Soundstream Rubicon 102, Rubicon 202, Rubicon 302 Owner's Manual And Installation Manual
SPECIFICA
T/O/W
/
I
4 R Stereo
4
n Stereo
2
n Stereo 1 t2 Stereo
Maximum
POWER
(8
n Bridged) (8 n Bridged)
(4
R
Bridged) (2 n Bridged)
Rated
(12.8 Vdc)
(14.4 Vdc) (14.4 Vdc)
(14.4 Vdc) output
102
202
25W
4OWx2 5OWx2
pow
x 1)
(80W x 1)
(1ooW
x 1)
5owx2
75Wx2
looWx2
(1OOW
x 1)
(15OW
x 1)
(2ooW
x 1)
NA
100
Watts
NA
200
Watts
302
75Wx2
(15OW
x 1)
1oowx2
(2OOW
x 1)
150w
x2
(3OOW
x 1)
150w x
2
(3ooW
x 1)
300
Watts
THD
CO.1
%
Signal to Noise
00 dB
Frequency Response
20
Hz to 20
kHz *
0.5
dB
Stereo Separation
>90
dB
Damping
>200
input Sensitivity
300 mV to 5.0 Volts
Input Impedance
1 Ok Ohms
SWNDSTREAIVI’
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Crossover Specifications
Low Pass SIP: 89 Hz at
12
dB/Octave
High Pass SIP: 150 Hz at 12 dB/Octave
RUBICON
Hawkins Bass Control
Sub Sonic Filter: No boost, High Pass filter at 13 Hz.
Hawkins Bass Control: 0 to
+9 dB
Boost(variable), 6 dB Boost (fixed);
Boost and Sub Sonic filter frequency at 45 Hz.
Dimensions (W x D x H)
RUBICON102: 7” X 9.8” X 2.25”
RUBICON202: 7” X 9.8” X 2.25”
RUBICON302: 8.5” X 9.8” X 2.25”
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SOUNDSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES
120 Blue Ravine Road . Folsom lCalifornia 95630 USA
ph 916.351.1288 lfax 916.351.0414
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102
202
302
Power Amplifiers
Owner’s Manual
and
Installation Guide
Congratulations!
You now own the Soundstream
RUBICON
amplifier, the product of an
uncompromising design and engineering philosophy. Your Soundstream
RUBICON
amplifier will outperform any other amplifier in the world.
Table of Contents
Design Features
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p4-5
To Maximize the performance of your system, we recommend that you
thoroughly acquaint yourself with its capabilites and features. Please
retain this manual and your sales receipt for future reference.
RUBICON
02 Amplifier Diagram
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Soundstream amplifiers are the result of American innovation and the
highest quality control standards. When properly installed, they will
provide you with many years of listening pleasure. Should your amplifier
ever need service or replacement due to theft, please record the
following
information which will help protect your investment.
RUBICON
Amplifier Diagram
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p8-9
RUBICON
Amplifier Diagram
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plO-11
Crossover & Hawkins Adjustments
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PI2
Model and Serial #
Hawkins Bass
ControlTM
Theory and Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 13
Dealer’s Name
Installation: Speaker Output Modes
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14
Date of Purchase
Installation Shop
Installation Date
Installation: Wiring and Diagram
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Installation: Mounting
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PI7
Installation:
Level Setting and Front Spoiler.
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p 18
Protection Circuitry and Troubleshooting
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p 19
Service
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PI9
Specifications
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DESIGN FEATURES
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RUBI
Power Supply (Rapid-Use Branched Impulse) Our new
power supply eliminates”power
sais”
during-low frequency reproduction by rapidly increasing the duty cycle, stabilizing the
power supply and allowing it to deliver the power required when
reproducing low frequencies. Also, greater reserve gate power
is now stored for low voltage conditions that occur during ex-
treme conditions.
STACTTM
(Stabilized Apex Current Topology) Reduces power
supply stress by
50%:
U&of inverted
channels usually degrades the stereo image due to phase reversal of even order
harmonic distortion that occurs between the inverted channels.
In the STACT design inversion is done at the power amplifier
drive stage. Since the fully symmetrical power amplifier pro-
duces no even harmonic distortion itself and all preamp circuitry
(which does produce even harmonics) is run completely in phase,
no even harmonic distortion phase reversal occurs.
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TridentTM
Protection Three types of protection for
RUBICON
amplifiers;
1.
Output protection against short circuits or improper loads.
2. Ground fault detection. Shuts down the amplifier when a
signifi-
cant (5 volt or greater) voltage fluctuation occurs between electrical (turn on lead) and battery ground.
Thermal protection. Will put the amplifier into thermal rollback or
shut the amplifier down in extreme thermal conditions.
Hawkins Bass Control
Provides focused subwoofer boost and
routes wasted subsonic power to the audible bandwidth. The
RUBICON &
302 have the variable version of Hawkins Bass
Control which allows you to boost bass from 0 to 9dB at 45Hz. A
built-in subsonic filter at 45Hz helps protect the speakers. The
RUBICON
contains the fixed Hawkins Bass Control which
allows you to boost bass 6dB at 45Hz. A built-in subsonic filter
at 45Hz helps protect the speakers.
Harmonic Bass Alignment
TM
The 2nd and 3rd order harmonic
peaks are critically aligned
to fundamental peaks at
low frequen-
cies. This produces tighter, more accurate bass reproduction.
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Drive Delay II
Muting
TM
Amplifier section now powers up 2 - 3
seconds after power supply eliminating turn on pops. Turn off
process is reversed. Amplifier section turns off first, followed by
power supply.
Dynamically Optimized Power
GridTM
Power grid is now evenly
distributed between primary and secondary power supplies, providing greater dynamics and improved RF filtering.
High Power/High Current Switch(302
on/y)
Allows user to
match the amplifier to the load being driven allowing greater system flexibility and greater output.
ChassisinkTM
All transistors are sandwiched between the circuit board and the heatsink to provide cool efficient amplifier
operation in a smaller package.
Differentially Balanced RCA Input
Eliminates ground loops
related noise in the audio.
Built-in Staggered S.I.P. Crossover Networks
Built-in two-
way electronic crossover is designed to send either high or low
pass information to the amplifier. 12dB/oct Highpass and
Lowpass.
Flexible Dual Input Level Control
(202 & 302 only): 300mV to
5V input sensitivity. Separate left and right level controls allows
user to optimize
system
level control.
Symmetrical Discrete Balanced Class A Drive Boards
Auto-
adjusts for linear performance in low impedance loads.
Removable Front Spoiler
Allows for stealth installation of RCA,
Balanced Line, Speaker and Power wiring.
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