Studiophile™ CX8 English User Guide
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English 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the M-Audio CX8 bi-amplified studio monitors. The CX line of loudspeakers build on M-Audio’s legacy of high performance studio monitors and provide accurate, high-resolution playback that is free of audible distortion and coloration. This allows you to hear everything that is in your source recordings so that you can create better mixes. Even if you are experienced with recording and mixing, please take a moment to read through this guide.
Note that the placement and orientation of the CX monitors within your studio is important and correctly placed speakers will result in improved imaging, clarity, and overall performance. This topic is covered in detail in the “Setting up CX Monitors” section of this guide. User Guide English StudiophileTM CX8 *About anechoic chambers: An anechoic chamber is a room in which the floor, ceiling, and all walls are covered with sound-absorbent acoustical wedges.
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StudiophileTM CX8 User Guide English 5. Hardware Controls and Indicators Rear Panel 1 I nput Gain Knob: This knob adjusts the gain level of the XLR/TRS 3 and RCA 2 inputs. The gain is at minimum when the knob is turned fully counter-clockwise; the gain is set to its maximum level when the knob is turned fully clockwise. 2 RCA Input (-10dBV): This connector accepts line-level signals from audio sources with unbalanced RCA-style outputs.
7 coustic Space Switch: This switch allows you to set a “shelf” EQ to tailor low A frequency response to your specific studio. See the section entitled “About the Rear-Panel EQ Contour Switches” to learn more about this switch. 8 F Trim Switch: This switch allows you to adjust the high-frequency response H of the speaker to your specific studio. See the section entitled “About the RearPanel EQ Contour Switches” to learn more about this switch.
StudiophileTM CX8 User Guide English 6. Connection Diagram M-Audio CX monitors feature balanced XLR/TRS “Combo” and unbalanced RCA-type analog inputs on the rear panel. Connect the outputs of your mixer, audio interface, or other line-level device to these inputs.
7. Setting up CX Monitors The configuration and placement of your CX monitors within your studio may affect the performance of the speakers. Use the following tips to achieve the best possible performance out of your CX monitors: Speaker Placement Place the CX monitors so that the two speakers and the engineer form an equilateral triangle when viewed from above. Angle the speakers slightly inward so that the woofer and tweeter face the engineer.
StudiophileTM CX8 User Guide English About the Rear-Panel EQ Contour Switches These switches allow you to tailor the EQ curve of your CX monitors to complement the frequency response of your studio. Since studio monitors (including the CX series) are designed to have a flat frequency response, you may be wondering why these speakers include additional EQ switches. These switches are included for three reasons: 1.
3. Using a subwoofer: If you plan to use a subwoofer with your CX monitors, you will need to filter out low frequency sounds so that only the subwoofer plays low-frequency sounds (the CX monitors will only play midrange and high-frequency sounds, in this scenario). This needs to be done so that the subwoofer and CX monitors do not both play the same low-frequency sounds, causing a greatly exaggerated bass response within your studio.
StudiophileTM CX8 8 English HF Trim Switch User Guide This control allows you to boost or attenuate (reduce) your CX monitors’ high frequency response above 3kHz. This switch can be set in the following ways: 0dB This default setting leaves high-frequency signals unaffected (high frequency sounds are neither boosted nor attenuated). +2dB This setting boosts signals above 3kHz by 2dB. -2dB This setting attenuates signals above 3kHz by 2dB.
LF Cutoff Switch 10 This control allows you to engage a high-pass filter that removes low-frequency sounds from the monitors. This switch can be set in the following ways: Flat This default setting allows your monitors to play their entire frequency spectrum with no lowfrequency filtering. 60Hz This setting engages a secondorder (12dB/octave) filter that rolls off frequencies below 60Hz.
StudiophileTM CX8 User Guide English 8. Appendix A - Technical Specifications Frequency response: 38Hz-30kHz (+/-3dB) Crossover frequency: 2.
CX8 - Frequency Response 105 dBSPL 100 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 20 Hz 16 50 100 200 500 1K 2K 5K 10K 20K 30K
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