Tapco S8 User Manual

 

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DISCONNECT SUPPLY CORD BEFORE CHANGING FUSE.

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TAPCO S•8 Features 

This is where 

you connect 
your signal to the 
monitor and make 
adjustments to 
the frequency 
response of 
the speakers 
to match the 
monitor’s location 
and your room’s 
environment.

•   Since all three 

of them are 

connected 

together 

electrically, do not 

connect more than 

one signal at a 

time to the jacks.

•   You can use the 

remaining jacks 

as “Thru” jacks for 

daisy-chaining the 

signal to another 

monitor or to 

another amplifi er. 

If you do this, 

be aware that 

unbalancing the 

signal anywhere 

along the 

chain does so for all devices connected to the 

chain. This negates the benefi ts associated with 

balanced lines and inputs.

•   Unbalanced TS (Tip-Sleeve) lines can be 

accommodated via the TRS jack. See “Appendix B: 

Connections” for more information.

•   When using a TS or TRS plug, make sure it is pushed all 

the way into the jack. Partially inserting the plug into 

the jack could result in a drop in signal level (by 6 dB).

•   The S•8s can be used with a home receiver even 

if the receiver lacks a preamp output by using a 

speaker-level to line-level attenuator. (See “Input 

Signal Wiring” on page 10 for more information.)

The S•8 expects a line-level signal at its input. Use 

this control to adjust the sensitivity of the input section 

according to the signal strength at its input.

•   The S•8 is designed to operate with a +4 dBu signal 

when the INPUT LEVEL control is at the MAX position.

• The S•8 can accept 

up to a +20 dBu signal 

by turning down the 

INPUT LEVEL control 

accordingly.

• NEVER connect the 

output of an amplifi er 

directly to the input 

of the S•8. This could 

damage the input 

circuitry of the studio 

monitor.

The HIGH FREQ 

switch tailors 

the overall high-

frequency response 

by ±2 dB at 5 kHz 

and above. Leave 

this switch in the “0 

(NORMAL)” position 

unless:

•  You want to subtly 

brighten or darken 

the sound of the 

speakers.

•  Perhaps you have 

hearing loss caused 

by too many nights 

in front of a double 

Marshall stack.

•  You just like to mix on the bright side or dull side.

If your mixes consistently sound dull or dark when 

you listen elsewhere, this usually indicates that your 

monitors are too bright, relative to your normal 

hearing. A bit less high-frequency energy usually fi xes 

this, and you can force the mix in this direction by 

reducing the high-frequency output of the monitors 

by using the –2 dB position of the switch.

Conversely, if your mixes are consistently too bright, 

then adding some additional high-frequency energy 

in the monitors satisfi es your ears, and the resultant mix 

has less HF content.

It’s a real rush to mix really loud. But remember that 

the resulting mix only sounds good when you play it at 

least that loud. However strange it may sound, mixes 

made at lower levels sound even better when played 

loud, perhaps even a bit bigger than life.