BlueNote S-3 Owners manual

Bluenote®

S - 3

I.A.V.®

ITALIAN PRESTIGE DUAL MONO INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER

Owner’s Manual

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S - 3 Italian Prestige Integrated Amplifier

Table Of Contents

- Congratulations & Introduction 3

- Box Content 4

- Installation & Positioning 4

- Operating the S - 3 4

- Panel Features 5

- Volume Control & Technical Specifications 6

- Warranty, Customer Service & Warnings 7

- F.A.Q. 8

- Troubleshooting 9

VERY IMPORTANT: Please read the following instructions carefully before installing your

Bluenote Integrated Amplifier

S - 3 Italian Prestige Integrated Amplifier

Congratulations

Thank you for having purchased a BLUENO TE® product.

Introduction

With BLUENOTE® products you enter a new dimension. BLUENOTE® is the new way
of listening to music. BLUENOTE® is a range of products of prestigious and
sophisticated Italian design featuring unique and innovative technical and aesthetic

characteristics. The STEROID 1 Signature is a single ended Dual-Mono solid state
stereo integrated amplifier that uses a proprietary Bluenote electronic design called Mirror-Amp™. The Mirror-Amp™
enables the preamplifier section to work as a super class A amplifier.
The Mirror- Amp™ is a the gain stage made with a proprietary cascode differential amplifier with a mirror current, producing a
super-linear signal, thus virtually eliminating distortion.

The power supply is handled by three differe nt transformers custom made for Bluenote. Two transformers are dedicated to
the audio signal, the other one to all the functions that could adversary affect the sound of the amplifier, such as the
motorised volume control, the checking relays, the power ON led light and even the micro -chip used for some electro ­mechanical functions.
The Steroid 1 Signature does not have active or passive filters on the audio signal path. Instead, Bluenote designed four
passive thermal switches switch off the amplifier power when it reaches an internal temperature of 80°Celsius
(180°Fahrenheit). This feature, while preventing, dangerous operating conditions also enables the amplifier to achieve best
sonic performance.