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 specied.
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 amplier 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
amplier 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 Specications
28 Warranty
Warranty coverage
Warranty exclusion
Table of content

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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 innite 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 ampliers from our Ma-
trix collection. The Elegance collection is a complete line
of products also fullling 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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LAN Connection
The Elegance Subwoofer can be controlled wireless with the iPad app:
Kharma Control. Therefore the iPad must be on the same network as the
subwoofer.
Hence the LAN connector on the back of the subwoofer should be connected
to the same router / switch that provides the Wi signal used on the iPad. If
this is not the case, the app will not recognize the subwoofer.
When you have problems with the network conguration, it is also an option
to set-up a standalone network especially intended to control the subwoofer
with the iPad. The easiest set-up is illustrated on the next page.
When you still have problems with connecting to your subwoofer, please
consult the Authorized Kharma-dealer from whom you have purchased the
system.

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Standalone Network
When it is prefered to have a dedicated network for the Elegance Subwoofer,
an easy way to control the subwoofer via the iPad is explained below. The
Apple Airport Express can setup a dedicated Wi-Fi network for the subwoofer
that needs a cabled LAN connection.
1. Connect the LAN port of the Airport express to the LAN connector on the
subwoofer.
2. Congure the Airport expresss on the included iPad.
3. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi and select the Airport

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1. Create a new network and give the network a name and password
2. The network setup is completed
3. The Elegance subwoofer can now be detected in the iPad app: Kharma
Control.

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The Elegance Subwoofer can be controlled via an iPad app. The Kharma
Control app can be downloaded from the App store for free.
Opening app
The Kharma Control app opens with the below image. This will be visible for
a short time, before any device can be controlled.
Control Subwoofer
Important
The Elegance Subwoofer can only be controlled when the network is
congured properly. When no device becomes visible in the app, please
check the network congurations.

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Device selection
The Device Selection shows which unit is detected in the network. Hence
the subwoofer must be connected to the same network as the iPad. When
the module is detected in the network, the following functions are available:
• Unit name: A personal name can be given to each device
• Standby: The subwoofer can be set to standby (grey power indicator) or
to active (green power indicator).
• VU meter: Indication of the left and right volume received at the input of
the subwoofer.
• Mute: When the mute function is enabled, the button turns brown.
• Control: The control center will be opened, which gives access to more
control feautures of the device.
Unit name Standby
Power Indicator
Mute Control
Device 1
Device 2
VU meter

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Demo Mode
Under the settings menu in device selection, their is a demo mode available.
The demo mode gives the option to interact with three different devices
without having a real device available.
SettingsDemo Mode

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Control Center
The control center opens when the “control” button is used during Device
selection. The Control Center consist of two main buttons on the left frame:
• Presets: load factory or custom presets
• Sub: congure equalizer
The Control Center always opens in Preset mode (button is brown).
The Control Center can be closed in the right upper corner. The app will
return to Device Selection to be able to switch to another device.
Preset menu
The preset menu is intended to give basic settings during installation and
to access custom presets. The basic settings can be found under button
Kharma 1 to 5. The “Custom..” button will hold a list of local saved custom
presets.
Sub menu
Preset menu Factory presets:
Kharma 1 to 5
Custom presets:
List of local saved
custom presets
Close control
center
Settings

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Sub menu
When the “Sub” button in the left frame is used, all subwoofer control
parameters become visible. These can be subdivided in the functional
blocks illustrated below.
Subwoofer
volume
High-pass lter
Filter graph
Low-pass lter
Save custom
preset
Phase settings
PEQ points
1 to 5

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Subwoofer volume
The subwoofer volume can be controlled from 0 to 100% by using the slider
or the entry eld. When using the entry eld, please be aware that the vol-
ume will jump to the entered value. The mute button can be used to silence
the connected subwoofers.
Volume indication versus dB scale
Volume dB scale
100 + 12 dB
95 + 9 dB
90 + 6 dB
85 + 3 dB
80 + 0 dB
75 - 3 dB
70 - 6 dB
65 - 9 dB
60 - 12 dB
55 - 15 dB
50 - 18 dB
45 - 21 dB
40 - 24 dB
35 - 27 dB
30 - 30 dB
25 - 33 dB
20 - 36 dB
15 - 39 dB
10 - 42 dB
5- 45 dB
0- Inf

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High-pass lter:
A high-pass lter (HPF) can be set by enabling or disabling the lter with
the trapezium button. The lter is enabled when the button is brown. An
entry eld can be used to set the cut-off frequency. There are three different
lter types to choose from: Bessel, Butterworth and Linkwitz-Riley. The lter
order can vary from 6 dB/Oct to 24 dB/Oct.
Low-pass lter:
For the low-pass lter (LPF) the same principles hold as for the high-pass
lter.
Phase settings
The phase behaviour of the subwoofer can be adjusted by lling the entry
eld and selecting the right unity (feet, inch, meters, miliseconds). The
phase can also directly be inverted with the trapezium button.
Enable / Disable
HPF
Select
lter type
Cut-off
frequency