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Enjoyment 
Guide  
for the  
RS1000 
Loudspeaker 
with 
R-DES

 

Yours exclusively through 

2150 W. 6th Ave. • Suite L • Broomfield, CO 80020 • Toll Free 1-877-543-7500 • e-mail: [email protected] 

Summary of Contents for RS1000

Page 1: ...Enjoyment Guide for the RS1000 Loudspeaker with R DES Yours exclusively through 2150 W 6th Ave Suite L Broomfield CO 80020 Toll Free 1 877 543 7500 e mail info av123 com ...

Page 2: ...set this dial indicates the highest fre quency that will be output by the woofer 2 Phase This controls the phase of the woofer 3 Level This controls the gain of the amplifier the SPL level of the woofer 4 High level input These accept a speaker level signal 5 High level output These out put a speaker level signal 6 Low level input These accept a low level or line level signal 7 Low level output Th...

Page 3: ...cable and go from the output terminals on the amp 5 to the binding posts above the amp on the back of the speaker If you used the LEFT inputs you must use the LEFT output Same if you used RIGHT Option two Take the speaker cable from your amplifier or receiver and plug it into the top most binding posts on the back of the speaker These are located above the amplifier Next connect those binding post...

Page 4: ...tional bass lift but not too much that it s over powering Start around 12 o clock and adjust from there Play several different CDs and DVDs You want the system to sound balanced with a seamless blend be tween the main part of the speaker and the woofer Using R DES The goal here is to get the line level or pre out signal to R DES and then to the RS1000 amplifier If you have a pre pro on the LEFT MA...

Page 5: ...the meter and then correcting your results with the com pensation coefficients shown at the end of this manual If you are utilizing the Onix Graph Paper program in cluded with R DES it has an option to compensate for C weighting Phase Adjustment The phase dial controls the relative phase of the woofer to best reinforce the rest of the speaker Adjustments to this control will change the woofer s in...

Page 6: ...n 4 A variation of the Illustration 3 using Y cables Illustration 5 A variation on Illustration 4 Using F Mod inline filters Illustration 6 Multichannel with sub s setup One R DES controls the sub s and RS1000 s Illustration 7 Same as Illustration 6 but with two R DES units Illustration 8 Multichannel with sub s setup Utilizes the Outlaw ICBM bass manager You may jump ahead to the setup Illustrati...

Page 7: ...or without a subsonic high pass filter and boost and cut filters to smooth out the low frequency response or to contour a curve that suits your listening pleasure It is suggested that you should use the low pass filter of your R DES instead of the crossover on your subwoofer s plate amplifier In this case you should disable the subwoofer s crossover or dial it up all the way to it s highest freque...

Page 8: ...r speakers is moot as this is a stereo system configuration Select a crossover point in the preamp s menu Connect the FL FR amplifier s speaker wire connection to the respective RS 1K PMA terminals From the preamp s SW output jack connect a Y jack which will feed both inputs of R DES which then controls the low frequencies to the RS 1K woofers and the subwoofer Follow the same phase tweak procedur...

Page 9: ... the frequencies below the selected crossover point to the RS 1K s plate amplifier woofer LP OUTS The subwoofer or subwoofers dual subs can be connected by inserting a Y jack as shown in the diagram will receive the LFE signal if any along with the redirected bass from the satellites that are set to SMALL Adjust the levels and relative phase per steps 1 13 in the Setup For Illustration 6 NOTE You ...

Page 10: ...crossover and R DES This scheme will allow you to set different crossover points for the RS 1K s PMA and it s woofer by selecting the high pass point in the outboard crossover and the low pass point in R DES Everything else about this scheme is the same as Illustration 3 and can be referenced in setup for illustration 3 Adjust the levels and relative phase by referring to steps 1 13 of the Setup F...

Page 11: ...gnal content which is above the frequency of the analog filters called F Mod a specific brand of in line analog filters in the diagram The setup and results are the same in this and the case of the outboard stereo 2 way crossover shown in Illustration 4 and can be referenced there for all other aspects of this schemes setup Calibrate levels and relative phase by referring to steps 1 13 of the Setu...

Page 12: ...the primary recommended connection scheme when using model RS1000 loudspeakers and 1 or multiple sub woofers and R DES whereby all of the system s low frequencies will be under the user s control ILLUSTRATION 6 ...

Page 13: ...subwoofer s amplifiers ON 12 Play the 80 Hz tone and adjust the level to read the same as the RS 1Ks woofers 72 dB in this case using the subwoofer s amplifier s gain control NOT the preampli fier s calibration menu s SW volume control 13 Turn everything ON and adjust the subwoofer s phase control as you did the RS 1K s woofer s phase in step 9 above COOL Now you re ready to run sweeps and adjust ...

Page 14: ...ollow the instructions in Illustration 6 for calibration and phase tweaking The option here is that you will have the opportunity and challenge of using 2 curves in the same system Please read the NOTE in Illustration 3 concerning use of 2 R DES units Calibrate the levels and relative phase by referring to steps 1 13 of the Setup For Illustration 6 ILLUSTRATION 7 ...

Page 15: ... for all multi channel 5 1 formats This scheme utilizes the Outlaw Audio ICBM Analog Bass Manager with Onix Rocket RS 1000 up front and dual Rocket UFW 12 subwoofers which affords the luxury of 2 included R DES units certainly one of the most versatile multi channel audio systems ever devised ILLUSTRATION 8 ...

Page 16: ...ubwoofer s as instructed in steps 1 13 of the Setup For Illustration 6 Proper Care and Feeding Your Rocket RS1000 does not need much exterior main tenance other than an occasional dusting Please use care with the gloss black finish or real wood veneer and treat it as you would a car or piano finish The gloss black can be waxed with automotive carnauba wax if desired For general dust removal we rec...

Page 17: ...ure with two rear firing flared ports Drivers Vifa Ring Radiator tweeter four custom 5 25 long throw aluminum cone woofers one custom 4 alu minum cone midrange and one custom 8 sealed side firing woofer with built in 350 watt amplifier for the 8 woofer only Crossover Tweeter at 6 0KHz progressive array vari able slope Frequency Response 29Hz 20KHz 3 dB Impedance 6 ohms nominal Sensitivity 90 5dB 1...

Page 18: ...l Free 1 877 543 7500 e mail info av123 com Special Thanks for assistance in creating this guide go out to Brad Judy Walter Norton Eric Lilleor and Stephen Job Extra Special Thanks goes out to Dave bossobass Prunczik for supplying the illustrations and the accompanying text ...

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