M-AUDIO Studiophile SBX - Manual (Page 2)

Your Studiophile SBX
The SBX is a high-quality subwoofer designed to deliver extremely low
frequencies in conjunction with stereo pairs of studio reference monitors such
as the M-Audio Studiophile BX8 or BX5. In fact, so many consumers have
subwoofers in their home and car entertainment systems that you’re not really
mixing accurately without having a sub yourself.
M-Audio’s engineers designed the SBX to meet professional quality
performance standards and to provide superior value. Your SBX is constructed
using high-quality components such as the 8-inch mineral filled polypropylene
woofer cone. We use only selected grade components throughout the circuit
design, placing special emphasis on components within the audio path to
assure stable, consistent performance. We’ve built in a unique smooth-clipping
circuit to deliver a warm musical sound similar to a vacuum tube. This circuit
also provides overload protection for safe and high volume performance.
The SBX incorporates a unique Stereo Bass Management System. When
subwoofers are added to many systems, all frequencies are routed to both the
main monitors and the sub. The problem is that both the main monitors and
the sub are still trying to put out the same low frequencies, duplicating the
playback of some of the low frequencies and thereby compromising
monitoring accuracy.
Our Stereo Bass Management System solves that and delivers optimal fidelity.
The SBX’s internal crossover network splits the signal at a user-defined
crossover frequency, routing everything below it to the internal sub and
everything above it to the main outputs. This significantly improves fidelity
because the sub and mains aren’t tripping over each other to reproduce the
same frequency—and each component only has to reproduce frequencies to
which it is ideally suited.
Your SBX also features auto-muting circuitry that automatically turns the
subwoofer on when it senses a program signal while turning it off to conserve
power when no signal is present. Various controls also allow you to adjust the
performance of the SBX in conjunction with the rest of your system. While the
SBX is easy to operate, we suggest that you take a few minutes to read the rest
of this manual in order to derive optimal audio quality from your new
subwoofer. Enjoy!
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