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Your Sun

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 re True Subwoofer EQ Soli-

tiare is designed to give you the best pos-
sible low-fre quen cy sound quality for your 
Home Theater ex pe ri ence. It in cor po rates 
a tre men dous ly powerful built-in am pli 

fi

  er 

and a single long-throw driver to produce 
tight, 

fl

 oor-rumbling, denture-rattling bass 

that you can feel as well as hear.

The subwoofer is available in two ver-

sions, and this manual covers both:

Solitaire 12 is a 13 inch cube, with an 

output greater than 113 dB peak 
SPL, 16 Hz to 100 Hz.

Solitaire 10 is an 11 inch cube, with an 

output greater than 107 dB peak 
SPL, 18 Hz to 100 Hz.

The subwoofer has an automatic 

equalization system which will tailor the 
subwoofer output to compensate for 
any room effects. It also has a manual 
equalization mode. An Equalizer Authority 
control allows you to adjust the amount 
of automatic equalization, and overide it 
if required.

The subwoofer has an adjustable high 

cut 

fi

 lter and a choice of speaker-level 

or line-level inputs for easy in cor po ra tion 
into existing systems, or as part of a 
subwoofer/satellite speaker com bi na tion.

Controls for adjusting the volume, 

crossover frequency and phase, allow 
the subwoofer to be perfectly matched 
to any listening environment and audio 
components. 

The Driver

To have lots of bass requires moving 

lots of air. Your Sun

fi

 re Subwoofer incor-

porates a driver which can move back 
and forth ap prox i mate ly 

fi

 ve times more 

than a normal sub woof er. This gives it a 
lot of air moving capacity which allows for 
majestic bass per for mance. 

The Ampli

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 er

The large movement range of the 

driver creates greater air pressure inside 
the box than a con ven tion al subwoofer. 
There fore, the drive am pli 

fi

  er must be 

much more powerful than an or di nary 
subwoofer ampli

fi

 er. In fact, it has to be 

so powerful, it is almost hard to believe.

The power ampli

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 er within the Solitaire 

12 Subwoofer is capable of de liv er ing 
over 1,500 watts into a 3.3 ohm resistor 
(the driver voice coil re sis tance). The 
Solitaire 10 is capable of delivering 1,250 
watts. When the same full output is ap-
plied to the driver, however, the enor-
 mous back-elec tro mo tive force gen er at ed 
as a con se quence of its large motion and 
giant magnet, causes the current 

fl

 ow to 

be much less than if it were a 3.3 ohm 
resistor. It is this singular property of the 
driver that allows the subwoofer to be ap-
 prox i mate ly ten times more ef

fi

 cient than 

a subwoofer this size would nor mal ly be. 

A compressor circuit kicks in au to mat i-

 cal ly if the input signal level reaches a 
level that would overload the driver. This 
maintains a ceiling on the output without 
clip ping. If the input signal is driven even 
further, a ‘soft clipping’ circuit is enabled. 
This allows the subwoofer to put more 
sound into the room to satiate the power 
hungry user, but without distortion or 
damage to the subwoofer. Thus, for ex-
plosive scenes in movies, this pro duc es 
extremely high sound pressure levels 
(SPL) in your room without the drivers 
banging against the mechanical stops.

For more details of the subwoofer de-

sign, please call us or view our website: 
www.sun

fi

 re.com.

Overview

Summary of Contents for True Subwoofer EQ Solitaire 10

Page 1: ...DIM STANDBY BRIGHT ON Solitaire 10 True Subwoofer User s Manual Solitaire 10 and Solitaire 12 DIM STANDBY BRIGHT ON Solitaire 10...

Page 2: ...es such as lighted candles on top of or near the Component 8 Power Sources The Component should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in these operation instruc tions or as marked...

Page 3: ...igurations 14 Adjusting the Controls 18 Specifications Solitaire 12 19 Specifications Solitaire 10 20 Troubleshooting Guide 21 Limited Warranty 23 Service Assistance 23 Contents To find out more about...

Page 4: ...r input for remote turn on Balanced XLR input Line level unbalanced inputs Speaker level binding post inputs Line level high pass outputs Continuously variable phase control Continuously variable cros...

Page 5: ...gives it a lot of air moving capacity which allows for majestic bass performance The Amplifier The large movement range of the driver creates greater air pressure inside the box than a conventional s...

Page 6: ...the same amount This increases the low bass output while leaving the mid bass output the same 3 Phase Control This control changes the relative phase of the subwoofer with respect to your other speake...

Page 7: ...heater preamplifier or other source Balanced connections offer superior noise cancellation over unbal anced connections so if your preamp has an XLR subwoofer output we recommend using it 8 Speaker Le...

Page 8: ...utton is pressed 12 Start button Press this once to enter the Auto EQ mode if the sub is out of Standby mode Press and hold down for several seconds to enter the Manual EQ mode See page 12 for more de...

Page 9: ...frequency rocking energy allowing it to adhere solidly to the floor To move the subwoofer along the floor rotate it onto one edge onto a plastic sheet or bag and it will slide along easier Heat rise...

Page 10: ...ded and as short as possible for the job The longest cable in your system will likely be to the subwoofer so choose a good quality brand Some patch cords can be a very tight fit and there is usually a...

Page 11: ...ut sounds the loudest 4 Shut things down and install the subwoofer in this position Make sure the control panel is not touch ing anything and that it can receive good ventilation Although low frequenc...

Page 12: ...mall amount of noise such as quiet talking or whispering is OK Room Equalization EQ Procedure 3 Place the microphone in the listening position on the couch for example pointing in the direction you ll...

Page 13: ...for the room effects Then follow this manual procedure if you think the equalization might still need a tweak 1 Set these controls Volume to 0 dB Crossover to Bypass Phase to Normal Equalizer Authori...

Page 14: ...n A receiver with a sub LFE output can be connected in the same way The subwoofer will play the low frequency range and the other speakers will play the frequency range delivered to them by your ampli...

Page 15: ...preserved the bass in these scenes sounds anemic The Sunfire Subwoofer utilizes differential gain on the left and right inputs to retain both the L R and L R information Therefore systems which do no...

Page 16: ...pass crossover point The signals coming out of the subwoof er s high pass outputs are not affected by any of the controls They are just a copy of the signals going in except that the low bass is filt...

Page 17: ...ver s power is transferred to the subwoofer There is no need to use the speaker level inputs if you are using a separate amplifier and pre amplifier Such systems are best connected using the line leve...

Page 18: ...will do fine as will the Stereophile test CD Step 1 Disconnect the subwoofer and run the main speaker with a tone in its passband 80 100Hz Measure the level Step 2 Disconnect the main speaker and rec...

Page 19: ...with volume control at 0 dB 60 mVrms volume con trol fully clockwise 0 75 Vrms from right input with volume control at 0 dB 200 mVrms volume control fully clockwise Input Impedance 30 k for Line Leve...

Page 20: ...s volume control fully clockwise Input Impedance 30 k for Line Level inputs 56 k for Hi Level inputs 40 k for XLR input each leg balanced to ground XLR Input Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Positive Pin 3 Negative...

Page 21: ...her using a remote control or with a small volume knob on the back panel Make sure that this is adjusted correctly Check that your preamplifier or receiver s sub output is turned on Some systems only...

Page 22: ...tellite TV or roof top antennas Make sure that they are disconnected where they first enter the room so they are making no connection to your preampli fier TV or any other component If the hum is caus...

Page 23: ...all not in any event include property or any other incidental or consequential dam ages which may result from the failure of this product Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied wa...

Page 24: ...Manual part number 913 101 00 Rev B Solitaire...

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