AudioQuest NIAGARA 5000UK User manual

The Niagara 5000UK owner’s manual contains considerable information to ensure optimal performance, troubleshoot both
common and rare system interactions, and is a great primer to the technology that makes this unit so unique. However, we
appreciate and respect your valuable time. At the very least, we humbly ask that you follow this quick-start guide.
If the Niagara 5000UK has been exposed to excessive rain, ooding, re, or has sustained considerable physical
damage, we ask that the unit be returned. Do not attempt to energize the unit or connect equipment to it!
The power source to which the Niagara 5000UK is connected should be 230-265VAC single phase nominal voltage,
13 amps (current capacity RMS). For proper operation, the Niagara 5000UK requires a safety ground (supplied via
the power utility AC wall outlet).
The Niagara 5000UK may be placed on any table, cabinet, shelf, or oor. When rack-mounting is required, the four
threaded feet may be removed with a standard Phillips screwdriver.
Placement or proximity to other components is not critical, and, under standard use, the Niagara 5000UK does not
produce any appreciable heat.
Once the Niagara 5000UK is placed, an appropriate 13- to 16-amp-rated AC cord must be connected to the rear-
panel AC inlet (IEC-C20) connector. The AC cord must have an IEC-C19 female-end connector and a grounded male
240VAC UK-1 13P plug for use in EU, Russia, or other countries that require this outlet. For the best performance and
proper Ground-Noise Dissipation, we recommend AudioQuest AC cords
High-Current/Low-Z Power Banks: There are three High Current/Low-Z Power outlets (labeled“1,”“2,”and “3”). The
outlets feature our Transient Power Correction Technology and are designed to enhance the performance of power
ampliers via our circuit’s low-impedance transient current reservoir. Power ampliers, monoblock ampliers,
integrated ampliers, powered receivers, or powered subwoofers should only be connected to these three outlets.
Power Correction Switch: This rear-panel-mounted switch MUST be set in the ENGAGE position, regardless of
the equipment (line-level, digital, video components, or power amplication) that is connected to the Niagara
5000UK. It may not function properly otherwise. If necessary, see user manual set-up for more detailed information.
(Otherwise, please place this switch in the ENGAGE position.)
Level-X Ultra-Linear Noise-Dissipation System Power Banks: Typically, these are for all line-level, digital, and
video products. There are four banks (comprising outlet groups 4/5, 6/7, 8/9, and 10/11) that utilize this technology
within the Niagara 5000UK. Further, each outlet group employs ground-noise isolation that is independent from
the others.
I hear a slight buzzing sound coming from the Niagara 5000UK. Is it damaged? No, it’s not damaged (or, at
least, damage is very unlikely). If you’re in an extraordinarily quiet room and you hear this buzzing sound only when
in relatively close proximity to the Niagara 5000UK, or only when you place your ear next to the unit, the buzzing
is normal and cannot be entirely eliminated (though easily detectable levels are rare). See the Niagara 5000UK
manual for detailed information about high-level harmonic AC line distortion and its ability to make some of the
circuits suffer from mechanical ringing, or magnetostriction.
Quick-Start Guide
NIAGARA 5000UK
Low-Z Power
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Noise-Dissipation System

Suggested AC Connections
Note: Outlets 4 through 11 are subject to many variables and circuit conditions, so experimentation
for best results is encouraged. Power ampliers must be connected to Outlets 1 through 3.
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“Engaged” position
must be default
setting.
1
240 VAC 50Hz POWER CORRECTION
13 AMPS MAXIMUM
32 4 6 8 10
5 7 9 11
STANDBY
ENGAGED
HIGH CURRENT |LOW-Z POWER CORRECTION
13 AMPS RMS MAXIMUM OUTPUT
ULTRA-LINEAR NOISE-DISSIPATION SYSTEM
13 AMPS RMS MAXIMUM OUTPUT
NIAGARA-5000 DESIGNED AND TESTED IN U.S.A.
13-20 Amp Rated
AC Cord (IEC C-19)
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Line-Level Pre Amp
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Cable / Sat Box DAC
Line-Level Pre Amp
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Phono Amp
Cable / Sat Box DAC
Line-Level Pre Amp
Mono Block
Phono Amp
Cable / Sat Box DAC
Line-Level Pre Amp
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Cable / Sat Box DAC
Line-Level Pre Amp
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Cable / Sat Box DAC
Line-Level Pre Amp
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Cable / Sat Box DAC
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Cable / Sat Box DAC
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“Engaged” position
must be default
setting.
1
240 VAC 50Hz POWER CORRECTION
13 AMPS MAXIMUM
32 4 6 8 10
5 7 9 11
STANDBY
ENGAGED
HIGH CURRENT |LOW-Z POWER CORRECTION
13 AMPS RMS MAXIMUM OUTPUT
ULTRA-LINEAR NOISE-DISSIPATION SYSTEM
13 AMPS RMS MAXIMUM OUTPUT
NIAGARA-5000 DESIGNED AND TESTED IN U.S.A.
MonoblockMonoblock Subwoofer Line-Level Preamp
Phono
Pre-
amplier
Turntable Streamer
Universal /
CD Player DAC
Computer
Phono Amp
Cable / Sat Box DAC
Line-Level Pre Amp
Mono Block
Phono Amp
Cable / Sat Box DAC
Line-Level Pre Amp
Mono Block
Phono Amp
Cable / Sat Box DAC
Line-Level Pre Amp
Mono Block
Phono Amp
Cable / Sat Box DAC
Line-Level Pre Amp
Mono Block
Phono Amp
Cable / Sat Box DAC
Line-Level Pre Amp
Mono Block
Phono Amp
Cable / Sat Box DAC
Line-Level Pre Amp
Mono Block
Phono Amp
Cable / Sat Box DAC
Line-Level Pre Amp
Mono Block
Phono Amp
Cable / Sat Box DAC
Line-Level Pre Amp
Mono Block
Phono Amp
Cable / Sat Box DAC
Line-Level Pre Amp
Mono Block
Phono Amp
Cable / Sat Box DAC
Line-Level Pre Amp
Mono Block
Phono Amp
Cable / Sat Box DAC
Line-Level Pre Amp
Mono Block
Phono Amp
Cable / Sat Box DAC
Line-Level Pre Amp
Mono Block
Phono Amp
Cable / Sat Box DAC
Line-Level Pre Amp
Mono Block
1
2
13-20 Amp Rated
AC Cord (IEC C-19)