Owner’s Manual MOON Series 110LP Phono Preamplifier
MOON 110LP Phono Preamplifier Table of Contents Congratulations ............................................... 3 Unpacking and Warnings ................................... 3 Introduction .................................................... 4 Installation & Placement ................................... 4 Circuit Board Layout ......................................... 5 Internal Adjustments ........................................ 6 Rear Panel Connections .....................................
MOON 110LP Phono Preamplifier Congratulations! Thank you for selecting the MOON 110LP Phono Preamplifier as a part of your music/cinema system. This component has been designed to offer state-of-the-art high-end performance in an elegant package, while retaining all the sonic hallmarks on which Simaudio has made its reputation. We have spared no effort to ensure that it is amongst the finest phono preamplifiers available.
MOON 110LP Phono Preamplifier Introduction Your MOON 110LP Phono Preamplifier incorporates many significant design features to achieve its “world class” level of performance. This is an abbreviated list of the more important features: End-user adjustable impedance loading (100 and 47k ohms). End-user adjustable capacitance loading (0 and 100pF). End-user adjustable gain settings for moving magnet (40dB) and moving coil cartridges (60dB).
MOON 110LP Phono Preamplifier Circuit Board Layout A B A B C C Figure 1: MOON 110LP Circuit Board layout Available Adjustments: A – Capacitance loading jumper B – Resistance loading jumper C – Gain level jumper ____________________________________________________________________________________ Circuit Board Layout 5
MOON 110LP Phono Preamplifier Internal Adjustments There are three (3) types of input adjustments available on the MOON 110LP Phono Preamplifier allowing you to configrue it for either a moving magnet or moving coil cartridge; Capacitance loading, Resistance loading and Gain level. Each adjustment is made through the use of jumpers. For each type of adjustment, there are 2 banks of jumpers – one each for the left and right channels.
MOON 110LP Phono Preamplifier Internal Adjustments (cont’d) Figure 4: Left and right channel jumper banks for moving coil loading adjustments The gain setting for an MC cartridge should be 60dB (refer to figure 5), whereby the jumpers are mounted into the left-most pins for socket J17 (left channel) and socket J22 (right channel).
MOON 110LP Phono Preamplifier Operating the 110LP We recommend that you leave your MOON 110LP Phono Preamplifier powered up at all times to maintain optimal performance. In the event that you plan to be away from your home for a few days, powering off the Phono Preamplifier may not be a bad idea. Once fully “broken-in”, please keep in mind that your 110LP will require several hours of playing time before it reaches its peak performance after you’ve powered it up again.
