moon i-5080 Owner's Manual

i-5080
Integrated Amplifier
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Owner’s Manual
MOON i-5080 Integrated Amplifier
Table of Contents
Congratulations........................................... 3
Introduction ............................................... 4
Unpacking and Warnings.............................. 5
Installation Tips ........................................ 6
Front Panel Controls .................................... 7
Rear Panel Connections................................ 9
Operating the i-5080 ................................ 10
Remote Control Operation .......................... 11
Specifications .......................................... 12
Service and Warranty ................................ 13
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Installation and operating instructions inside.
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MOON i-5080 Integrated Amplifier
Congratulations!
Thank you for selecting the MOON i-5080 integrated amplifier as a part of your hi-fi reproduction system. This integrated amplifier has been designed to offer state-of-the-art high-end performance, at a reduced cost, while retaining all the sonic hallmarks on which Simaudio has made its reputation. We have spared no effort to ensure that it is among the finest two-channel integrated amplifiers available. We have been building high performance audio equipment for over 20 years, and the know-how gained through our cumulative experience is an important reason wh y MOON integrated am plifiers are so musically satisfying.
The performance of your i-5080 will continue to improve during the first six weeks of use. This is the result of a “break-in” period required for the numerous high quality electronic parts used throughout this amplifier.
Please read this manual thoroughly to acquaint yourself with this product’s features prior to using it. We hope you enjoy listening to the MOON i-5080 integrated amplifier as much as the pride we have taken in creating this fine audio product. We understand the power and emotion of music and build our products with the goal of reproducing these elusive qualities.
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Congratulations 3
MOON i-5080 Integrated Amplifier
Introduction
Your MOON i-5080 integrated amplifier incorporates many significant design features to achieve its “world class” level of performance. This is an abbreviated list of the more important features:
Proprietary “Advanced Renaissance” Technology which eliminates feedback. The results are as follows: Real-time amplification is achieved since interactions from the speaker back to the amplifier are virtually eliminated; More accurate musical reproduction with respect to tonality; Virtually non-existent transient intermodulation distortion (which is far more degrading to sonic performance than harmonic distortion); The elimination of common phase errors resulting from feedback.
A custom proprietary toroidal transformer design with lower magnetic, electrical and thermal loss, yielding a much better power transfer and lower regulation factor, resulting in improved current speed and better dynamics.
An oversized power supply.
An extremely short capacitor-free signal path measuring under twenty inches in length, from input RCA connectors to output binding posts, for a faster transient response.
A gain section that uses a Crystal microprocessor functioning as a “shunt to ground” that doesn't degrade sonic performance regardless of the selected setting.
J-FET input devices in the preamplifier section. Precision matched Bipolar output devices, in the amplifier section, which offer superb linearity throughout the entire audio frequency spectrum.
One single-ended audio input which functions as a “pass-through”, bypassing the gain stage to accommodate a component such as a home-theater processor, whose own volume control is used instead.
Class A output to 5 watts to maintain efficiency.
Precision matched Bipolar output devices which offer superb linearity throughout the entire audio frequency spectrum.
A symmetrical circuit design with accurate matching of the very finest high quality electronic components.
Pure copper circuit board tracings with extremely low impedance characteristics.
Designed to be powered up at all times for optimal performance.
Low operating temperature for a longer than normal life expectancy.
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Introduction 4
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