Owner`s manual

Note that this “mono trick” can correct only for differences that occur

after the preamplifier in the signal chain, things like asymmetrical

placement of loudspeakers or slight mismatches in sensitivity between

speakers. If a particular recording is out of balance, you will have to ad-

just the balance more subjectively, in stereo, as you normally have done.

mono modes The Nº32 supports several different types of monophonic modes.

• The factory default setting combines both the left and the

right channels equally, and sends the resulting signal to

both speakers. When selected, this type of mono will dis-

play a L+R designation in the display.

• You may also choose to send only the left channel to both

speakers, in which case L only will be displayed.

• You may also choose to send only the right channel to

both speakers, in which case R only will be displayed.

• Lastly, you may send the difference between the left and

right channels to both speakers, in which case L-R will be

displayed.

phono alignment tip

The L-R “flavor” of mono is particularly useful when aligning a phono

cartridge’s azimuth: play a mono test recording, listen to the L-R signal,

and adjust azimuth for minimum output. (“Left minus Right” in a

mono recording should equal silence; cartridges are never perfect in

this regard, but you can get surprisingly close with the good ones.)

polarity The Nº32 allows you to invert the polarity of the music to which you

are listening with the press of a button. People vary in their sensitivity

to this aspect of the sound, and the difference frequently ranges from

subtle to inaudible, depending on microphone technique and other

factors in the recording itself. However, some recordings simply sound

correct in one position, and irretrievably wrong in the other.

We encourage you to experiment with the polariy feature to see what

you think works best for any given recording, understanding that the

recordings themselves are anything but consistent.

reset defaults If necessary, it is possible to reset all of the factory default settings for

the Nº32 Reference Preamplifier so as to start again with a “clean slate.”

Important Note: Resetting factory default settings causes any

customization of the preamplifier to be lost, including

custom names, gain settings, offsets, etc.