Samson R8A - Manual

44 Rubicon R8a Layout 1 1”X2”RIBBONTWEETER - Planer ribbon transducer provides 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 operation. 3 LOWFREquENcyDRIvER - Heavy...

5 1 RIBBONLEvEL – Four-position switch used to adjust the high frequency response (in 2dB increments). 2 vOLuME - Controls the amount of output level. 3 XLRINPuT - Balanced, +4dBu line level input is connected here via standard XLR (microphone) cable. RubiconR8aLayout RearPanelLayout-R8a 4 POWERSWIT...

66 Setting up the Rubicon R8a BackgroundontheRubiconR8aStudioReferenceMonitor The Rubicon R8as' are self-powered, near-field reference monitors, featuring robust power, advanced electron- ics and custom designed drive units. For pristine highs, the Rubicon R8a boasts a 1-inch by 2-inch velocity rib-...

77 SettinguptheRubiconR8a A Moment of Reflection When choosing the height of your monitor system, be careful to avoid reflections off the surface of the mixing console. (Figure 3.) These reflections arrive at the listening position slightly delayed from the original sound resulting in strange cancel...

88 Connecting the Rubicon R8a • Lower your mixer’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 mixer’s Right Control Room output to the right-side Rubicon R8a LINE INPUT. • Set the Rubicon R8a’s input Volume contro...

99 Operating the Rubicon R8a Rubicon R8a Control Panel The Rubicon R8as' rear control panels are where you will make your connections for both AC power and audio signals. The rear panel also contains the controls to make adjustments to the overall volume and frequency response curve. The following s...

10 10 Operating the Rubicon R8a Rubicon R8a Control Panel - continued RIBBONLEvELcONTROL The four-position Ribbon Level control switch is used to adjust the monitor's high-frequency response, providing four equalization curves to select from. By using the Ribbon Level control, the Rubicon’s high fre...

11 11 Connecting to the Rubicon R10s Subwoofer Rubicon R8a with Mono Sub Adding a subwoofer and extended low frequency 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 ...

12 12 Rubicon R8a Connections Unbalanced 1/4” to RCA Cable Un-Balanced XLR to RCA Cable Rubicon R8a Wiring Guide There are several ways to interface the Rubicon R8a, depending on your exact monitoring set-up. Follow the cable diagrams below for connecting your monitor system. Balanced XLR to XLR Cab...

13 SpecificationsTransducers: 8.0" , copolymer woofer with butyl surround, 1x 2-inch velocity ribbon tweeter Frequency response: R8a 40Hz - 27KHz +/-3 dB Amplifier: Power Rating: Low-frequency - 75 Watts RMS High-frequency - 25 Watts RMS Crossover Frequency: 3KHz, 4 pole (24dB/Oct) filter Inputs...