Owner`s manual

MOON P-5 Dual-Mono Preamplifier
Rear Panel Connections
Figure 2: Rear panel of Moon P-5 Dual-Mono Preamplifier
The rear panel will look similar to Figure 2 (above). There are five pairs (5) of single-ended
(unbalanced) inputs on RCA connectors labeled CD, A1, A2, A3 and A4. The left channel inputs are
located on top and the corresponding right channel input are located directly below. A sixth input,
labeled A5, is for balanced operation and on a pair of XLR connectors. As a result of both space
limitations and a circuit board layout intended to maintain the shortest possible signal path length,
these balanced inputs are located on either side of the single-ended RCA input connectors. The A4
input, as previously mentioned, bypasses the gain stage and is intended to be used with a component,
such as a home theater processor, that has its own volume/gain control.
The MOON P-5 Dual-Mono preamplifier has three (3) pairs of outputs; One single-ended pair labeled
‘Tape Out’, located next to the A4 input, that are intended as an input to a recording device such as a
cassette tape deck or CD-Recordable Player. Keep in mind that the output level on the ‘tape out’ is
fixed and cannot be adjusted by the P-5’s volume control. A second single-ended pair of RCA
connectors labeled ‘Left Out’ and ‘Right Out’, located on opposite sides of the rear panel, are
designated for output to a power amplifier with single-ended RCA inputs. The third pair of outputs are
balanced XLR connectors, located next to each of the A5 input balanced connectors, and are intended
for use with an amplifier using balanced XLR input connectors. We strongly recommend that you use
the balanced output connectors on your P-5 to maximize its level of performance. As well, don’t
hesitate to use high quality interconnect cables. Poor quality interconnect cables can degrade the
overall sonic performance of your system.
You will notice that all RCA input and output connectors on the rear panel have been color coded:
‘white’ for the left channel and ‘red’ for the right channel.
Finally, on the far sight side of the rear panel, there are two permanently attached cables with XLR
terminators. These are for making the connection to the PS-5 power supply, described in the next
section. Do not attempt to remove these cables.
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