Goldmund MIMESIS PH3 User Manual

USER MANUAL

GOLDMUND PH3

Phono Preamplifier

Congratulations.
Thank you for purchasing the Goldmund PH3 Phono Preamplifier.
You have acquired the best Phono Preamplifier ever made for professional and domestic uses.

Please take some time to read this manual. It may provide you with useful information to make your
pleasure of listening to the PH3 even higher.

INTRODUCTION

GOLDMUND PH.3 Phono Preamplifier

Goldmund was founded in 1978 and has ever since been dedicated to the accurate reproduction of
sound and image.

At Goldmund, we strive to lead in the creation, development and manufacture of the industry’s most
advanced technologies, including audio and video systems, home-networking and music
distribution.

The guiding principle at Goldmund is to produce a precise sound with the latest possible loss of
quality through the different stages. Goldmund will never adopt a technology before it is sufficiently
developed to satisfy the high quality standards we set. This is why Goldmund has often rejected
mainstream technologies and developed its own.

User manual – Goldmund PH3 Phono Preamplifier

1

W A R N I N G!

No connection or manipulation must be done
before reading these instructions. Damage to
the Phono Preamplifier may result if the
following instructions are not consciously
understood and applied.

This extremely high quality Preamplifier
possesses new technical features which are a
necessity for accurate sound reproduction in
the best audio systems.

Only careful installation and use can provide
the satisfaction you are expecting.

The installation instructions must be carried out
in full and the mentioned precautions taken to
get the expected result and to avoid impairing
performance.

User manual – Goldmund PH3 Phono Preamplifier

2

1 SETTING UP THE PH3

1.1 UNPACKING

You will find in the GOLDMUND PH3 box:

- The Phono Preamplifier.

- The power cord.

- This manual.

ATTENTION

Please keep the packaging in case you need to transport the PH3 at a later date or if you
have to send it for maintenance.

This packaging has been designed specifically to protect the PH3 in transit. Use of
alternative packaging is likely to result in damage, invalidating warranty cover.

1.2 CHOICE OF PHONO PREAMPLIFIER LOCATION AND COOLING

The Goldmund PH3 phono preamplifier does not generate a significant amount of heat. The
performance of the phono preamplifier is however directly related to its thermal stability. The
PH3 must therefore be located to allow adequate cooling of the heatsink without over­ventilation.

Avoid stacking the PH3 with equipment generating heat.
Avoid locating the PH3 in direct proximity to any power amplifier, as the field generated by

some units can be detrimental to performance of phono preamplifiers.

User manual – Goldmund PH3 Phono Preamplifier

3