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READ THIS FIRST! Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by MILLENNIA MEDIA, INC. could void your authority to operate this equipment under the EC or FCC rules. 1. Copyright: You acknowledge that no title to the intellectual property in the LPE-2 is transferred to you. 2. Inspection: Inspect packing box(es), LPE-2, and cable(s) for damage, unusual marks, or shortages. It is your responsibility to report damage, shortage, or misshipments in a timely manner.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS For your safety and the safety of others, be sure to read and understand all safety and operational instructions before attempting to use the LPE-2. WARNING: The LPE-2 internal circuitry carries lethal voltages. Carefully observe all warnings, precautions, and instructions on the LPE-2 and as described in the instructions supplied with the unit. 1.
QUICK START READ THIS!! For your protection, never under any circumstances remove the top cover. Refer to a qualified electronics technician any and all servicing and other operations which require the top cover to be removed. Congratulations on your purchase of the Millennia Media LPE-2 Analog Legacy archive reference system. The LPE-2 is the culmination of meticulous listening tests on innumerable circuit, topology, and packaging designs over many years of product design and development.
INTRODUCTION The LPE-2 Analog Legacy is a hand-crafted collection of Millennia's essential preamplifier and equalizer circuitry tailored specifically for the needs of archiving and mastering professionals, and serious audiophiles requiring a sonically uncompromised analog front-end. The LPE-2 is a selectable mono or stereo processing chain which can be used with virtually any modern or legacy phonograph cartridge. Any known type of legacy record pressing (78, 45, 33, etc.
LPE-2 REAR PANEL (1) PHONO INPUTS "PHONO / LINE INPUTS L/R" Conventional 3-pin female XLR input connectors for use with all standard phono cartridges. Can also be used with certain line-level sources. Standard input load resistance is 47,000 ohms. This resistance (2 places, R11 & R40) can be changed by the user to facilitate different phono cartridge load requirements. See illustration on page 11. Standard input load capacitance is 270 pF. This capacitor (C17) can be changed by the user if necessary.
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LPE-2 FRONT PANEL (1) PHONO PREAMP MUTE SWITCH "MUTE" Pushbutton switch (German ITT) which, when depressed and illuminated, mutes the selected front-end gain amplifier. Use this function when only one mono input is required. (2) MONO SELECT SWITCH "MONO (L+R)" Pushbutton switch (German ITT) which combines left and right inputs into a summed mono signal.
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EQUALIZER / FILTER SECTION (6) BAND IN/OUT SWITCH "IN" Pushbutton switch which places its associated EQ band in circuit or out of circuit. There are eight bands of equalization on the LPE-2 Analog Legacy. Four bands provide precise phono compensation, including RIAA and an unlimited number of legacy curves. Four additional bands (marked "FILTER") provide additional sculpting and repair tools. An EQ band is incircuit when its associated band switch is depressed and LED is illuminated.
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LEGACY RECORDINGS The 78 RPM record was a standard format for decades, followed by 33-1/3 RPM. While 33 RPM “LP” records produced after 1954 almost universally follow the EMI or RIAA standards, compensation curves used for 78 RPM records varied significantly between manufacturers and era. Via historical research and empirical testing, audio engineers have attempted to classify the myriad of legacy equalization formats.
Capitol Cetra Soria Cetra Colosseum Columbia* Concert Hall Contemporary Cook Laboratories Cook Laboratories Coral Decca 1925 1926 1938-most various European binaural inside band early 1946Decca FFRR 1949 Decca FFRR 1951 Deutsch-Grammophone Dial Disc Ducretet-Thomson EMI 1931 33LP EMS Edison Electrola Elektra Epic thru 1954 Esoteric European Festival Folkways Good Time Jazz Gramophone HMV 1925-1946 HMV 1946 HMV 1946-1954 HMV american Handel Society Haydn Society Harmony Acoustics thru 8/29 Hit of the
London London FFRR Lyrichord 500 or 750 250 or 280 400 or COL* 629 Mercury 400 MGM 500 Montilla 500 Musicraft 750 “NAB” standard 500 New Records 750 Nocturne 400 Oceanic COL* or 750 Odeon early electricals 700 Odeon pre-1947 300 Oiseau-Lyre thru 1954 COL* Okeh electricals 300 Oriole inconsistent, adjust as required Orthoacoustic Transcriptions 500 Overtone 400 or 500 Oxford 750 Pacific Jazz 400 Parlophone varies with era 300 or 500 Pathe inconsistent, adjust as required Period 500 Polydor 300 Philharmon
Telefunken Transcriptions Ultraphone Urania Urania Vanguard Velvet Tone Vitaphone Vitaphone Vocalion VOX War Department Western Electric Westminster Westminster Westrex Zonophone 400 500 400 most COL* or 750 newer 400 411-22, 6000-18, 7001-7011, 8000-8004 COL* or 750 acoustics to 8/29 300 950 motion picture 300 electricals 300 500 or 750 12” Special Services 700 early transcriptions 300 pre-1956 500 or 750 “AES” printed on jacket 400 200 early 71.
PREAMP & SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS Input Amplifier Signal Path EQ Amplifier Signal Path Total Discrete Transistors (J-FET & NPN) THD + Noise, 20 Hz - 30 kHz Frequency Response -3 dB points Frequency Response, +/- 0.5 dB Common Mode Rejection Ratio Maximum Input Level Maximum Output Level Maximum System Gain Input Impedance Output Impedance Noise Three-pin XLR Polarity Discrete NPN Transistor/Hybrid (HV-3 PAM-01) All-discrete J-FET semiconductor (FSA-01) Thirty six (36) in stereo audio path Less than <.
WARRANTY Millennia Media will repair this product, free of charge, in the USA, in the event of defect of materials or workmanship for one (1) year following date of purchase. This warranty is extended only to the original LPE-2 purchaser. This limited warranty covers failures due only to defects in materials and workmanship which occur during normal, intended use and does not cover damage which occurs in shipment or failures which are caused by products not supplied by Millennia Media.
