Instruction Manual
850P Reference Dual-Mono Preamplifier 
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In figure 6 we have a 180 MiND Music Streamer 
connected to a 750D DAC via their respective 
SimLink™ ports (using a 1/8” mini-jack cable), and 
the 750D connected to a 850P Preamplifier also via 
their respective SimLink™ ports. Finally, the 850P is 
connected to a 870A amplifier via their respective 
12V Triggers (also using a 1/8” mini-jack cable);The 
12V trigger output on the 850P is connected to the 
12V trigger input on the 870A. When you launch 
the MiND App on your Apple smart device (full list 
on the MiND page of our website)
  and select this 
system’s ZONE, the 180 MiND will turn on, as will 
the  750D,  850P and 870A; The 850P will 
automatically switch to the “MiND” assigned input, 
as described previously in the “Software Setup” 
section. To shut down the system, press “Off” for 
this ZONE in the MiND app. 
Figure 7: Remote Operation with 12V Trigger 
In figure 7 we have a 850P Preamplifier and a pair 
of  880M amplifiers connected together via their 
respective 12V triggers; The 12V trigger output on 
the  850P is connected to the 12V trigger input on 
the top 880M (using a 1/8” mini-jack cable). T
he 
12V trigger output from this 880M connects to the 12V 
trigger input on the bottom 880M (also using a 1/8” mini-
jack cable).
 When you turn on the 850P via remote 
control (or its Standby button), both 880M’s will 
turn on automatically. The same rule applies when 
you put the 850P into Standby mode. 
Balanced Operation
When using an unbalanced interconnect, the audio 
signal runs through both the center wire and the 
shield/ground wire. Any noise picked up by this 
interconnect (ie. nearby magnetic fields such as an 
AC power cord) will be reproduced by the integrated 
amplifier, then heard through the loudspeakers. 
Conversely, a balanced interconnect has three 
separate conductors; one for the ground and two for 
the actual signal.  These two signals are identical 
except that one is 180 degrees out of phase with the 
other. For example, when one conductor is carrying 
a signal of +10 Volts, the other will be carrying a 
signal of –10 Volts. When these two inverted 
signals on a balanced line are output from the 
MOON 850P, any noise picked up by the 
interconnect will be eliminated since a differential 
circuit amplifies only the difference between these 
two signals: Noise on a balanced interconnect will be 
equal on both conductors and therefore cancel out. 










