12″ / 300 mm
Nominal diameter
49 Hz
Resonance
0.35
Q factor
97 dB
Sensitivity
± 4 mm
Linear excursion
500 W
Program Power
Driver
Port
Combined
Frequency response
Hz
Impedance
Ω
Impedance Phase
°
Excursion
mm
Velocity
m/s
SPL
dB
Acoustical Phase
°
Group Delay
ms
Transient response
ms
Sensitivity (1w, 1m, infinite baffle)
SPL1W
96.8
dB
Frequency response
50 - 6000
Hz
Thiele & Small parameters
Resonance frequency (free air)
fS
49.0
Hz
Mechanical quality factor
QMS
6.10
Electrical quality factor
QES
0.37
Total quality factor
QTS
0.35
Large signal parameters
Maximum linear excursion
xmax
4.0
mm
Air volume displaced at xmax
VD
212
cm³
Power handling
P
350
W
Program power
Pmax
500
W
Voice Coil
Nominal impedance
Z
4
Ω
DC resistance
RE
2.7
Ω
Inductance (1kHz)
LE
0.67
mH
VC Diameter
64
mm
Magnet
Force factor
Bl
9.6
N/A
Motor constant
Bl/√RE
5.84
N/√W
Diaphragm
Effective diameter
260
mm
Effective area
SD
531
cm²
Moving mass
MMS
36.5
g
Moving mass (without air load)
MMD
27.7
g
Suspensions
Stiffness
KMS
3.46
N/mm
Compliance
CMS
289
µm/N
Equivalent volume to the compliance
VAS
101
L
Mechanical resistance
RMS
1.84
N·s/m
Dimensions
Nominal diameter
12
″
300
mm
Overall diameter
315
mm
Baffle cutout diameter
282
mm
Overall depth
141
mm
Flange thickness
16
mm
Mounting depth
125
mm
Volume occupied by the driver (estimated)
2.4
L
Net weight
5.2
kg
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fS
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SD
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45 - 18000 Hz
QTS
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xmax
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SPL1W
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Bl/√RE
9.39
Pmax
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fS
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SD
900 cm²
40 - 2500 Hz
QTS
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xmax
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Bl/√RE
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Pmax
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fS
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SD
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55 - 5000 Hz
QTS
0.36
xmax
6.1 mm
SPL1W
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Bl/√RE
6.71
Pmax
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