Ifi GEMINI3.0 User Manual

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271.00 mm

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1. USB ‘A’ Audio( ) connec tor

Thi s transmi ts the USB au dio dat a. Conn ect it to a
USB p ort on the comp uter.

2. USB ‘A’ Power( ) connector

Thi s transmi ts the USB po wer. Connect it to a US B
por t on the computer.

Tip : For maxi mum per formanc e, use wit h the iUS B3.0;
con nect th e Audio conn ector ( ) to the US B outpu t
por t labe lled ‘ ‘ ; conne ct the Pow er conn ector
( ) to th e USB out put por t label led ‘ ‘.

3. USB ’B’ connector

Connect this to the input of th e USB DAC/Sound
card/Inter face card e tc.

Tip : The Gem ini3. 0 USB cabl e uses th e iFi FIN AL USB
con necto r. Made of a lumin ium all oy, the addit ional
shi eldin g and rig idity h as take n USB cabl e desig n to a
who le new le vel tha t adher es rigi dly to the 90 oh ms
imp edanc e requi remen t.

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4. RF Silencers – Fixed

All U SB cabl es, due to their i nherent natu re,
ine vitab ly pick up AND ra diate radio
frequencie s that nega tivel y impac t the
son ic performa nce.

To addres s this, t here are three sets of RF S ilenc ers
on th e Gemini3 .0 Dual-H eaded U SB cabl e.The t wo
Sil encer s at each end a re most e ffect ive whe n
loc ated as close to t he resp ec tive US B conne ctor as
pos sible.

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Not e: The cu stom- designe d metal oxid e cerami c RF

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Sil encer s offer d iffer ent per meabi litie s. Compa red to
gen eric fi lters t his aty pical a pproa ch is inc redibl y
eff ectiv e; over the wi dest fr equen cy rang e.

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5. Centre RF Silencer

Feel free to adju st this t hird RF S ilencer by slidi ng it
alo ng the ca ble as di fferent se tups ma y requi re
dif ferent adj ustme nts to attain the op timal son ic
per formance .

Tip : To sta rt wit h, set th e three R F Silen cers to
the ' Golde n Ratio', wit h the sho rter s ectio n
clo ser to th e USB 'B' co nnector ( item 3 ab ove).

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Specifications

USB ( Data)

Construction : Mi nimu indu ctance pa rallel

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con struction
Conductors : 24 and 28 AWG

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Conductor ma teria l: Heavy OFHC contin uous ca st

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cop per silver matrix
Insul ation : HD Po lyethylene

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Shi eldin g: Quad ruple -shields

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Imped ance: 9 0Ohms

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AC spark insul ation : 150 0V

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Connectors : iFi 'FINAL' USB conne ctors

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Insul ation resist ance: 1 00Mohm

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Tensile s treng th: 1500P SI

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USB ( Power)

Construction : Mi nimum ind uctance p arallel

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con struction
Conductors : 12AWG

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Conductor ma teria l: Heavy OFHC contin uous ca st

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cop per
Insul ation : Linear Polye thelyne ( LPE) in sulat ion

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Cur rent Rati ng: 30A

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Lengths/ Weights: 0 .7m / 150 g (0.33 l bs)

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1.5 m / 170g (0 .37 lbs )
Warran ty period: 12 month s

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