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INTRODUCTION

Congratulations and thank you for choosing OCTAVE!

V 70 SE

You are now the owner of one of the world's most innovative and reliable amplifiers. Look

after it, and it will provide you many years of listening pleasure.

You often hear people claim that tube amplifier design has not progressed for years. The

operating principles of tubes have indeed been documented extensively and are well

known to amplifier designers. Of course, the same can be said for transistor amplifiers.

However, advances in both technologies are still possible thanks to the development of

innovative and improved components, our greater appreciation of the fundamental

principles and, of course, deeper and more advanced insights into the interaction of

amplifier and loudspeaker. With tube amplifiers in particular, a general reluctance to

depart from the classic circuit designs has not done the technology any favors. Although

today's loudspeakers and source equipment provide better performance than ever before,

they also present greater demands on amplifiers. Modern sound reproduction equipment

delivers a level of performance at a price that simply would not have been possible 20 or

even 10 years ago.

These advances have been achieved through the application of the latest technological

developments as they become available and affordable. OCTAVE has specialized in tube

amplification for the past 25 years, during which time we have developed a number of

innovative technologies that have earned us a reputation as one of the leaders in the

field.

Here's wishing you many happy hours of musical pleasure!

Andreas Hofmann