User Guide

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steps will assist you to properly set up the system and provide you useful resources when
needed.
Connection
The audio portion of AX4B-533 Tube can be set up in the following ways:
a. Direct connect to PC multimedia speaker
2 channel through tube output stage
2.1 channel through tube output stage
5.1 channel (front left and right through tube output stage and rest of
4 channels through regular AC’97 output stage
b. Direct connect to a headphone through headphone jack (Standard 6.3mm)
c. Connect to a power amplifier which the stereo speakers are connected to the power
amplifier
Warm up / Run-in
Audio components do require a period of run-in (or break-in) to achieve optimum
performance. May we suggest you left the power on of the motherboard for at least 24 hours to
have both vacuum tube and rest of audiophile components fully break-in before doing the
review.
This procedure will greatly help AX4B-533 Tube to achieve its optimum sonic performance.
Do not worry about the thermal since the 6922 is only running at very small current for both
filament and plate and will not generate excessive heat that causes permanent damage to the