113 dB SPL—with less power than a sealed-box design. Featuring a variable (50 to 130 Hz) lowpass filter, the Temblor T10 can be dialed in to pair perfectly with full-range studio monitors, making it the ideal solution for any 2.1 system.
In addition to all the basic info you’ll need to connect and operate your Temblor T10, this manual also provides several tutorials that cover subwoofer placement, connections, and calibration. Summary of Temblor T10 Features •...
Hookup Rear-Panel Connections and Controls 2.1.1 Inputs Line-level Inputs: The Temblor T10 provides a choice of three input pairs: two sets of balanced inputs (XLR and ¼” TRS) and one pair of RCA unbalanced inputs. When both of the balanced connections are in use, the TRS inputs will take precedence over the XLR inputs.
AC Select Switch: The input-power voltage is set at the factory to correspond with the country to which it was shipped. Use this switch only if you are using your Temblor T10 in a country that uses a different standard voltage than is used in the...
Sub Out altogether. This will allow the signal from your audio source to pass directly through your Temblor T10 to your full-range studio monitors and allow you to compare your mix without subharmonic frequencies. While bypass is active, the LED on the front of your T10 will flash between red and blue.
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Owner’s Manual Low Pass Filter: This control determines the upper end of the frequency range reproduced by the Temblor T10. If you have enabled the onboard highpass filter, set the Low Pass Filter control to the same value. Otherwise, set the Low Pass Filter control to the lowest frequency that your main studio monitors can reliably reproduce.
Tutorials Temblor T10 Hookup Diagrams Owner’s Manual Tutorials Subwoofer Placement The goal of proper subwoofer placement is to set up your system so that your subwoofer acts as a natural extension of your full-range monitors without boosting the overall bass response of your room or exaggerating any one frequency or frequency range.
(such as EQs, compressors, and reverbs) have been bypassed. You’ll want a clean signal. Connect your studio monitors and Temblor T10 as shown in the hook-up diagram in Section 2.2.1. Turn your Temblor T10 and your full-range studio monitors’...
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Hookup Diagrams Owner’s Manual Power User Tip: Some DAW applications, including PreSonus Studio One®, offer a tone generator for this purpose. If you’re mixing in a DAW application, use the built-in tone generator or load a sample audio file or plug-in. After all, your DAW is the beginning of your mixing environment’s signal path!
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(hard right), and repeat step 6 for the right channel. Turn your full-range monitors off. Begin slowly increasing the input volume on your Temblor T10 until the acoustic level of the pink noise reaches 79 dB SPL on your SPL meter when measured at mix position.
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11. Play pink noise through your full system and experiment with the polarity switch on your Temblor T10 to see which position provides the best bass response at your mix position. Leave the polarity switch in the position that provided the loudest bass response.
If it is, yet there is still no power to the monitor, contact PreSonus for a repair. No audio. If your Temblor T10 appears to power on but you hear no sound when playing audio from the mixer (the lights are on but nobody’s home), first make sure...
Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you. In no event will PreSonus be liable for incidental, consequential, or other damages resulting...
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Temblor T10 Active Studio Subwoofer Owner’s Manual 18011 Grand Bay Ct. • Baton Rouge, ® Louisiana 70809 USA• 1-225-216-7887 Part# 820-GEB0028-B www.presonus.com...