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Dear EINSTEIN customer,
With your purchase of the EINSTEIN power strip The Octopus ultimate you now own a compo-
nent not only of the highest mechanical and electrical qualities, but a component that is
technically made as good and safe as possible. In order to fully appreciate the great bene-
fits of this unit, we kindly ask you to carefully read these instructions and manual.
The Octopus ultimate is a power strip that does not offer the usual placebo effect which nei-
ther improves the sound nor makes any sort of technical sense. That naturally made little
sense to us. Quite simply, this is not Einstein‟s philosophy which we have maintained for so
many years. The new case is made of solid stainless steel and sets absolute standards in build
quality and mechanical stability. It is impossible to make a better or more perfect component
case. Classically simple and elegant looking, while functional - in typical Einstein style.
To satisfy not only the optical quest for perfection, a specially sourced high power input con-
nector resistant to up to 16A, provides an unthrottled input signal which is not burdened by
the typically throttled 10A consumer grade input connectors, thus solving this “bottleneck”
right at the source. An additional mechanical lock prevents that mains cable from acciden-
tally being disconnected or loosened. Through use of The Octopus‟ enclosed matching plug,
we can accommodate even larger cable cross-sections comfortably, and all power cables
can thus be used without having the disadvantage of a 'flexible' mains input socket.
The mains input connector has an additional 2-pole switch, thus allowing for The Octopus to
be completely disconnected from the mains power supply.
To further take advantage of this high-current power input distributor, each of the eight slots
behind the mains input are wired with silver-plated conductors with Teflon-clad high-wire
cross-sections.
The entire bar has an effective surge protection circuit. A special logic displays the detected
phase when the power bar is connected to your mains line correctly.
Included on the 'red' side of the power strip is an effective RF filter, which prevents disruptive
RF radiation in the power bar. Of course, this filter utilizes reverse damping, which minimizes
high-frequency interference of the connected components (in particular digital devices or
devices with switching power supplies).
The Octopus The power strip features eight power slots (four of which are filtered), a surge
protector that protects all connected equipment, an RF filter, a phase detector, and lastly a
voltage indicator that shows the mains incoming voltage. This voltage detector also recog-
nizes disturbing DC voltages present in the network, if they are above a defined value (DC
detect). Too high a DC component in the network affects the function and limits the quality
of playback of your HiFi components.
In typical Einstein fashion, The Octopus The power strip is a useful and stylish accessory. Quite
simply, there is no better way to make a power strip.
Regards from Bochum,
Volker Bohlmeier
