Conrad-johnson design MOTIF MC8 Owner'S Manual Download

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SERVICE

In the event your Motif MC8 stereo preamplifier requires service, repack it with the

original packing material and ship via United Parcel Service (UPS) to:

Service Department
conrad-johnson design, inc.
2733 Merrilee Drive
Fairfax, VA 22031

Be sure to enclose a note explaining the problem you are having in as much detail as

possible. If the problem is intermittent, please indicate. If you do not have the

original packing material, replacements are available from conrad-johnson design at a

nominal charge.

Summary of Contents for MOTIF MC8

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL MOTIF MC8 STEREO F E T PREAMPLIFIER conrad johnson design inc 703 698 8581...

Page 2: ...en painstakingly hand assembled by skilled assembly technicians The completed instrument has been subjected to a rigorous quality inspection program entailing more than sixty performance measurements...

Page 3: ...not covered by this warranty 3 The above warranty may be transferred to subsequent owners provided that the warranty registration card has been returned to conrad johnson design inc within 30 days of...

Page 4: ...d to support the weight of the unit allowing installation in standard 19 equipment racks In custom installations the unit may be mounted either horizontally or vertically To minimize hum pickup the MC...

Page 5: ...oise ratio required by most moving coil cartridges The input impedance is 2000 ohms Our experience suggests that this value is well suited to many moving coil cartridges Lower resistance can be achiev...

Page 6: ...transients are exclusively positive that is the initial effect is a rise in pressure The ear is capable of distinguishing these positive transients from the musically unnatural alternative of a negati...

Page 7: ...se leakage currents are superimposed on the musical signals It is possible to minimize these current flows by carefully selecting the way in which each component is plugged into the wall outlet Becaus...

Page 8: ...should be controlled We recommend the use of one VPI brick placed on the top of the MC8 in the right rear corner Clean records sound better The sonic differences achieved by merely cleaning a record...

Page 9: ...rting low gain phono is phase correct high level stage is phase correct Phono overload in excess of 150mv at 1kHz Response bandpass 5Hz to more than 100kHz RIAA equalization to 25 dB 20 20kHz Total hu...

Page 10: ...UPS to Service Department conrad johnson design inc 2733 Merrilee Drive Fairfax VA 22031 Be sure to enclose a note explaining the problem you are having in as much detail as possible If the problem is...