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S T U D I O R E F E R E N C E M O N I T O R S
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Two-way Studio Reference Monitor
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Safety Instructions Caution: To reduce the hazard of electrical shock, do not remove cover or back. No user serviceable parts inside. Please refer all servicing to qualified personnel. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the products enclosure that may be of suffic
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Table of Contents Introduction 4 RESOLV 65 Features 5 RESOLV 65 Layout Front & Rear View Layout 6 Setting Up & Operating the RESOLV 65 Background on the Resolv65 Studio Reference Monitor 7 Positioning the Resolv 65 7 Connecting the RESOLV 65 8 Powering the Resolv 65 9 Connecting the RESOLV 65 to the Resolv 120a Sub Woofer 10 Specifications 11 Copyright 2002 - 2007, Samson Technologies Corp. Printed February, 2007 v1.1 Samson Technologies Corp. 45 Gilpin Avenue Hauppauge, New York
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Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Samson RESOLV 65 Studio Reference Monitor. The RESOLV 65 near-field monitor sounds full and balanced with an uncompromised transparent mid- range, leaving room to accurately hear and mix vocals, instruments and even subtle reverb trails. Featuring a 6.5" extended range co-polymer woofer with a butyl surround, the Resolv 65’s low-end response is tight and punchy. The sweet and truthful high frequency response is achieved via a 1” titanium dome tweet
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RESOLV 65 Features ® The Samson RESOLV 65 two-way studio reference monitor provides accurate a enjoyable listening even during long, demanding sessions. Here are some of its main features: • Extremely accurate reference monitoring • 6.5" Co-polymer low frequency transducer • 1" Titanium dome tweeter with Neodymium and Ferro-fluid cooling • Ported tuned enclosure • Time corrected passive crossover • A/V shielded for multimedia applications • 5-way Gold Binding Posts • 100 Watt power handling
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RESOLV 65 Layout Front View Layout 1 2 3 1 1" TiTanium Dome TweeTer - Neodymium Magnet and Ferro-Fluid Cooling on waveguide. 2 PhasePl ug - Insures even disper- ® sion of the high frequencies and improves off axis listening. 3 6.5” l ofrequency w Driver - Heavy Duty 6.5,” extended range low frequency transducer. 4 TuneD Por T - Quiet port design offering linear extended low frequen- cy response. 5 encl osure - Rigid MDF Construction. 6 finish - Sleek black
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® Setting up & Operating the RESOLV 65 Background on the Resolv65 Studio Reference Monitor The Resolv 65 is a near field reference monitor featuring a custom designed 6.5” co-polymer low frequency driver and a 1” titanium tweeter employing a Ferro fluid cooled, neodymium magnet. The monitor’s crossover has been carefully designed with high quality components insuring a linear frequency and phase response. The Resolv 65 enclosure is constructed from MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard) and is finis
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Prime Listening Spot Setting up & Operating the RESOLV 65 Positioning the Resolv 65 - continued 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 cancellations and overall unpredictable response. Visualize straight lines representing the beams of Figure 3. sound radiating from the monitors and
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Setting up & Operating the RESOLV 65 It is important that your monitor system is connected in phase otherwise you will not have the proper low-end response and stereo image. Note: It’s fairly easy to identify a monitor that is out of phase just by listening, especially on a pop record. Listen for the parts of the music that you would expect to be in the center of the mix like kick drum and vocals. If you do not hear them directly in the center (for instance they sound like they are two si
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Setting up & Operating the RESOLV 65 Connecting the RESOLV 65 to the Resolv 120a Sub Woofer For extended low end, the RESOLV 65’s can used with the Resolv 120a active subwoofer using line level inputs and outputs. Below is a typical system set up using the RESOLV 65’s with a mixer, stereo power amplifier and the Resolv 120a active subwoofer. The RESOLV 120’s inputs and outputs utilize industry standard RCA connectors. Follow the steps in the diagram below to set up your system. 100 Watts S
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Specifications SPL vs Freq dBSPL 12 0 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 Hz 20 50 100 200 500 1K 2K 5K 10K 20K 40K RESOLV 65 Frequency Chart s pecifications Transducers: Woofer: 6.5” co-polymer Tweeter: 1” titanium, neodymium magnet with Ferro fluid cooling and heat sink for extended power handling Connectors: Gold 5-way binding posts Crossover Frequency: 2.6kH Nominal Impedance: 4 ohms Sensitivity: 89 dB SPL @ 1 watt, 1 meter on axis Enclosure: Construction: 5/8” MDF (Medium
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Samson Technologies Corp. 45 Gilpin Avenue Hauppauge, New York 11788-8816 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) Fax: 631-784-2201 www.samsontech.com
