Samson Studio Reference Monitor System Resolv 40a manual

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     STUDIO REFERENCE MONITORS T wo-way Active Studio Monitor System[...]

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    Safety Instruc tions/C onsignes de sécurité/Sicherheitsv orkehrungen Safety Instruc tions/C onsignes de sécurité/Sicherheitsv orkehrungen Stromschlags zu verringern, sollten Sie weder Deckel noch Rückwand des Geräts entfernen. Im Innern befinden sich keine T eile, die vom An wender gewartet werden kön- nen. Überlassen Sie die W ar tung qual[...]

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    PRECAUCION : Para r educir el riesgo de incendios o descargas, no permita que este apar ato quede expuesto a la lluvia o la humedad. P ara reducir el riesgo de descarga eléctrica, nunca quite la tapa ni el chasis. Dentro del aparato no hay piezas susc eptibles de ser reparadas por el usuario . Dirija cualquier reparación al servicio técnico ofic[...]

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    Contents Introduction 1 Resolv 40a F eatures 2 Resolv 40a Layout 3 F ront View Lay out 3 R40a Rear Panel La yout 4 Setting up the Resolv 40a 5 P ositioning the Resolv 40a 5 Connecting the Resolv 40a 7 Operating the Resolv 40a 8 Resolv 40a Rear Control P anel 8 Connecting to t he Resolv120a Subwoof er 1 0 Resolv 40a W iring Guide 1 1 Specifications [...]

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    Intr oduc tion Thank you f or purchasing the Samson Resolv 40a Studio Reference Monitor Sy stem. The Samson Resolv 40a is a self-power ed 40 Wa tt monitor system f eaturing an ex tended range 4" copolymer woof ers and a 1” tr eated textile dome tweeters . The Resolv 40a system fea tures one active monitor for the L eft-side and a passive mon[...]

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    Resolv 40a F eatures The Samson RESOL V 40a ref erence monit ors provide a smooth r esponse that is accurat e, and at the same time pleasant to listen to . Here are some of its main featur es: • T wo-way , ac tive studio ref erence monit or with por ted tuned enclosure pr oviding extremely accurat e monitoring for r ecording studio , post-product[...]

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    Resolv 40a Lay out         1 1" TREA TED TEXTILE DOME T WEETER - Smooth high frequency response produced from treat ed textile dome. 2 POWER LED (A CTIVE) - Blue LED illuminates indicating the unit is power ed on, ready for oper- ation. 3 4” L OW FREQUENCY DRIVER - Heavy duty 4,” extended range low fr[...]

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    1 RCA INPUT – Used to connect signals from unbalanced , –10dBV devices. The Red connector is the for Right input and the White is for the L eft input. 2 GROUND LIFT – Slide switch used to remov e the signal ground from the RCA connectors. 3 TERMINAL CUP – Push T er minals for connecting the Left-side Extension Speaker . 4 POWER SWIT CH – [...]

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    Setting up the Resolv 40a Background on the Resolv 40a S tudio Referenc e Monitor The Resolv 40a is a near field ref erence monitor f eaturing a custom designed , 4” copolymer , low frequency driver and a 1” treated textile tweeter , employing a F erro fluid cooled voice coil and neodymium magnet. The monitor’ s crossover has been carefully d[...]

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    A Moment of Reflection When choosing the height of your monitor sy stem, be careful t o avoid r eflections off the sur face of the mixing console. (F igure 3.) These reflections arrive at the listening position slightly delay ed from the original sound resulting in str ange cancellations and ov erall unpredictable response. Visualize str aight line[...]

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    Resolv 40a Quick Connections Note: Before plugg ing in and turning on, remember the “LAST ON FIRST OFF ” rule of power amplifiers (and power ed monitors). When powering up your system, be sur e that all the wires ar e connected, turn your mix er and any other out- board gear on, and then last turn your Resolv 40a ’ s on. When pow ering down, [...]

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    Opera ting the Resolv 40a Resolv 40a Rear Con trol P anel The Resolv 40a ’ s rear contr ol panel is where y ou will make your connections for both A C pow er and audio sig- nals. The follo wing section details the rear panel controls and c onnections. Po wering the Resolv 40a Since the Resolv 40a is an active studio monitor with an on-board pow e[...]

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    Resolv 40a Rear Con trol P anel - con tinued The Ins and The Outs The Resolv 40a featur es a stereo pair of input c onnectors providing easy installation with a variety of audio devices like recor ding consoles , hard disk rec orders , CD players and c omputer sound cards , to name a few . The following section details the Resolv 40a ’ s input co[...]

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             C onnec ting to t he Resolv120a Subw oofer Resolv 40a with Mono Sub Adding a [...]

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    Resolv 40a C onnec tions Unbalanced 1/4” to RCA Cable Un-Balanced XLR to RCA Cable Resolv 40a Wiring Guide There ar e several wa ys to interface the Resolv 40a, depending on your exact monitoring set-up. F ollow the cable dia- grams below f or connecting your monitor syst em. RCA to RCA Cable ENGLISH 11[...]

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    Intr oduc tion Merci d'av oir por té votr e choix sur les moniteurs de studio Samson Resolv 40a. Les monit eurs Samson Resolv 40a sont amplifiés (40 Wa tts) et disposent d'un W oofer de 102 mm (4 pouces) a vec membrane en copolymèr e et d'un T weeter à dôme en tissu imprégné de 25 mm (1 pouce) . Les Resolv 40a sont composés d[...]

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    Car ac téristiques des moniteurs Resolv 40a Les moniteurs Samson RESOL V 40a offrent une réponse linéair e et précise tout en r estant très ag réables à l’ écoute. Voici les caractéristiques générales : • M oniteur de studio actif deux voies avec baffle ac cordé offrant une éc oute extrêmement fidèle pour les studios d’ enregis[...]

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    Pr ésenta tion des moniteurs Resolv 40a         1 T WEETER À DÔME EN TISSU IMPRÉGNÉ DE 25 mm ( 1 POUCE) - Réponse douce dans les aigus assurée par le dôme en tissu imprégné. 2 LED POWER (SUR MONITEUR A CTIF) - La Led bleue indique que le monit eur est sous ten- sion et prêt à l'utilisation. 3 [...]

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    1 ENTRÉE RCA – L'entrée RCA accepte les signaux asymétriques à niveau grand public (-10 dB). Le connecteur rouge est l'entrée de droite , et le blanc l'entrée de gau- che. 2 GROUND LIFT – Commutat eur permettant de couper la mise à la masse des connecteurs RCA. 3 PLAQUE DE BORNIERS - Borniers à ressor t pour la con- nexio[...]

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    C onfiguration des monit eurs Resolv 40a Généralités sur les moniteurs de r éférenc e Resolv 40a Les Resolv 40a sont des monit eurs de référ ence de pro ximité équipés d'un W oofer de 102 mm (4 pouces) a vec membrane en Copolymère et d'un T weeter en tissu imprégné de 25 mm (1 pouce) a vec bobine F erro fluide refroidie et ai[...]

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    Quelques réflexions ... Lorsque v ous choisissez la hauteur de vos moniteurs , évitez de créer des réflexions sur la sur face de la console (F igure 3). C es réflexions atteig nent la position d’ écoute avec un léger r etard , ce qui entraîne des annulations de fréquences et une r éponse incontrôlables . R eprésentez- vous des lignes [...]

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    Conne xion rapide des moniteurs Resolv 40a Remarque Remarque : Avan t de réaliser les connexions et de placer les enc eintes sous tensions , souvenez-v ous de la règle de mise sous tension/hors tension des équipements . L ’ appareil placé sous tension en dernier doit êtr e placé hors tension en pre- mier . Avant la mise sous t ension, assur[...]

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    Utilisation des monit eurs Resolv 40a Réglages des Resolv 40a La face arrière des Resolv 40a regr oupe les connexions audio et l'embase secteur . C ette section donne des détails sur les réglages en face arrière . Mise sous tension des Resolv 40a Puisque les Resolv 40a sont des moniteurs actifs a vec amplificateur in tégré , il est néc[...]

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    Réglages des moniteurs Resolv 40a - suite ... Entrées et sorties Les Resolv 40a disposent d'une pair e de connecteurs d'entrée st éréo pour assurer une installa tion simple avec de nombreux équipements audio (consoles d' enregistr ement, enreg istreurs D-t-D , lec teurs de CD , car tes son, etc.). L e chapitre suivan t décrit [...]

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             C onnexion au Subw oofer R[...]

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    C onnexion des entr ées des moniteurs Resolv 40a Câble asymétrique Jack 6,35 mm à RCA Câble asymétrique XLR à RCA Plan de câblage des moniteurs Resolv 40a Il y a différentes façons d'utiliser les moniteurs Resolv 40a selon votr e configuration matérielle . Suivez les plans de câblage suivants c orrespondant à vos besoins . Câble [...]

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    Einleitung Herzlichen Dank für den K auf des Samson Resolv 40a Studio Reference Monitor S ystems . Das Samson Resolv 40a ist ein aktives 40 W att Monitorsystem, das sich dur ch einen 4" Copolymer W oofer mit er weitertem Bereich und einen 1” Dome T weeter aus behandeltem T extil auszeichnet. Das Resolv 40a Sys tem verfügt über einen aktiv[...]

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    Resolv 40a F eatures Die Samson RESOL V 40a Referenzmonitor e bieten einen ausgewogenen F requenzgang, der präzise und w ohlklingend ist. Die wichtigsten F eatures sind: • Aktiver 2-W eg Studio-Referenzmonitor mit abgestimmtem P or t-G ehäuse, der ein extrem präzises Monitoring für Aufnahmestudios, Nachbearbeitungen und Multimedia-An wendunge[...]

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    Resolv 40a Lay out         1 1" DOME T WEETER A US BEHANDEL TEM TEXTIL - Ausge wogener Höhen-Frequenzgang dur ch Kuppel aus behandeltem T extil. 2 POWER LED (A CTIVE) - Bei leuchtender blauer LED ist das Gerät eingeschaltet und betriebsbe- reit. 3 4” BASS-TREIBER - Hochbelastbarer 4” Bass- W andler [...]

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    1 CINCH INPUT – Zum Anschlie- ßen von asymmetrischen –10 dBV Geräten. D er rote Eingang ist für den rechten Kanal und der und der weiße Eingang für den linken K anal bestimmt. 2 GROUND LIFT – Schiebeschalter zum Entfernen der Signalerde von den Cinch-Anschlüssen. 3 TERMINAL – Druckanschlüsse zum Verbinden der linken (Zusatz-) Box. 4 [...]

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    Resolv 40a einrichten Hintergrundinf ormationen zum Resolv 40a Studio- Referenz m onitor Der Nahfeld-Refer enzmonitor Resolv 40a verfügt über einen speziell entwickelten 4” Copolymer Bass- Tr eiber und einen 1” T weeter aus behandeltem T extil, der eine Schwingspule mit F erro-Flüssigkeitskühlung und einen Neodym-Magneten verwendet. Das Cro[...]

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    Ein Wort zu Reflexionen W enn Sie Ihr Monitorsystem in der Höhe ausrichten, sollten Sie unbedingt Reflexionen dur ch die Ober fläche des Mischpults vermeiden (Abb . 3). Diese Reflexionen kommen beim Hörer minimal später als der Originalklang an, was zu seltsamen Auslöschungen und einem insgesamt un vorhersehbaren F requenzgang führ t. Stellen[...]

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    Schnellanschluss Resolv 40a Hinw eis : Beim Anschließen und Einschalten sollten Sie die “Zuletzt Ein/Zuerst Aus ” Regel für Endstufen (und Aktiv moni- tore) beherzigen. Beim Einschalten des Syst ems stellen Sie zunächst sicher , dass alle Kabel angeschlossen sind, und schalten dann zuerst Ihren Mischer und alle anderen P eripheriegeräte und[...]

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    Resolv 40a bedienen Resolv 40a rückseitiges Bedienfeld Auf dem rückseitigen Bedienfeld des Resolv 40a nehmen Sie die Str om- und Audiosignal- Anschlüsse vor . Der folgende Abschnitt beschr eibt die rückseitigen Regler und Anschlüsse. Resolv 40a mit Spannung versor gen Da das Resolv 40a aus einem aktiven Studiomonitor mit integ rier ter Endstuf[...]

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    Resolv 40a rückseitiges Bedienfeld - F or tsetzung Eingänge und Ausgänge Das Resolv 40a bietet ein Stereo-Eingangpaar , an das sich die verschiedenst en Audiogerät e, wie A ufnahme - pulte, Har d Disk-Recor der , CD Player und Soundkar ten, anschließen lassen. Die Eingänge des Resolv 40a werden im f olgenden Abschnitt ausführ lich beschriebe[...]

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             Resolv120a Subw oofer anschließen Res[...]

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    Resolv 40a Anschlüsse         ?[...]

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    Intr oducción F elicidades y gracias por su compra del sistema de monitorización de r efer encia de estudio Samson Resolv 40a. El Samson Resolv 40a es un sistema de monit orización autoamplificado de 40 wa tios que dispone de unos woof ers de 4" de rango ampliado fabricados en copolímeros y de unos tweet ers conv ex os de 1" fabricado[...]

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    Car ac terísticas de los Resolv 40a Los monitor es de ref erencia Samson RESOL V 40a le ofrec en una respuesta suav e, pr ecisa y a la vez agradable al oído . Aquí puede ver algunas de sus características principales: • Monitor activo de dos vías de refer encia de estudio con un recin to acústico con t obera afinada que ofrece una monitoriz[...]

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    Distribución del Resolv 40a         1 T WEETER DE 1" F ABR ICADO EN TEJIDO TRA T ADO - Este tweeter con vexo fabricado en tela especialmente tra tada le ofrece una sua ve respuesta a altas frecuencias. 2 PIL OT O POWER (ACTIV O) - Piloto que se ilumina en azul para indicar que la unidad está encendida y[...]

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    1 ENTRADA RCA – Usada para conectar señales de dispositivos no balanceadosd a -10 dBV . El conector rojo es para la entrada derecha y el blanco para la izquierda. 2 ANULACION DE TIERRA – Interruptor que se usa para anular la señal de tierra de los conectores RCA. 3 TERMINAL – T erminales de pulsación para la conexión del altav oz del lado[...]

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    C onfiguración del Resolv 40a Resumen del mo nitor de refer encia de estudio Resolv 40a Los Resolv 40a son unos monitor es de refer encia de campo cercano que dispone de un tr ansductor de bajas frecuencias de 4" fabricado en copolímeros de diseño ex clusivo y un tweeter de 1" fabricado en un tejido c on un tratamiento especial, y en e[...]

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    Un momento para la r eflexión A la hora de escoger la altura para su sist ema de monitorización, tenga cuidado de cara a evitar las reflexiones sobr e la super ficie de la mesa de mezclas. (F igura 3) Estas reflexiones llegan a la posición de escucha con un ligero retar do con respecto al sonido original, produciendo extrañas cancelaciones y un[...]

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    Cone xiones rápidas del Resolv 40a Nota: Antes de conectar y encender ningún aparato , recuerde la regla de or o de las etapas de potencia (y monitores autoamplificados) “ el último en encender , el primero en apagar ” . Cuando encienda su sistema, asegúrese de que t odos los cables estén conectados, encienda después la mesa y el rest o d[...]

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    Manejo del Resolv 40a Panel de c ontrol tr asero del Resolv 40a El panel de control tr aser o del Resolv 40a es el lugar en el que hará sus conexiones tanto de c orriente como de señales audio . La sección siguiente detalla los con troles y conexiones de est e panel trasero . Encendido del Resolv 40a Dado que el Resolv 40a es un monitor de estud[...]

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    Panel de c ontrol tr asero del Resolv 40a - continuación Entradas y salidas El Resolv 40a dispone de un par de conectores de entrada ster eo que le permiten una instalación fácil con una amplia gama de dispositivos audio como mesas de mez clas de grabación, grabador as de disco duro , reproductor es de CD y tarjetas de sonido , entre otras . La[...]

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              C onexión al subw oofer Resolv120a Reso[...]

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    C onexiones del Resolv 40a         [...]

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    Intr oduzione Vi ringraziamo di aver acquistato il Sistema di Monitor di R iferimento da Studio Resolv 40a Samson. I Resolv 40a Samson sono un sistema di monitor autoamplificati da 40 watt che dispone di woof er da 4” in copolimero a intervallo esteso e di t weeter da 1” a cupola in tessuto trattato . I l sistema 40a da 4” in copolimero a int[...]

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    Le C aratt eristiche dei Resolv 40a I monitor di riferimento da studio RESOL V 40a Samson forniscono una risposta in frequenza morbida e lineare che è allo stesso tempo accura ta e piacevole da ascoltar e. Ec co alcune delle loro cara tteristiche principali. • Monitor di riferimento da studio amplificati a due vie con casse acustiche ad aper tur[...]

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    Resolv 40a - I C omponenti         1 T WEETER A CUPOLA DA 1" IN TESSUTO TRA T 1 T WEETER A CUPOLA DA 1" IN TESSUTO TRA T 1 T WEETER A CUPOLA DA 1" IN TESSUTO TRA - T A TO - il tweeter a cupola in tessuto trattato ge - nera una risposta lineare alle frequenze acut e. 2 LED DI ALIMENT AZIONE (A T [...]

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    1 INGRESSO RCA – per il collega- mento di segnali da apparecchi sbilanciati a –10dB V . Il connetto- re rosso è per il canale Destro , il bianco per il canale Sinistro . 2 GROUND LIFT (ESCL USIONE DEL LA MASSA) – i nte r r ut to re a slitta che permette di eliminare il collegamento a massa dai con- nettori RCA. 3 A L LO G G I A M ENT O DEI T[...]

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    La Messa a Punt o dei Resolv 40a Il Bagaglio T ecnico dei Monitor di Riferiment o da Studio Resolv 40a I Resolv 40a sono monitor di riferimento a campo r avvicinato che dispongono di un trasduttor e per le basse frequenze da 4” , di progettazione specifica in copolimero , e di un tweeter da 1” in tessuto trattato che sfrutta una bobina voce raf[...]

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    Un Momento di Riflessione Nello scegliere la posizione in altezza del vostro sistema di monitor , evitate attentamente le r iflessioni dalla super ficie della consolle di missaggio (Figura 3). Sono riflessioni che arrivano alla posizione d'ascolto leggermente ritardate rispet- to al suono originale e danno per risultato cancellazioni strane ed[...]

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    Il Collegamen to Immediato dei Resolv 40a Nota: prima di effettuare i collegamenti ed accendere il sistema, ricordate la regola per i finali di potenza (e per i monitor amplificati) “L 'UL TIMO DA ACCENDERE È IL PRIMO DA SPEGNERE” . Quando accendete il vostro sistema, assicuratevi che tutti i cavi siano collegati, accendete il mixer e qua[...]

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    L 'U so dei Resolv 40a Il Pannello di C ontrollo P osteriore dei Resolv 40a Il pannello posteriore di controllo dei Resolv 40a è dove si effettuano i collegamenti sia dell'alimentazione in CA che dei segnali audio. I paragrafi che seguono dettagliano i controlli ed i collegamenti del pannello poste - riore . Come alimen tare i Resolv 40a[...]

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    Il Pannello di C ontrollo P osteriore dei Resolv 40a - c ontinua Gli Ingressi e le Uscit e I Resolv 40a dispongono di una coppia stereo di connettori in ingresso che ne permettono l'installazione immediata con un gran numero di apparecchi audio come consolle di registrazione, registratori su disco rigi- do , lettori CD e schede audio per compu[...]

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          Il C ollegamento dei Subw oofer Resolv120a I Resolv 4[...]

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    Resolv 40a - I C ollegamenti        ?[...]

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    56 Specifications T ransducers: 4" polypropoline with butyl surround, 1-inch treated textile tweeter F requency response: 70Hz - 24KHz +/-3 dB Amplifier: P ower Rating: 2 x25 Watts RMS Crossov er F requency : 3.3KHz : HPF , 6 dB/oct, LPF 12 dB/oct Inputs: Unbalanced -10dBV Line Level Connector: RCA Enclosure: Construction: MDF (Medium Density [...]

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    Specifiche T rasduttori: da 4" in polipropilene con cont orno in butile, tweeter da 1" in tessuto tr attato Risposta in Frequenza: da 70Hz a 24KHz +/-3 dB Amplificatore: V alore di Potenza: 2 x25 Watt RMS F requenza di Crossov er: 3,3KHz: P assa-alto , 6 dB/oct, Passa-basso 12 dB/oct Ingressi: Sbilanciati -10dBV a Livello di Linea Connett[...]

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    Samson T echnologies Corp. 575 Underhill Blvd. P .O . Box 9031 Syosset, N Y 11791-9031 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) F ax: 516-364-3888 ww w .samsontech.com[...]