Owner`s manual

INTRODUCTION
THANK YOU!...
for choosing the Manley SNAPPER 100 watt monoblock amplifiers for your loudspeaker driving requirements. You
have possibly chosen this product because you auditioned it in a store or heard it at a hi-fi show and were impressed
with the sound. It may have been the right combination of price, power, features and styling for you. It may have
been because you know the Manley Labs reputation for quality, reliability, and integrity. If any or all of these were
the reasons, you made a good choice and for that, we thank you.
The MANLEY SNAPPER is designed to bring either unbalanced RCA-type line inputs or balanced XLR-3-type line
inputs up to speaker-driving levels in the simplest and most direct way possible. This is accomplished in only three
active stages through the judicious use of vacuum tubes, whose purpose-designed applications in audio amplification
are pressed to full advantage here.
The SNAPPER’s circuitry contains many subtle and overt refinements that promote uncolored and revealing musical
reproduction of the input signal. Of foremost significance is the all-balanced and self-balancing conveyance of the
musical signal as it travels through the amplifier, from input jacks up to and including the speaker terminals. This
approach aids in cancelling the undesirable interaction between the audio signals flowing through a given amplifier
stage and the power supply energy biasing that stage. One result of this approach is the rock-steady stabilization of
the input and driver stages, whose performance remains undisturbed regardless of signal dynamics or power supply
voltage fluctuations. Indeed, the two quantities here termed ‘power supply’ and ‘signal’ are locked into a nearly
perfect orthogonal isolation from one another, in spite of the fact that the signal is utterly dependent on the presence
of energy from the power supply, on which the signal rides. Put another way, the audio signal is restricted to
travelling in a west-to-east direction, while each stage’s power supply energy flow confined to a north-to-south
direction. This kind of isolation is very much the exception in other tube-based audio amplifier designs.
The SNAPPER’s 19-section output transformer is a brand new design from the Manley Magnetics department and is
really quite an amazing work of art. Ample 180 Joule energy storage in the high-tension power supply yields robust
musical body and athletic stamina. The Ultra-Linear output stage topology lowers output impedance presented to the
loudspeaker while boosting the amplifier’s tolerance of varying load impedance. Low levels of noise, distortion, and
negative feedback are partnered with the naturally high dynamic range of tube electronics which makes the Snapper
really jump to life.
Please read over this entertaining and enjoyable owner's manual carefully as it contains information essential to the
proper operation and maximum enjoyment of this instrument. Many of the remarks contained herein are especially
pertinent if the SNAPPER is to be your first long-term encounter with a vacuum tube power amplifier.
Thank you again, and please enjoy your new Snappers! (and the clever Owner's Manual.)
UNPACKING: Unpack the amplifiers carefully by removing all the custom foam packing material and make sure
that all supplied accessories are present. Carefully examine all items for any possibility of shipping damage. All of
the tubes are already installed and should have survived the journey protected by their very own foam insert. They
should be standing at attention in their sockets, and should show no signs of distress such as chipped glass, loose
internal components or obvious breakage. If the amplifier is damaged or fails to operate, notify the shipper or your
dealer or us or your local authorities immediately. Or if you suspect The Shipping People threw it off the airplane and
onto your front porch whilst flying overhead at 30,000 feet, notify the shipping company without delay and complain
to them as we only guarantee this unit to be able to survive a drop of 23,487 feet or less.
Your SNAPPERS were packed by Manny Q. with extreme love and each box includes the following components and
accessories:
a) 1 each, 6 foot IEC 3-conductor power cable (that you will probably replace with an expensive audiophile cord anyway.)
b) 1 each, Digital Multimeter (all the better to bias your amps with, my pretty!)
c) 1 each, Owner’s Manual per pair (that we hope you will keep reading...)
It is prudent to retain the shipping materials for future use, as they are custom-formed for the amplifier and
will greatly minimize the chance of shipping-related damage should you ever need to put your precious
Snappers in the careless hands of The Shipping People again.
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