels).

If you are not sure about the phase of every piece in your system, you

can establish correct absolute phase by careful listening. When the

system is in correct phase, transients will be noticeably cleaner and

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more sharply defined. The effect is especially apparent on plucked

string sounds. A final warning - not all recordings are phase correct

(including some "audiophile" recordings), so listen to several before

concluding your investigation of absolute phase.

The Importance Of Wires

Interconnect and speaker wires are an important element in your stereo

system. Interconnects are available which will permit a reference quality

system to blossom and fulfill its promise of musical reality. Others will

strangle the system to the point where it becomes little better than

average. To complicate matters, our experience suggests that the

choice of interconnects will be system dependent - those that are top

ranked on one system may be a poor choice for a different system.

Consult your conrad-johnson dealer for recommendations for your spe-

cific system.

Questions: If you have questions about the installation or function of

yourCAV50do not hesitatetocall Customer Serviceat(703) 698-8581.

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