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Samson R8A manual

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  • Page 1

    STUDIO REFERENCE MONIT ORS T wo-way Active Ribbon Reference Monitor AUDIO[...]

  • Page 2

    Safety Instructions/Consignes de sécurité/Sicherheitsv orkehrungen/Instruc ciones de seguridad ACHTUNG: Um die Gefahr eines Brandes oder Stromschlags zu v erringern, sollten Sie dieses Gerät weder Regen noch F euchtigkeit aussetzen.Um die Gefahr eines Stromschlags zu verringern, sollten Sie weder Deckel noch Rückwand des Geräts ent- fernen. Im[...]

  • Page 3

    Copyright 2005 - 2006, Samson T echnologies Corp. Printed December , 2006 v1.2 Samson T echnologies Corp. 45 Gilpin Av enue Hauppauge, New Y ork 11788-8816 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) F ax: 631-784-2201 www.samsont ech.com T able of C onten ts Introduction 2 Rubicon R8a F eatur es 3 Rubicon R8a Lay out 4 F ront View Lay out 4 Rear P anel[...]

  • Page 4

    2 2 Introduction Thank you f or purchasing the Rubic on R8a Studio Refer ence Monitors by Samson A udio . The Samson Rubicon R8a are self-po wer ed, near-field monitors f eaturing bi-amp pow er , superior electronics, robust woof ers and advanc ed designed velocity ribbon tweeters. The proper implemen tation of these elements results in a monitor w[...]

  • Page 5

    3 3 Rubicon R8a F eatures The Samson Rubicon R8a ref erenc e monitors pro vide a smooth response that is accur ate , and at the same time, pleasant to list en to . Here ar e some of its main fea tures: • T w o-way , active ribbon studio monitor with ported tuned enclosure pro viding extremely accurat e moni - toring for r ecording studio , post-p[...]

  • Page 6

    4 4 Rubicon R8a La y out       1 1” X 2” RIBBON T WEETER - Planer ribbon transducer pro vides low distortion with a linear high frequency response resulting in a clear , pre - cise and sweet top end . 2 POWER LED - Red LED illuminates indicating the unit is powered on, ready for oper ation. 3 L OW FREQUENCY DRIVER - Hea vy [...]

  • Page 7

    5 1 RIBBON LEVEL – F our-position switch used to adjust the high frequency response (in 2dB increments). 2 VOL UME - Controls the amount of output lev el. 3 XLR INPUT - Balanced , +4dBu line level input is connected here via standard XLR (microphone) cable. Rubic on R8a La y out Rear Panel La y out - R8a 4 POWER SWIT CH – Main power swit ch. 5 [...]

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    6 6 Setting up the Rubicon R8a Background on the Rubic on R8a Studio Refer ence Monitor The Rubicon R8as' ar e self-power ed, near-field refer ence monitors , fea turing robust pow er , advanced electron- ics and custom designed drive units . F or pristine highs, the Rubic on R8a boasts a 1-inch by 2-inch velocity rib- bon tweeter . The Rubic [...]

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    7 7 Setting up the Rubicon R8a A M oment of Reflection When choosing the height of your monit or system, be car eful to av oid reflections off the sur face of the mixing console. (F igure 3.) These reflections arrive at the listening position sligh tly delayed fr om the original sound resulting in strange cancella tions and over all unpredictable r[...]

  • Page 10

    8 8 C onnecting the Rubicon R8a • Low er your mix er’ s master outputs to all the way off . • Connect the mixer’ s Left Control Room output to the left-side Rubicon R8a LINE INPUT and the mix er’ s Right Control Room output to the right -side Rubicon R8a LINE INPUT . • Set the Rubicon R8a ’ s input V olume contr ol to the 2 o ’ cloc[...]

  • Page 11

    9 9 Operating the Rubicon R8a Rubicon R8a C ontr ol Panel The Rubicon R8as' r ear control panels ar e where y ou will make your connections for both A C pow er and audio signals. The rear panel also contains the c ontrols to make adjustmen ts to the ov erall volume and frequency response cur v e. The following section details the rear panel c [...]

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    10 10 Operating the Rubic on R8a Rubicon R8a C ontr ol Panel - c ontinued RIBBON LEVEL C ONTROL The four -position Ribbon Level con trol switch is used t o adjust the monitor's high-frequency response, providing f our equalization curves to select from. By using the Ribbon Level contr ol, the Rubicon ’ s high frequency response is adjusted w[...]

  • Page 13

    11 11 C onnecting to the Rubic on R10s Subw o of er Rubicon R8a with Mono Sub Adding a subw oofer and extended low fr equency response to your Rubicon R8a 's system is easy using the Rubicon R8a ’ s LINE LEVEL inputs. Below is a typical system set-up using the Samson Rubicon R10s 1 with a mixer and a pair of Rubicon R8a sa tellite speakers .[...]

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    12 12 Rubicon R8a C onnec tions Unbalanced 1/4” to RCA Cable Un-Balanced XLR to RCA Cable Rubicon R8a Wiring Guide There ar e several wa ys to int er face the Rubic on R8a, depending on your exact monitoring set-up . F ollow the cable diagrams below f or connecting your monitor syst em. Balanced XLR to XLR Cable Balanced 1/4” to 1/4” Cable Un[...]

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    13 Specifications T ransducers: 8.0" , copolymer woofer with butyl surround , 1x 2-inch velocity ribbon tweeter Fr equency response: R8a 40Hz - 27KHz +/-3 dB Amplifier: Po wer Rating: Low-frequency - 75 W atts RMS High-frequency - 25 W atts RMS Crossover F r equency : 3KHz, 4 pole (24dB/Oc t) filter Inputs: Unbalanced Connector: -10dBV Line Le[...]

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    Samson T echnologies Corp. 45 Gilpin A venue Hauppauge, New Y ork 11788-8816 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) F ax: 631-784-2201 ww w .samsontech.com[...]