Slackmaster2K
Gone
Well, it's hardly new. I finally swindled that old amplifier out of my mother. Looks like there are just a couple of blow fuses so I'll have it fixed up tonight. Got some questions though.
It's an old NAD 2030 amp with bass, treble, volume, and balance pots and a premap for aux in, phono in, tape in, etc.
Now, on the back there are a lot of inputs. There are preamped inputs for phono and what not...but there's one group called "Power Amp". There's a Power Amp In, Preamp Out, and LAB IN all in one group. The Preamp Out and LAB IN are jumpered together. What is LAB IN?
It appears as though the power amp input bypasses the preamp...should I plug into this instead of aux? Will or should this bypass the bass and treble pots?
Next, it's an 80W amp, but the power meter over the volume knob is marked W/8Ohms and the LEDs are marked 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35. Am I to assume that the amp is rated 40W per channel then? If so it's a PERFECT match for the old NS-500 monitors I'm rebuilding which are also 40W 8ohms.
Next, there is a "Soft Clipping" switch on the back. What exactly will this do?
Anyway, I'm really glad I got this old thing. In its day it was the shit and should serve me well as a power amp for now. I know that NAD has a great reputation. Plus it's SO simple...I opened it up and felt a little tear fall from my cheek. Man, the design is so simple and easy to work on.
Slackmaster 2000
It's an old NAD 2030 amp with bass, treble, volume, and balance pots and a premap for aux in, phono in, tape in, etc.
Now, on the back there are a lot of inputs. There are preamped inputs for phono and what not...but there's one group called "Power Amp". There's a Power Amp In, Preamp Out, and LAB IN all in one group. The Preamp Out and LAB IN are jumpered together. What is LAB IN?
It appears as though the power amp input bypasses the preamp...should I plug into this instead of aux? Will or should this bypass the bass and treble pots?
Next, it's an 80W amp, but the power meter over the volume knob is marked W/8Ohms and the LEDs are marked 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35. Am I to assume that the amp is rated 40W per channel then? If so it's a PERFECT match for the old NS-500 monitors I'm rebuilding which are also 40W 8ohms.
Next, there is a "Soft Clipping" switch on the back. What exactly will this do?
Anyway, I'm really glad I got this old thing. In its day it was the shit and should serve me well as a power amp for now. I know that NAD has a great reputation. Plus it's SO simple...I opened it up and felt a little tear fall from my cheek. Man, the design is so simple and easy to work on.
Slackmaster 2000