Gold Note Demidoff Signature Anniversary User manual

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GOLD NOTE®
Demidoff Signature
ANNIVERSARY
ITALIAN PRESTIGE INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER
ITALIAN PRESTIGE INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER ITALIAN PRESTIGE INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER
ITALIAN PRESTIGE INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER
Owner s Manual
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Demidoff Signature Anniversary Italian Prestige Reference Integrated Amplifier
Table of Contents
-Congratulation & Introduction 3
-Box Content 4
-Installation & Positioning 4
-Front Panel features 5
-Rear Panel Features 6
-Volume & Balance Control 7
-Remote Control Handset 8
-Specifications 9
-Warranty, Customer Service & Warnings 10
VERY IMPORTANT
VERY IMPORTANTVERY IMPORTANT
VERY IMPORTANT :
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: Please read the following instructions carefully before installing your
Please read the following instructions carefully before installing your Please read the following instructions carefully before installing your
Please read the following instructions carefully before installing your
GOLD NOTE® unit
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Demidoff Signature Anniversary Italian Prestige Reference Integrated Amplifier
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Thank you for having purchased a Gold Note® product.
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Gold Note® design &
manufactures 100% in Italy a
range of prestigious and
sophisticated audio products
featuring unique, technical and
aesthetic characteristics.
The Demidoff Signature
Anniversary is a single ended
Multi Transformer solid state
stereo integrated amplifier
completely handcrafted to
achieve the best possible
performance.
The Demidoff Anniversary new generation features a top quality preamp stage consisting in a gain stage
made with a proprietary special cascode differential amplifier employing a mirror current. This
configuration produces a super-linear signal, virtually eliminating distortion.
The Demidoff Signature Anniversary is the renewed original integrated amplifier first produced and
today part of the exotic Diamond Line. As all the Demidoff amps, the Signature Anniversary is
handcrafted to maximize audio performance.
The Demidoff Signature Anniversary uses most of the best design ever created by Gold Note including
the proprietary Mirror-Amp™ and the multi transformers inductive power supply featuring 11
transformers.
The audio signal path is wired with solid core OFC copper bars providing super conductive audio signal
path with the lowest skin effect possible.
The Demidoff Signature Anniversary features a Double Mono Active Volume Control system developed
using a Texas Instruments PGA2310 devices feature superior quality and control stepped at 0.5dB finely
managed by high precision 0.1% resistors.
Congratulations & Introduction

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-AMPLIFIER UNIT
-REMOTE CONTROL
-AC POWER CHORD
-INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL
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Positioning of the Amplifier
of the Amplifierof the Amplifier
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The DEMIDOFF SIGNATURE ANNIVERSARY integrated amplifier has been designed for use in Hi-Fi systems in sheltered
locations. It ought therefore to be protected from any eventual variations in temperature and humidity. Avoid using in the
vicinity of radiators or other strong heat sources, electrical and electronic motors, switched on mobile phones etc.
The location in proximity of other audio components is not theoretically critical, but you should nevertheless pay attention to
this. If it should have to be moved after the installation, certain readjustments may need to be made. In any case, take care to
switch OFF and detach the AC power chord from the AC wall plug the DEMIDOFF SIGNATURE ANNIVERSARY integrated
amplifier every time you need to move it.
The high weight of the amplifier is not suitable to be positioned on any other components of the hi-fi system.
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Operating ConditionsOperating Conditions
Operating Conditions)
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Once it has been correctly mounted and wired with its AC power Chord, and once the unit is been wired to a line input of the
amplifier with a proper interconnect cable, your DEMIDOFF SIGNATURE ANNIVERSARY integrated amplifier is ready for
use. TO PRESERVE HIGH QUALITY SOUND PERFORMANCES
TO PRESERVE HIGH QUALITY SOUND PERFORMANCES TO PRESERVE HIGH QUALITY SOUND PERFORMANCES
TO PRESERVE HIGH QUALITY SOUND PERFORMANCES THE AMPLIFIER
THE AMPLIFIERTHE AMPLIFIER
THE AMPLIFIER DOES NOT HAVE ANY OUTPUT
DOES NOT HAVE ANY OUTPUT DOES NOT HAVE ANY OUTPUT
DOES NOT HAVE ANY OUTPUT
PROTECTION. SHORT CIRCUIT IRREME
PROTECTION. SHORT CIRCUIT IRREMEPROTECTION. SHORT CIRCUIT IRREME
PROTECTION. SHORT CIRCUIT IRREMEDIABLY DAMAGE THE AMPLIFIER OUTPUT BOARDS.
DIABLY DAMAGE THE AMPLIFIER OUTPUT BOARDS.DIABLY DAMAGE THE AMPLIFIER OUTPUT BOARDS.
DIABLY DAMAGE THE AMPLIFIER OUTPUT BOARDS.
THE UNIT IS PROVIDED WITH FOUR THERMAL SWITCHES PUT ON BOTH CHANNELS HEAT SINKS AND POWER
THE UNIT IS PROVIDED WITH FOUR THERMAL SWITCHES PUT ON BOTH CHANNELS HEAT SINKS AND POWER THE UNIT IS PROVIDED WITH FOUR THERMAL SWITCHES PUT ON BOTH CHANNELS HEAT SINKS AND POWER
THE UNIT IS PROVIDED WITH FOUR THERMAL SWITCHES PUT ON BOTH CHANNELS HEAT SINKS AND POWER
TRANSFORMERS. BEFORE THE UNIT REACHES A DANGEROUS TEMPERATURES IT TURNS OFF
TRANSFORMERS. BEFORE THE UNIT REACHES A DANGEROUS TEMPERATURES IT TURNS OFF TRANSFORMERS. BEFORE THE UNIT REACHES A DANGEROUS TEMPERATURES IT TURNS OFF
TRANSFORMERS. BEFORE THE UNIT REACHES A DANGEROUS TEMPERATURES IT TURNS OFF
AUTOMATICALLY UNTIL IT WILL COLD DOWN TO A REGU
AUTOMATICALLY UNTIL IT WILL COLD DOWN TO A REGUAUTOMATICALLY UNTIL IT WILL COLD DOWN TO A REGU
AUTOMATICALLY UNTIL IT WILL COLD DOWN TO A REGULAR OPERATING TEMPERATURE LEVEL.
LAR OPERATING TEMPERATURE LEVEL. LAR OPERATING TEMPERATURE LEVEL.
LAR OPERATING TEMPERATURE LEVEL.
IF THE UNIT TURNS OFF DURING PLAYING WE SUGGEST TO SWITCH IT OFF AND WAIT 30/60 MINUTES. SWITCH
IF THE UNIT TURNS OFF DURING PLAYING WE SUGGEST TO SWITCH IT OFF AND WAIT 30/60 MINUTES. SWITCH IF THE UNIT TURNS OFF DURING PLAYING WE SUGGEST TO SWITCH IT OFF AND WAIT 30/60 MINUTES. SWITCH
IF THE UNIT TURNS OFF DURING PLAYING WE SUGGEST TO SWITCH IT OFF AND WAIT 30/60 MINUTES. SWITCH
ON AGAIN A CHECK EVERYTHING IS BACK NORMAL BEFORE CALLING ASSISTANCE FOR SERVICE.
ON AGAIN A CHECK EVERYTHING IS BACK NORMAL BEFORE CALLING ASSISTANCE FOR SERVICE.ON AGAIN A CHECK EVERYTHING IS BACK NORMAL BEFORE CALLING ASSISTANCE FOR SERVICE.
ON AGAIN A CHECK EVERYTHING IS BACK NORMAL BEFORE CALLING ASSISTANCE FOR SERVICE.
DUE TO A VERY LOW DISTORTION, THE AMPLIFI
DUE TO A VERY LOW DISTORTION, THE AMPLIFIDUE TO A VERY LOW DISTORTION, THE AMPLIFI
DUE TO A VERY LOW DISTORTION, THE AMPLIFIER COULD SOUND AT VERY HIGH VOLUME WITH ANY
ER COULD SOUND AT VERY HIGH VOLUME WITH ANY ER COULD SOUND AT VERY HIGH VOLUME WITH ANY
ER COULD SOUND AT VERY HIGH VOLUME WITH ANY
APPARENT TECHNICAL PROBLEM. AN ADEQUATE USE OF THE UNIT IS SUGGESTED TO PRESERVE A REGULAR
APPARENT TECHNICAL PROBLEM. AN ADEQUATE USE OF THE UNIT IS SUGGESTED TO PRESERVE A REGULAR APPARENT TECHNICAL PROBLEM. AN ADEQUATE USE OF THE UNIT IS SUGGESTED TO PRESERVE A REGULAR
APPARENT TECHNICAL PROBLEM. AN ADEQUATE USE OF THE UNIT IS SUGGESTED TO PRESERVE A REGULAR
FUNCTIONING.
FUNCTIONING.FUNCTIONING.
FUNCTIONING.
Contents of Packaging - Positioning – Operating Conditions

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Front Panel
Front PanelFront Panel
Front Panel
-(1) POWER ON/OFF tact master switch
-(2) AMP IN Let the amplifier works as POWER AMPLIFIER only. Activating The AMP IN disables all the other
amplifier functions showing the display AMP IN only
-(3) INPUT Input selector scroll Line inputs from Line 1 to 4 RCA unbalanced then XLR 1 and XLR balanced
-(4) MUTE Muting the Unit
-(5) VOL - 0,5dB step resistor electronic volume attenuator -100/0dB
-(6) VOL + 0,5dB step resistor electronic volume attenuator -100/0dB
-(7) DISPLAY O-LED display show the various activated amplifier functions
-(8) IR RECEIVER IR remote control receiver
Front Panel features

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Demidoff Signature Anniversary Italian Prestige Reference Integrated Amplifier
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Back Panel
Back PanelBack Panel
Back Panels
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- (1) IEC PLUG IEC Standard plug AC connector
- (2) FUSE
- (3) RIGHT CHANNEL SPEAKER OUTPUT Negative Pole - Double custom Gold Note BP-01 Binding posts
- (4) RIGHT CHANNEL SPEAKER OUTPUT Positive Pole - Double custom Gold Note BP-01 Binding posts
- (5) LEFT CHANNEL SPEAKER OUTPUT Positive Pole - Double custom Gold Note BP-01 Binding posts
- (6) LEFT CHANNEL SPEAKER OUTPUT Negative Pole - Double custom Gold Note BP-01 Binding posts
- (7) XLR 1 INPUT Stereo Balanced Analogue Input
- (8) XLR 2 INPUT Stereo Balanced Analogue Input
- (9) RCA 1 INPUT Stereo Unbalanced Analogue Input
- (10) RCA 2 INPUT Stereo Unbalanced Analogue Input
- (11) RCA 3 INPUT Stereo Unbalanced Analogue Input
- (12) RCA 4 INPUT Stereo Unbalanced Analogue Input
- (13) PREAMP OUTPUT Two Stereo Preamplifier Analogue Output
- (14) POWER AMP INPUT Stereo Power Amplifier Analogue Input
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Demidoff Signature Anniversary Italian Prestige Reference Integrated Amplifier
(DOUBLE MONO ACTIVE VOLUME CONTROL)
(DOUBLE MONO ACTIVE VOLUME CONTROL)(DOUBLE MONO ACTIVE VOLUME CONTROL)
(DOUBLE MONO ACTIVE VOLUME CONTROL)
The Double Mono Active Volume Control system of this unit is made with a Gold Note proprietary designed developed with
a Texas Instruments PGA2310/2320 devices feature fine resistors step-by-step DOUBLE MONO high end performance for
superior resolution, lowest distortion and perfect channel balance.
The active preamp stage allows a +10dB gain for best resolution and perfect unit control; the volume control range is from [-
90dB to +10dB] stepping 0.5dB finely managed by high precision 0.1% resistors.
Due to the Double Mono set-up the Gold Note active Volume Control features also a sonically ideal balance control solution.
The Volume is conveniently lighted up on the DSA display to check it up on real time.
The quality of the Gold Note Double Mono Active Volume Control technology enable unsurpassed sonic performance for
traditional passive audio potentiometer.
(DOUBLE MONO ACTIVE BALAN
(DOUBLE MONO ACTIVE BALAN(DOUBLE MONO ACTIVE BALAN
(DOUBLE MONO ACTIVE BALANCE CONTROL)
CE CONTROL)CE CONTROL)
CE CONTROL)
The Gold Note Double Mono Active Volume Control allows also a high quality Balance control based on the same technology,
it does not affect the performance of the amplifier even when a different level of db is required on the Left & Right channel.
The Balance can be controlled by the remote control only.
The Balance is kept in the memory of the amplifier after 5 seconds of the assignment.
Volume Control

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(REMOTE CONTROL)
(REMOTE CONTROL)(REMOTE CONTROL)
(REMOTE CONTROL)
•Select
Select Select
Select AMP
AMPAMP
AMP from the rectangular frame to activate the
from the rectangular frame to activate the from the rectangular frame to activate the
from the rectangular frame to activate the Demidoff
DemidoffDemidoff
Demidoff
functions on the remote
functions on the remotefunctions on the remote
functions on the remote (
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are available either to let the remote play to Gold Note units to
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•The arrows VOLUME UP & DOWN adjust the volume
•The arrows IN UP & DOWN select the inputs
•The keys L and R adjust the balance
•During PLAY mode the DISP button turns off the display for user convenience, if any
function is activated it the display lights up for about 5 seconds.
•The Red On/Off button is exclusively a Stand-by function. To turn Off the player
completely turns off the master switch of the front panel (1).
PLEASE NOTE: The POWER red button on the remote works on
PLEASE NOTE: The POWER red button on the remote works onPLEASE NOTE: The POWER red button on the remote works on
PLEASE NOTE: The POWER red button on the remote works only as stand
ly as standly as stand
ly as stand-
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-by. To completely turn OFF the unit the panel
by. To completely turn OFF the unit the panel by. To completely turn OFF the unit the panel
by. To completely turn OFF the unit the panel
ON/OFF button must be used. Turning OFF the unit from the remote will leave the output circuit section completely ON.
ON/OFF button must be used. Turning OFF the unit from the remote will leave the output circuit section completely ON.ON/OFF button must be used. Turning OFF the unit from the remote will leave the output circuit section completely ON.
ON/OFF button must be used. Turning OFF the unit from the remote will leave the output circuit section completely ON.
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Specifications
SpecificationsSpecifications
Specifications
MAIN DETAILS
POWER OUTPUT 50w + 50w @ 20-20000Hz
FREQUENCY RESPONSE 10Hz – 25KHz @ +/- 1dB
THD (Total Harmonic Distortion) <0.2% THD @ 20Hz-20KHz
RATIO SIGNAL TO NOISE -102dB
DAMPING FACTOR >150
SLEW RATE 13Volt/µs
VOLUME CONTROL Double Mono Active Volume Control
AUDIO INPUTS
ANALOGUE INPUTS 4 per RCA & 2 per XLR stereo
INPUT SENSITIVITY 550mV
INPUT IMPEDANCE 47kΩ
POWER AMPLIFIER INPUT Stereo RCA
AUDIO OUTPUTS
PRE OUT One stereo RCA
SPEAKER Gold Plated Binding Posts
CONNECTIVITY
REMOTE INFRA-RED RC5 proprietary code variable
POWER
MAINS SUPPLY
100V ▪ 115V ▪ 230V ▪ 50 or 60Hz (depending on market
destination not convertible)
POWER TRANSFOMERS 4 audio E core customised + 8 decoupling + 1 service unit
POWER CONSUMPTION 340watt Max – 70watt Min.
UPGRADES
SPECIAL Gold Note Lucca Power Chord
PHYSICAL
DIMENSIONS 460mm L x 245mm H x 450mm D
TOTAL WEIGHT 40Kilos (88Lbs.)
FINISHES
FRONT PANEL Brushed Black & Silver anodised aluminium
CASE Black powder coated
The product complies with the requirements laid down in the EC regulations.
Technical details may vary without notice
Technical Specifications

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(Warranty Registration)
(Warranty Registration)(Warranty Registration)
(Warranty Registration)
To validate the warranty is necessary to register the unit on the Gold Note internet web site within 15 days from the purchase on the appropriate area of
the web site: http://www.goldnote.it/
If the unit is not registered correctly or is been purchased from a different country of the purchaser origin/home the unit will not be covered by any
warranty and the eventual registration refused.
The warranty does not does not cover in any case: Tubes, Phono Cartridge Styli and Batteries.
(Customer Service)
(Customer Service)(Customer Service)
(Customer Service)
All GOLD NOTE® products are the result of meticulous technological research, and consequently their correct functioning is guaranteed. In spite of this it
is possible that problems may emerge which non-specialist users cannot resolve. In this case, contact your dealer who will advise you on how to resolve the
problem.
Do not return any object directly to the factory or to the national distributor or without being authorized to do so. In such cases both GOLD NOTE® and
the distribution agents operating within your territory decline responsibility of any kind.
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Please Note: Descriptions and technical characteristics may vary in any moment without notice.
ote: Descriptions and technical characteristics may vary in any moment without notice.ote: Descriptions and technical characteristics may vary in any moment without notice.
ote: Descriptions and technical characteristics may vary in any moment without notice.
Warnings
WarningsWarnings
Warnings
1. Do not disassemble any part of the product.
2. Do not use any part of the product for other purposes.
3. For service and problems of any kind, contact qualified Gold Note personnel.
4. Protect the product from rain and humidity and keep away from heat sources, electric and electronic motors etc.
5. The power Chord supplied must be used only on this unit.
6. Gold Note does not have responsibility for any improper use of this unit
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