Kharma Elegance S10SB-A User manual
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Elegance collection
S10SB-A
user guide
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
Safety instructions
WARNING!
Important
Important
The lightning ash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral
triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of un-insulated
« dangerous voltage » within the product’s enclosure that may be of suf-
cient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert
the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS – ELEGANCE ACTIVE VERSION
Please read all instructions carefully and completely before operating
your active Elegance.
1. Always disconnect AC power before connecting or
disconnecting any cables, or when cleaning any component
2. This product uses a three conductor power cord, which in
cludes an earth-ground connection. To prevent shock hazard,
always connect it directly to a grounded outlet.
3. Never use any AC extension cord with this product.
4. Never use ammable or combustible chemicals for cleaning
audio components.
5. Never operate this product with any covers removed.
6. Never wet the inside of this product with any liquid.
7. Never pour or spill liquids directly onto this unit.
8. Never block air ow through ventilation slots or heat sinks.
9. Never bypass any fuse.
10. Never replace any fuse with a value or type other than specied.
11. Never attempt to repair this product yourself. If a problem
occurs, contact your Kharma dealer.
12. Never expose this unit to extremely high or low temperatures.
13. Never operate this product in an explosive atmosphere.
14. Always keep electrical equipment out of the reach of children.
15. Always consider manual and safety instructions in any end use
application.
Safety instructions
Before connecting this product to an AC power line, verify if the
voltage of the amplier matches the AC line voltage where the unit
will be operated. Never attempt to operate or connect this product
to an AC line voltage that is different from the one to which the
amplier is set. Using a different setting can damage the unit and
will void your warranty!
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2 Safety instructions
5 Preface
6 Introduction to the Elegance Collection
7 Part list
8 Unpacking
10 Connect your subwoofer
14 Control subwoofer
24 Subwoofer placement
Room acoustics
Positioning subwoofer
26 Using your Kharma Subwoofer
27 Specications
28 Warranty
Warranty coverage
Warranty exclusion
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Congratulations,
You are now a Kharma Loudspeaker Owner. Your new Elegance
subwoofer, properly installed, will give you all the satisfaction and enjoy-
ment you expect from Kharma.
Technically at the fore-front of current loudspeaker design, the Elegance
will reveal the full emotional range of music and will do so with vivid
dynamics and detail. As with any high quality product, special care must
be taken to install and operate your new speakers.
Please read this manual carefully and totally prior to installation.
Preface
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The Elegance collection is succeeding the very success-
ful Ceramique line of high-end loudspeakers from Khar-
ma. The Ceramique loudspeaker line was introduced in
1998 and the use of ceramique-based drivers was the
reason for naming this series like we did.
During the past years Kharma has been researching new
technologies as how to improve and set a new standard
again to the high-end audio world. We are very proud
now to offer the very latest high-tech technologies again
in the new Elegance series. The shape of the cabinets
has been unchanged because the shape is fully function-
al to the way the sound develops from the loudspeakers.
But the beauty of the design has been improved upon,
by redesigning the stand and bottom, the redesign of the
front cover and many other small design details.
The technology of the drivers however has been signi-
cantly improved and totally renewed. We developed a
pure beryllium tweeter which at this moment is the next
best material to create the stiffness that we want for a
tweeter, for now diamond being still the rst choice. The
pure-Beryllium tweeter takes the frequency range to well
above 30.000 Hz with very low distortion. This can easily
be heard in the ultra ne detail of the high frequency out-
put. There is incredible transparency, but also dynamics,
ultra high resolution, increased dispersion allowing the
building of a huge stage. The heart of the speaker is
formed by the 7-inch Kharma Composite driver which
is equipped with a new cone technology developed by
Kharma.It consists of ultra high-tech rocket science/for-
mula 1 based bres created into a setting with optimised
behaviour for the purpose. Finite element analysis with
advanced computer systems have leaded to optimised
cone-shapes with a near perfect behaviour for a 7-inch
driver.
All of these innovations are very clearly audible in even
a short listening session. Better detailed bass, incredible
detail base actually. Ultra high resolution in the midrange
depicting many layers and sound colours like in excel-
lent wines where the complexity of the whole history of
making the wine can be tasted in a moment. It is like the
music is coming from an inner space with an innite num-
ber of layering. No mp3 allowed please, give full credit to
these wonders.
The new Elegance collection is as powerful as can be
imagined with very large linear excursions for extended
bass and at the same time the new magnet-motor man-
agement system is keeping the midrange clear by not
getting distorted by the large currents running trough the
voice coil at high powers. Thus presenting the very state
of the art in loudspeaker making. All Elegance models
can also be active with build in ampliers from our Ma-
trix collection. The Elegance collection is a complete line
of products also fullling the mostly demanding 7.1 AV-
home heater wishes and more. You can create a small
elegant 5.1 system with passive Elegance and active
subwoofer or a large super powerful mixture of powerful
subwoofers, large standing Elegance main loudspeakers
and active surround and center speakers.
Introduction to the Elegance Collection
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Each box contains:
- Elegance Subwoofer
- 4 x Spike disc
- Standard power cord
Besides you have also received:
- 1 x Manual
- 1 x Burn-in CD
Part list
Important Please read the manual thoroughly before taking further steps.
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Opening the box
Upon opening the box, inspect the speakers carefully for any sign of
transit-damage. If there is damage, immediately call your dealer or the
trucking rm that made the delivery. Do not delay in reporting the dam-
age. Please store the box for future use.
Step 1: Opening the box
Put the box upside down and carefully cut it open.
Unpacking
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Step 2: Turn box upside down
Carefully turn the box upside down and lift up the cardboard box.
Step 3: Remove bag, foam and place spike discs
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Important Always turn off the power of your entire system before making
connections to your speakers.
At the rear of your Elegance subwoofer you will nd the connection terminals
(as shown below). Be sure you use the same brand, type and length of inter-
link cable on each channel.
Mixing different types and/or lengths of speaker cable can upset the precise
timing and balance of your speaker. We recommend use of our own Kharma
(KIC) pure silver-gold interlink cable for maximum result.
Connect your interlink cables to the inputs marked “stereo summed input”.
You can attach one cable in stead of two but these means less information (only
from the left or right channel) and less power.
Connect the supplied power cable to the IEC inlet.
Once you power up the subwoofer using the power switch the indicator LED will
light up blue. If it lights up in another colour, turn of the system and contact your
supplier.
Connect your subwoofer
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