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Page 1: User Manual
W A D A X The Art of Music Recreation PRE1 PHONO USER MANUAL... - Page 2 Thank you for purchasing the WADAX PRE1 Phono. Please take some time to read this manual. It will provide you with useful information to make your pleasure of listening to the PRE1 even higher.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
■ Preliminaries ■ Unpacking ■ Choice of amplifier location ■ Power Supply ■ Connections ■ RC1 Remote Control ■ Phono section ■ Defeating the line stage: Phono stage and Pure DAC ■ PRE1 Phono REMAPPING ■ Hermes Streaming ■ Cleaning... - Page 4 PRE1 is for any user seeking a unique, immersive, playback expe- rience - it can be integrated into any system or can become part of the Wadax System concept. Following Wadax design criteria of extreme performance and simplicity, the PRE1 acts both as a State-of-the-Art preamplifier and digital/analogue converter.
- Page 5 PRE1 is designed to pro- vide and to avoid jeopardizing personal and equipment safety or impairing performance. Nevertheless, in the PRE1 Preamplifier, Wadax engineering excellence delivers ex- treme performance in a simple and convenient format that we hope you will enjoy for...
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Page 6: Preliminaries
Ultra low reflection interconnect cables are absolutely mandatory to retain the time integrity that the preamplifier is designed to provide. UNPACKING You will find within the two WADAX PRE1 PHONO transit boxes: ■ The PRE1 Phono ■... - Page 7 At the 220V position, the Wadax PRE1 preamplifier will function properly for main line voltages between 200V and 240V. At the 110V position, the main line must deliver between 105 and 125V. If your main supply operates out of these tolerances, please consult your Wadax dealer.
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Page 8: Power Supply
SETUP AND INSTALLATION POWER SUPPLY The main POWER switch is located on the back panel of the Wadax PRE1. In regular use, this switch should be left permanently ON and the circuits of the preamplifier activated or deactivated using the STANDBY ON/OFF in the remote control. -
Page 9: Connections
Use only a 3 lugs grounded plug, for safety and noise reasons. Replacement mains leads can be obtai- ned from your Wadax retailer. To get the best sound of the preamplifier, avoid any multiple plugs or extension cords. -
Page 10: Setup And Installation
SETUP AND INSTALLATION CONNECTIONS: INPUTS TOSLINK RCA & BNC SPDIF IN Phono INPUT AES/EBU GAIN TOSLINK AES|EBU EARTH WADAX DIGITAL OUT SPDIF OUT WCLK SYNC STREAM RCA2 RCA1 LINK RIGHT ANALOG OUTPUTS LEFT RIGHT OUTPUTS ANALOG INPUTS Analog IN 2 Analog IN 1 (DISABLED IN PRE1 PHONO) - Page 11 SETUP AND INSTALLATION CONNECTIONS: OUTPUTS WADAX DIGITAL OUTPUT SPDIF OUT AUX SYNC OUT WADAX DIGITAL OUT EARTH SPDIF OUT WCLK SYNC STREAM OUTPUT 2: OUTPUT 1: OUTPUT 2: OUTPUT 1: RIGHT CHANNEL RIGHT CHANNEL LEFT CHANNEL LEFT CHANNEL...
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Page 12: Rc1 Remote Control
SETUP AND INSTALLATION RC1 REMOTE CONTROL The WADAX PRE1 is designed to capture, control, shape and nurture the fragile source inputs, supporting adjustment of volume and balance and other functions to deliver your desired output signal. The primary control functions supporting these processes are outlined below. The RC1 Remote control uses 2 x... - Page 13 1-9. 1 to 7 access digital inputs and 8-9 for analog inputs: 1,2:RCA SPDIF 8: PHONO (PRE1 Phono) 3: BNC SPDIF Analog IN1 (PRE1) 4: AES/EBU...
- Page 14 SETUP AND INSTALLATION RC1 REMOTE CONTROL The right-hand volume level adjustment knob is used to adjust VOLUME. If volume is set to a value of zero, outputs will be muted. To change BALANCE from left to right, the remote control will be needed. For this there are BAL keys on the RC1 control.
- Page 15 To load a new Map into the MusIC board. ■ Changes output absolute phase NORMAL or INVERTED. The WADAX key, located to the right of 9, gives a direct access to this change. ■ Sets the use of ANALOG IN1: Phono (PRE1 Phono) or LINE...
- Page 16 SETUP AND INSTALLATION PRE1 PHONO Phono back panel connections The PRE1 Phono represents a New Paradigm in phono play- back quality standards. The way signal is handled, reconstruc- ted and delivered is different from what is used until now. Please refer to WADAX PRE1 PHONO white paper for further info.
- Page 17 SETUP AND INSTALLATION PRE1 PHONO On a PRE1 Phono, the ‘ ’ input will not work. Please use input instead. Each output is available on single ended and balanced. The output signal is the same. If you require more output level, power is doubled on the balanced...
- Page 18 PRE1 PHONO ■ OUTPUTS (FOR STOCK, UNCUSTOMIZED UNITS) The PRE1 Phono has 2 sets of stereo ouputs and the output is a RIAA reconstruction with an improved time alignment . This is to compensate for the common time distortion footprint during the cut process.This is how the PRE1 is delivered from the factory.
- Page 19 : The reconstruction has an improved time alignment . This is to compensate for the com- mon time distortion footprint during the cut process. (Output 1). : using the Wadax custom LP and some Wadax dealer equip- ment, each user system is mapped into the musIC chip for the best possible recovery of delicate music signals stored in the LP.
- Page 20 PRE1 PHONO AS A PHONO STAGE AND DAC ■ DiVin AND PureDAC Although the best results are attained when the PRE1 Phono drives the power amplifier directly, the unit allows to deactivate the internal preamplifier and perform as a pure phono stage and as a stand alone DAC.
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Page 21: Pre1 Phono Remapping
‘maps’. The specific behaviour of a phono playback chain (cartridge, tonearm, loading, ..) is defined in the map. The PRE1 Phono is shipped by default with a time aligned RIAA reconstruction but the user’s par- ticular setup is not considered. To reach extreme performance, a characterization of the user system needs to be done by the Wadax Lacquer and the approved recorder. -
Page 22: Hermes Streaming
The server hosts the audio file database and the control point is the user interface to control the streaming playback. Although the Hermes Streamer is uPnP compatible, Wadax recommends Asset uPnP server from Illustrate (PC) and Songbook Lite (available for iPad/iPhone, Android). -
Page 23: Cleaning
Absolute phase: From firmware version 2.16, the absolute phase can be toggled with the Wadax key on the re- mote for quick A/B evaluation. The Wadax key is the key to the right of ‘9’. Recorded music sound best when inverted because they were recorded this way. - Page 24 Collecting electrical and electronic equipment and waste prevents the po- tential contamination of nature with the hazardous substances which maybe present in electrical and electronic products and equipment. Your Wadax retailer will assist with and advise you of the correct way of disposal in your country.
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