Soundstream RUBICON RUBICON Class A 5.2 102, RUBICON A 10.2, RUBICON A 5.2 Owner's Manual And Installation Manual

SERVICE

Your

Soundstream

RUBICON

amplifier is protected

by a limited

warranty.

Please read the enclosed warranty card for details.

SOUNDSTREPJVl

4 iI

Stereo

2RStereo

1 R Stereo

112 R Stereo

l/4 R

Stereo

Maximum

POWER (8 R Bridged) (4 R Bridged)

(2 Q Bridged)

(1 Q Bridged)

(l/2 n

Bridged)

Rated

(12.6 Vdc) (14.4 Vdc)

(14.4 Vdc)

(14.4

Vdc)

(14.4 Vdc)

output

Class A

ll4W

x 2 1oow x2

250W x 2

25Qw x2

250W x 2

5.2 (1/2W x 1)

(2OOW

x 1)

(SOOW

x 1)

(SOOW

xl)

(SOOW

x 1)

500

Watts

Class A

25Wx2

1oow x2 250W x 2

500W x2

5OOWx2

10.2

(5OW

x 1)

(2OOW

x 1)

(SOOW

x 1)

(1OOOW

x 1)

(1OOOW

x 1)

1000 Watts

THD

co.1

%

Signal to Noise

>I00 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

Hawkins Bass Control

Sub Sonic Filter: No

boost,

High Pass filter from

13

to

30

Hz.

Hawkins Bass Control: 0

to

+9

dB Boost; Boost and Sub Sonic filter,

variable from

30

to

70

Hz.

Dimensions (W x D x H)

RUBICON

Class A 5.2:

13.0” X 9.8” X 2.25”

RUBICON

Class A 10.2:

15.0” X 9.8” X

2.25”

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RUBICON

Class A

5.2

102

Power Amplifiers

Owner’s Manual

and

Installation Guide

Conaratulations!

Table of Contents

You now own a Soundstream

RUBICON

CLASS A amplifier, the product of
an uncompromising design and engineering philosophy. Your Soundstream

RUBICON

CLASS A amplifier will outperform any other amplifier in the world.

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.
Soundstream amplifiers are the result of American innovation and the high-

est 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.

Model and Serial #
Dealer’s Name

Date of Purchase
Installation Shop
Installation Date

iawkins Bass

ControlTM

Theory and Use

......................

p 8 - 9

nstallation: Speaker Output Modes

...............................

PlO

Installation:

Balanced / Unbalanced Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 11

Installation: Wiring and Diagram

....................................

PI2

Installation: Mounting

.....................................................

PI8

Installation: Level Setting and Front Spoiler.

..................

p 14

Protection Circuitry and Troubleshooting

.......................

Pl5

Service

...........................................................................

Pl6

Specifications

.................................................................

Pl6

Design Features

.............................................................

p4-5

Rubicon

Class A Amplifier Diagram

..............................

~6-7

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Ultra Low-Impedance Output Capablility: The RUBICONI 0.2 and

5.2 are designed for optimal performance into loads as low as

l/2

or

l/4

ohm stereo (1 or

I/2

ohm mono).

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RUBITM(_Rapid-&e Banched _/mpulse)

This new proprietary power sup­ply topology eliminates “power sags” 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 stored for low voltage condi­tions that occur during extreme conditions.

4

STACTTM (STabilized

Apex

orrent _Topology)

Reduces power supply
stress by 50%. Typical designs degrade the stereo image due to phase
reversal of even-order harmonic distortion that occurs between the in-

verted channels. In the STACT design, inversion is done at the power
amplifier drive stage. Since the fully symmetrical

power

amplifier pro­duces no even-harmonic distortion itself and all preamplifier circuitry is
run completely in-phase, no even harmonic distortion phase reversal
occurs.

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TridentTM

Protection Topology

provides three types of protection:

1.

Output protection against short circuits or improper loads.

2. Ground fault detection: Shuts down the amplifier when a significant
voltage (> Welts) fluctuation occurs between electrical (turn-on lead)
and battery ground.

3. Thermal Protection: Puts the amplifier into thermal rollback or shuts
the amplifier down in extreme thermal conditions.

+

Hawkins Bass Control - Fully adjustable subwoofer equalizaton circuit

providing frequency and boost

(‘KY’)

adjustment for optimum subwoofer
performance. A frequency tracking subsonic filter protects woofers from
potentially

harmfull

low frequency information and maximizes output in

a usable range.

4

Harmonic Bass Alignment

TM

The 2nd and 3rd order harmonic peaks
are critically aligned to fundamental peaks at low frequencies. This
produces tighter, more accurate bass reproduction.

4

Drive Delay

llTM

Amplifier section powers up 2 to 3 seconds after the
power supply eliminating turn-oncand off pops. The turn off process is
reversed: Amplifier section turns off first, followed by the power supply.

4

Fully Balanced 6-pin DIN Input for professional-quality performance
and noise cancellation. The 6-pin DIN plug carries (*) signal informa­tion for Left and

Rlight

channels, audio ground, and * 15 Vdc to operate

the Soundstream BLT /

BLT4

Balanced Line Transmitters and Bal-

anced X.0 crossovers.
Output Clipping Indicators indicate clipping on the output stage of

the amplifier.

Monitoring the clipping indicators allows the user to achieve

maximum Sound Pressure Level without clipping the amplifier.

Dynamically Optimized Power Grid

TM.Power grid is evenly distrib-

uted between primary and secondary power supplies, providing greater
dynamics and improved RF filtering.

Auto High

CurrentTM

automatically matches the amplifier to the load
being driven allowing greater system flexibility, greater output, higher
reliability, and high efficiency 1 ohm (stereo) operation.

ChassisinkTM All transistors are ideally located and sandwiched be-

tween the circuit board and the heatsink to provide cool efficient ampli­fier operation.

Differentially Balanced RCA Input eliminates ground loop related
noise in the audio.

Flexible Dual Input Level Control allows 300 mV to 5 V input sen-
sitivity. Separate Left and Right level controls allow user to optimize
system level control.

Symmetrical Discrete Balanced Class A Drive Boards Auto-adjust

for linear performance while driving low impedance loads.

Removable Front Spoiler allows for stealth installation of RCA,

Bal-

anced Line, Speaker and Power wiring.

SLEEPING BEAUTY

The Class A 5.2 aka SLEEPING BEAUTY is an amplifier like no
other.

It will produce

l/4

of a watf x 2 at 4 ohms stereo but will

deliver 500 watts into a 2, 1 or

l/2

ohm mono load.

We do not
recommend running high impedance loads (3-4 ohm stereo) since
the output will be minimal.

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