Classe Audio CP-700 ユーザーズマニュアル

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  e LCD touchscreen on the front panel of your new component supports an 

extremely fl exible and versatile graphic user interface (GUI) while maintaining 
a clean, uncluttered appearance. Th

  e CP-700 provides a range of controls 

that might otherwise require dozens of buttons and knobs on the front panel. 
Despite this power and fl exibility, it remains simple to operate in day-to-day use. 

In fact, in some ways it is even simpler to operate than a more conventional 
design might be. For example, if you are not using one or more of the inputs 
on your CP-700, you can delete the unnecessary buttons from the operational 
menu. Doing so prevents anyone from trying to select a non-existent source 
component, with the resulting confusion stemming from the lack of any sound. 
(Of course, you can easily restore the button if you subsequently add another source 
component and need that input.)

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  e volume control on your new Classé preamplifi er is controlled by 

sophisticated software that allows you to fi ne-tune its response to suit your 
preferences. 

Ideally, a volume control would allow you to reach the volume you desire 
quickly, and would also provide extremely fi ne control once you are close to the 
“perfect” volume. Of course, these characteristics are in confl ict with each other: 
one requires the volume to change by quite a lot for a given amount of turning 
of the knob, while the other requires small, incremental changes for the same 
turn of the knob.

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  e volume control system on your CP-700 solves this problem by responding 

diff erently based on the specifi c circumstances (e.g. how quickly you are turning 
the knob and where in the volume range you are). After extensive testing, we 
feel we have created factory default settings that most people will fi nd intuitive 
and a real pleasure to use. However, if you feel you would like to fi ne-tune its 
performance further in order to suit your particular preference, you may easily 
do so.

All Classé analog amplifi cation stages are based on circuits that have been 
extensively optimized over many years of continuous development. 

By starting with excellent circuit designs and working with them over the years, 
we are able to discover the many small refi nements that add up to superlative 
performance, in a variety of applications. Altering a voltage here, or using a 
slightly diff erent part there, may make all the diff erence between solid and 
absolutely outstanding performance. 

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  is level of refi nement only comes with a great deal of experience, and is not 

available to those who fl it from one trendy notion to the next. It accounts 
in no small measure for both the consistency of sonic performance among 
Classé products (as they are all based on similar analog gain stages), and for the 
consistently excellent reviews these products receive from owners and reviewers 
alike.