Instruction Manual model – 2013 ultra highend mulit function headphone amplifier We congratulate you with the purchase of this superb AUDIOVALVE - HiFi component. This handcrafted product has been manufactured with only your most demanding requirements in mind. It was made to afford you many years of musical enjoyment. AUDIOVALVE guarantees that this amplifier has been produced under the strictest of guidelines and with respect for procedures acquired through decades of tube amplifier design.
RKV MARK 3 ultra highend headphone tube amplifier___________________ Table of contents - Introduction and general information - Manufacturers information - Safety precautions - Intended use / Application / Factory assembly & getting started - Operating instructions & technical features - Set up and installation - Warranty / CE confirmation Introduction Dear client, we congratulate you on your purchase of this superb AUDIOVALVE HiFi component.
RKV MARK 3 ultra highend headphone tube amplifier___________________ Safety precautions Important: Study the owners manual before assembly and operation of the amplifier Anyone, unable to comprehend the instructions stated in the owners manual should not operate the device. Children and minors are not to use the device and should be kept at a safe distance from the device during it is running.
RKV MARK 3 ultra highend headphone tube amplifier ___________________ The RKV MARK 3 was developed especially for the highest-quality reproduction with earphone-sand serves very well complete range of impedances from 8 up to 1000 ohms. He unfolds his big strength with roughly 6 watts per canal in 100 ohms. The amplifier owns switchable entrances. Thus can be connected, e.g., CD player and TUNER at the same time.
RKV MARK 3 ultra highend headphone tube amplifier ___________________ The new RKV MARK 3 headphone tube amplifier is a beauty. It's ability to render fully believable, 3D images, replete with harmonic richness is unparalleled. That's what it comes back to, again - music. Amid all the subjective observations and objective measurements that one can muster, the ineffable, emotional feel of the music is what many of us are seeking. And it will be so easy you'll wonder how you ever survived without it.
RKV MARK 3 ultra highend headphone tube amplifier ___________________ Controls and operation on the front and rear panel On the left side of the front aperture , the two jacks for headphones and three rotary switches. The headphone jacks are connected in parallel when using the 6.3 mm connectors. For the use of XLR connectors , take the lower bushing for the right ear and the top of the left ear . Below the two headphone jacks is the Mode switch. Use it to select the mode with which you want to hear.
RKV MARK 3 ultra highend headphone tube amplifier ___________________ In the middle of the front panel you find the alps volume pot, right the balance control and left the power switch. When the unit is in operation, a green LED lights in the switch.
RKV MARK 3 ultra highend headphone tube amplifier ___________________ The excellent results the headphone amplifier RKV MARK 3 provides, are not only based on the sophisticated design of the circuit board. A perfect developed circuit design is only perfect when it is implemented in accordance with the practice. For all these products AudioValve theoretical and practical symboise is harmonious and coherent. This leads to a matchless musical reproduction of all sound sources.
RKV MARK 3 ultra highend headphone tube amplifier ___________________ USAGE Dear AudioValve fan, we are delighted that you have for your audio - have bought a device from AudioValve hobby. We know this much appreciated and will always strive to meet your expectations. The RKV MARK 3 is a logical development of our highly successful predecessor models RKV. This amplifier is designed for playing music through headphones in the first place, and can act in different impedances.
RKV MARK 3 ultra highend headphone tube amplifier ___________________ Use of the IMPEDANCER In case headphones with impedances below 100 Ohm are to be connected, it is recommended to use the internal match transformers for a better match between amplifier and load impedance your headphone. This allows to connect headphones with impedances between 8 – 128 Ohm too. The transformers for its mode are implemented in the amp and can be used with the rotary switch OTL IMP - mode.
RKV MARK 3 ultra highend headphone tube amplifier___________________ In this picture you can see the left section of the board, the phono section and the right headphone protector. The phono module is classic old school style and built with hand selected components, and fantastic musically. SPECS: MM phono - section: output impedance: 450 ohm input impedance: 47 kOhm RIAA accuracy: (Referenz - 0,000dB - 1Khz: 100Hz - 0,07dB 10.000Hz - 0,04dB 20.000Hz - 0,02dB 30.
RKV MARK 3 ultra highend headphone tube amplifier___________________ - CLIPPING / OVERLOAD circuit - When the red sine wave at the output of the OPA reaches the upper or lower limit of supply voltage (out of range), one of the two red LED ( green / blue wave ) lights as an indication of an overload of the amplifier. Then either the volume is too high, impedance is mismatched, or a tube of this channel is faulty.
RKV MARK 3 ultra highend headphone tube amplifier___________________ Intended use / Application AUDIOVALVE Hi-Fi Amplifiers are intended for use under the following circumstances only: - - To play and transfer music of any make and fashion when this occurs in private dwellings or studios. All devices must be operated under moderate climatological circumstances, comparable to those under which human beings usually live.
RKV MARK 3 ultra highend headphone tube amplifier ___________________ Technical Specifications: BASIC SPECS: • power consumption: 120 watt • weight: 10 kg • size: 400*340*150mm SPECS: OTL mode: • • • • • • • • power output: 5,8 watt - 220 ohm load - ( 1% THD ) max. output voltage 100 VAC / 2kohms load bandwide: 10 - 150.000 hz ( 100 ohms ) Ri: 0.01 ohm THD: configure - LM 351 - 3V - 1 kHz 100 ohm load 0,014% THD: configure - LM 351 - 3V - 10 kHz 100 ohm load 0,014% ...................................
RKV MARK 3 ultra highend headphone tube amplifier ___________________ FEARTURES: • consequence double mono design • 2 * 0,15mm copper for top and bottom layer • multi VIA layer grounding basis, pcb design is based on the theoretical principles of the "kelvin - wiring" • • • • • • • • heavy 3 mm laser cuted steel case - couted clipping indicator ( show you faulty tube or overload ) 8 power tubes ( 4 per channel ) - PCL805 full automatic DC / AC servo biasing multi match transfomers ( PIKATRON ) included
RKV MARK 3 ultra highend headphone tube amplifier ___________________ SPECS: match - transformer mode: ( impedancer ) • THD: configure - OPA134 / 1 kHz / 8 ohm load 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.5 3.0 VAC VAC VAC VAC VAC - 0.015% 0.015% 0.02% 0.1% 0.3% • all other higher impedances have a more and more lower THD • match transformer switch for: 8 - 16 - 32 - 26 - 128 ohms load SPECS: MM phono - section: output impedance: 450 ohm input impedance: 47 kOhm RIAA accuracy: (Referenz - 0,000dB - 1Khz: 100Hz - 0,07dB 10.
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RKV MARK 3 ultra highend headphone tube amplifier ___________________ WARRANTY AUDIOVALVE warrants its components for a three-year period on all electronics and a 90 - day period on the tubes from the purchase date. In the event of a failure of your amplifier, AUDIOVALVE will repair or readjust this unit or, should the occasion arise, will replace it provided that all conditions stipulated in this warranty are met.
RKV MARK 3 ultra highend headphone tube amplifier ___________________ Certificate of Compliance Restriction of the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) We certify that all of our products (exceptions see listed below) are compliant with the European Union Directive 2002/95/EC for the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS). No Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), Mercury (Hg), Hexavalent Chromium (Cr+6), PBB or PBDE is intentionally added to these devices.
RKV MARK 3 ultra highend headphone tube amplifier ___________________ Declaration of Conformity EMC and Low Voltage Directive (CE) Product Name: AudioValve Model name: RKV MARK 3 This is to certify that the product listed above complies with the following European Union Council Directives and Standards relating to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC Directive 89/336/EEC) and the low voltage Directive (73/23/EEC).