Samson Rubicon R10s, Owner'S Manual

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Quick Start - Continued

•  Now, power up the R10s.

•   Press and hold the rear panel SYETEM LEVEL DOWN 

control for 5 seconds. This will let you start with the 
monitor system turned all the way off. 

   Now, power up your active satellite speakers and set 

the volume for the normal operating level.

•   Apply a signal (like music from a CD or MP3 player) 

and check the mixer master level meter to see that 
you have a good signal.

Once you confirm a good signal is being sent from the 
mixer, use the R10s's rear panel SYSTEM LEVEL UP and 
DOWN controls to set the monitor system to the desired 
operating volume. Bure sure to check the front panel VU 
meter to avoid clipping the R10s's input.

Rubicon R10s Control Panel

The R10s’s control panel provides the connec-
tions and user interface to the R10s’s internal 
electronic crossover and power amplifier section. 
The internal amplifier is a 150 Watt power ampli-
fier capable of producing incredible bass output.  
The R10s employs an electronic crossover that 
adjusts the high frequency cutoff point for the 
subwoofer, and also a high-pass output for your 
satellite speakers.  You will achieve a tremendous 
benefit in sound quality by running your satel-
lites speakers from the R10s’s High-Pass outputs.  
The reason for this is that when your satellite 
speaker receives the filtered output from the 
R10s, it will no longer be looking at the frequen-
cies below the crossover point.  Let’s say your 
satellite speaker has a natural frequency roll-off 
at 70 Hz, and you are sending full range signal (as 
low as 20Hz) to the satellite amplifier and speak-
er.  Even though the speaker can only reproduce 
70Hz and up, the amplifier is still outputting 
20-70Hz, which is wasted power and ultimately 
turns into heat.  By using the R10s’s High-Pass 
output, the satellite amplifier and speaker never 
see the frequencies lower than what’s set by the 
Frequency control  .   This means you’ll have more 
power  dedicated  to the frequencies you want 
the satellites to reproduce, resulting in a much 
cleaner sound with more headroom.

Operating the Rubicon R10s

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Operating the Rubicon R10s 

Note: You can fine tune your system response to your par-
ticular liking by adjusting the crossover FREQUENCY control, 
as well as, the balance between the sub and satellite levels. If 
you do not have a digital real time analyzer, you’ll have to use 
your ears by checking the sound of various recordings that are 
familiar to you. You can also use a digital RTA like the Samson 
D1500 to flatten the system perfectly.