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1 your 3rd power amplifier is a professional musical instrument amplifier. The information contained herein is current at the time of publication. However, specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Precautions & warnings • read these instructions. • keep these instructions. • heed a...
2 ™ thank you for choosing 3rd power as an integral compo- nent of your musical journey. Music is a thrilling blend of tone, attitude and technique. When the right combination occurs, magic happens and it’s experienced by everyone. I’ve had the extraordinary privilege of performing music for 30 year...
3 special features: • hand-built and hand-wired in the usa • dual channel all-tube design • selectable 40 w /20 w 6 l 6 power amp section • ‘brownface’ channel with volume and tone controls plus bright switch • ‘blackface’ channel with volume, treble and bass controls plus bright switch • global pre...
4 preparing to operate your american dream™ make certain that all connections are made prior to operating your american dream™ amplifier including power cable, speaker connec- tion, instrument cable and instrument connection. Make certain that all tubes are installed. Power switch (1) the power swit...
5 input jack (4) the input jack is where you connect instrument level signals. Bright switch (5) the bright switch allows you to emphasize the higher frequen- cies of your sound. Volume control (6) the volume control allows you to adjust the signal level as well as the temperament and overall charac...
6 input jack (8) the input jack is where you connect instrument level signals. Bright switch (9) the bright switch allows you to emphasize the higher frequen- cies of your sound. Volume control (10) the volume control allows you to adjust the signal level as well as the temperament and overall chara...
7 ac input (13) the ac input socket (type iec grounded) is a required connec- tion for operating your american dream™ at 117v (standard usa household electrical power). Mains fuse (14) the mains fuse requires a 3 amp fast-acting fuse. This fuse pro- tects your amplifier from voltage peaks from your ...
8 16-ohm speaker output (16) the 16-ohm speaker output is provided for connecting your amplifier to standard 16 ohm speaker cabinet. 8-ohm speaker output (17) the 8-ohm speaker output is provided for connecting your amplifier to single 8-ohm speaker, such as the internal speaker for the combo unit. ...
10 hybridmaster™ (16) the hybrid master control allows you to set the overall volume level of the amplifier independent of the volume and tone settings es- tablished on the front panel. This is a patent-pending circuit design developed by 3rd power and is available exclusively on dream and dream sol...
9 switchback™ 112 design concept the american dream 112 combo version features our patent- pending triangular speaker enclosure design. This design produces an outstanding sound-field unattainable with typical speaker enclosures with some very important additional benefits. Basically, we’ve embedded...
10 what can i do with a switchback™ cabinet? The switchback cabinet design allows you to go from closed (22) to open back (23) operation. The sound quality of the open back mode is wide and room-filling while the sound of the closed back mode is focussed and punchy. Low frequency roll-off closed-bac...
11 tube layout and requirements: v1 - v3: jj 12ax7a (spiral filament) v4 and v5: winged “c” 6l6 output tubes bias adjustment your american dream comes from the factory biased for 6l6 tubes. Bias adjustments are not intended to be user-serviceable. At- tempting to adjust the bias yourself will expose...
12 limited warranty thank you for choosing 3rd power amplification. 3rd power takes great pride in producing high-quality tube amplifiers and speaker cabinets. Each product is thoroughly tested prior to shipment. The american dream™ is warranted to the original purchaser to be free from defects in m...
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