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which it is used. For full information on this subject, please refer to the
section of this manual entitled “Customizing Your Nº32.”
For the purposes of this introduction, you should know that every in-
put can be given alternative, custom names (e.g., “CD” instead of
“INPUT 4”), and that many details of the preamplifier’s operation may
be customized. For example, each input may be set up for its optimal
combination of gain (0, 6, 12, or 18 dB) and volume offsets (to ensure
that all sources are the same perceived volume when switching between
them, to within 0.1 dB). If you purchase the optional phono modules
(see below), they too may be extensively customized in their operation.
optional phono modules The Nº32 Reference Preamplifier also has, as an option, two mono Ref-
erence Phono preamplifiers that can be installed within the Preampli-
fier chassis by your dealer. This phono preamp is itself fully balanced
(phono cartridges are inherently balanced, being push-pull devices that
do not reference ground). All active circuitry resides on Arlon-25 cir-
cuit boards (even more important here than elsewhere, given the tiny
voltages present in a phono section).
Phono loading and gain settings may be set independently for each of
the two included inputs, and remembered by the system. Even balance
may be fine-tuned to compensate for small errors in phono cartridges
(quite common), and remembered as you switch among inputs.
To fully optimize the functioning of your Nº32 phono preamplifier,
please see “Customizing Your Nº32” later in this manual.