Tapco s•8 features, Rear panel description, Inputs – Tapco S8 User Manual

Page 8: Input level, High freq switch

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INPUTS

SETTINGS

LOW FREQ FILTER

HIGH FREQ FILTER

(NORMAL)

(BALANCED)

(UNBALANCED)

–

2dB

+2dB

(NORMAL)

+4dB

TRS

AC SELECT

•

8 ACTIVE STUDIO MONITOR

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INPUT
LEVEL

MAX

OFF

115V

TAPCO S•8 Features

REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION

This is where

you connect
your signal to the
monitor and make
adjustments to
the frequency
response of
the speakers
to match the
monitor’s location
and your room’s
environment.

1. INPUTS

• Since all three

of them are

connected

together

electrically, do not

connect more than

one signal at a

time to the jacks.

• You can use the

remaining jacks

as “Thru” jacks for

daisy-chaining the

signal to another

monitor or to

another ampliﬁ er.

If you do this,

be aware that

unbalancing the

signal anywhere

along the

chain does so for all devices connected to the

chain. This negates the beneﬁ ts associated with

balanced lines and inputs.

• Unbalanced TS (Tip-Sleeve) lines can be

accommodated via the TRS jack. See “Appendix B:

Connections” for more information.

• When using a TS or TRS plug, make sure it is pushed all

the way into the jack. Partially inserting the plug into

the jack could result in a drop in signal level (by 6 dB).

• The S•8s can be used with a home receiver even

if the receiver lacks a preamp output by using a

speaker-level to line-level attenuator. (See “Input

Signal Wiring” on page 10 for more information.)

2. INPUT LEVEL

The S•8 expects a line-level signal at its input. Use

this control to adjust the sensitivity of the input section

according to the signal strength at its input.

• The S•8 is designed to operate with a +4 dBu signal

when the INPUT LEVEL control is at the MAX position.

• The S•8 can accept

up to a +20 dBu signal

by turning down the

INPUT LEVEL control

accordingly.

• NEVER connect the

output of an ampliﬁ er

directly to the input

of the S•8. This could

damage the input

circuitry of the studio

monitor.

3. HIGH FREQ
Switch

The HIGH FREQ

switch tailors

the overall high-

frequency response

by ±2 dB at 5 kHz

and above. Leave

this switch in the “0

(NORMAL)” position

unless:

• You want to subtly

brighten or darken

the sound of the

speakers.

• Perhaps you have

hearing loss caused

by too many nights

in front of a double

Marshall stack.

• You just like to mix on the bright side or dull side.

If your mixes consistently sound dull or dark when

you listen elsewhere, this usually indicates that your

monitors are too bright, relative to your normal

hearing. A bit less high-frequency energy usually ﬁ xes

this, and you can force the mix in this direction by

reducing the high-frequency output of the monitors

by using the –2 dB position of the switch.

Conversely, if your mixes are consistently too bright,

then adding some additional high-frequency energy

in the monitors satisﬁ es your ears, and the resultant mix

has less HF content.

It’s a real rush to mix really loud. But remember that

the resulting mix only sounds good when you play it at

least that loud. However strange it may sound, mixes

made at lower levels sound even better when played

loud, perhaps even a bit bigger than life.