Hawkins Bass Control - Theory And Use - Soundstream Rubicon 501 Owner's Manual And Installation Manual

Hawkins Bass Control - Theory and Use

SUB . HAWKINS
SONIC BASS
CONTROL
HAWKINS
BOOST
LP
HZ
HAWKINS 30-70 Hz
4
SUBSONIC 1 J-30 Hz
starting point of the subsonic filter.
On the RUBICON501/ the high pass dB -5
filter has two frequency ranges.
When the bass control switch is set
to "SUB SONIC", the high pass filter
frequency can be adjusted from 13
Hz up to a maximum of 30 Hz. In
this setting, no boost "Q" control is
available. This control is useful for
setting the lowest frequency that your
subwoofer will see (see figure 1).
When the bass control switch is set
to "HAWKINS BASS CONTROL", the
high pass filter frequency can be ad-
70 Hz. In this setting, there is an
available boost control of 0 to +9 dB.
-5
-10
FIG. VARIABLE BOOST
Hawkins Bass Control (parametric) is a unique
subwoofer control circuit included with the
Soundstream RUBICON501/ amplifier. It is ca-
pable of removing subsonic energy in program
material while boosting subwoofer frequencies.
The circuit consists of two controls. One adjusts
the frequency of operation and the other adjusts
the range of boost. With both controls adjusted
fully counter-clockwise, no boost is applied and
the amplifier is flat in response down to 20 Hz.
-20
The Boost control adjusts the amount
of level applied at the set frequency.
This is adjustable from flat (OdB) to +9
When the Boost is set to 0, Hawkins
acts as a sub-sonic filter only. (See
figure 3) The simple act of removing
potentially harmful low frequencies can
improve system output by as much as
3 dB. (see figure 4)
FIG. 2 VARIABLE "Q"
FIG. 3 VARIABLE HIGH PASS