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Model ZBOX
100/120 VAC ONLY
Factory Direct $399.00
Suggested
List $675.00
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OVERVIEW:
The
ZBOX is designed as a stand-alone tube output stage for CD players
or DACs. After offering mods for a couple of different
CD/DVD/SACD players that included a tube output stage, we decided
to make the ZBOX so anyone could upgrade their CD player.
The
ZBOX is not just another buffer stage, if it were it would only
make things sound marginally better and only on certain players/DACs.
The ZBOX works by creating a starved voltage condition
in the filiment of the tube that in turn causes an increase
in harmonics.
The
results are as follows:
- Restores
proper frequency balance though better impedance matching.
- Improves
tone
- Relaxes
and openes up the music for better detail, imaging.
- Reduces
listener fatique.
- Enhances
the 3D effect of better recordings.
Of course there are no circuit boards and
no Chinese parts. There is a lifetime warranty
though. Internally the ZBOX uses top grade resistors and
poly film & foil capacitors on each channel. The
output level control is made by ALPS, internall wiring by MOGAMI.
Voltages are low for tube gear so the tube lasts for many years.
Because of the lower voltages and lack of heat the ZBOX
is a plug in and forget item. Designed for 24/7 operation
there is no power switch. This ensures that the unit is
always warmed up and at peak performance any time you turn on
your CD player.
A
final advantage to using a ZBOX is the simple fact that you
can tube roll with your choice of 12AX7's, 12AT7's or
12AU7's. Each of these tubes have a different signature
as does every brand of each tube so you gain tremendous control
over how your system sounds by voicing it to your tastes.
FEATURES:
The
ZBOX features an RF proof powder coated steel chassis with removable
power cord, one pair of input and one pair of output jacks and
a level control. The tube is located so that it can be
easily changed without removing any covers.
This
is a plug it in and forget it solution to that CD sound
that always errors towards thinness rather than richness. It
removes the underlying stress in the playback of CD's that many
people don't even realize is there until they've heard it gone.
SPECIFICATIONS:
This unit requires no adjustments or
maintenance other than changing tube every
few years. It is a self biasing
design. Output tube life is several years.
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Size
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6"W
x 11"D x 2.5" H
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Weight
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7
lbs
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Chassis
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Steel
with black powder coat finish
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Consumption
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17
watts
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Input
jacks
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Gold/Teflon
RCA
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Output
jack
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Gold/Teflon
RCA
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Factory
Stock Tube
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12AT7
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Input
impedance
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100,000
ohms
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Output
impedance
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<
1000 ohms (aprox 300 ohms)
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Frequency
Response +/- 0.5dB
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20Hz
~ 20kHz
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Frequency
Response +/- 1 dB
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5Hz
~ 70kHz
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Operating
Voltage USA model
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100~125
VAC 50/60 cycles
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Warranty
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Lifetime to original owner
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YOUR
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CD PLAYER, DVD PLAYER, TUNER, VCR, COMPUTER, IPOD, TAPE
DECK, MIXING CONSOLE, PREAMP, DVD RECORDER, PHONO STAGE
or ANY LINE LEVEL SIGNAL
SOUND
BETTER!
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SUPPORT:
This unit is hand built in the USA by
DECWARE / High Fidelity Engineering C0.
It comes with a lifetime warranty
to the original owner. If you purchase
one second hand and ever have questions or
technical problems we WILL be happy to check
it out for you and service it if needed for a
very reasonable rate.
We also have a
support forum with many people who own
this amplifier who's experiences you may
benefit from.
REVIEWS:
You may read reviews on the
ZBOX and
other Decware amplifiers going back to 1996 at
this link:
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