15″ / 380 mm
Nominal diameter
43 Hz
Resonance
0.41
Q factor
95 dB
Sensitivity
± 6.5 mm
Linear excursion
800 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
95.2
dB
Frequency response
35 - 2000
Hz
Thiele & Small parameters
Resonance frequency (free air)
fS
43.0
Hz
Mechanical quality factor
QMS
24.73
Electrical quality factor
QES
0.41
Total quality factor
QTS
0.41
Large signal parameters
Maximum linear excursion
xmax
6.5
mm
Air volume displaced at xmax
VD
553
cm³
Power handling
P
400
W
Program power
Pmax
800
W
Voice Coil
Nominal impedance
Z
8
Ω
DC resistance
RE
6.0
Ω
Inductance (1kHz)
LE
1.3
mH
VC Diameter
75
mm
Winding height
HVC
18
mm
Magnet
Force factor
Bl
20.5
N/A
Motor constant
Bl/√RE
8.37
N/√W
Air gap height
HAG
10
mm
Diaphragm
Effective diameter
329
mm
Effective area
SD
850
cm²
Moving mass
MMS
107
g
Moving mass (without air load)
MMD
89.7
g
Suspensions
Stiffness
KMS
8.33
N/mm
Compliance
CMS
120
µm/N
Equivalent volume to the compliance
VAS
129
L
Mechanical resistance
RMS
1.17
N·s/m
Surround material
Nomex Fabric
Dimensions
Nominal diameter
15
″
380
mm
Overall diameter
388
mm
Baffle cutout diameter
354
mm
Overall depth
161
mm
Flange thickness
15
mm
Mounting depth
146
mm
Volume occupied by the driver (estimated)
4.2
L
Net weight
8.8
kg
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15″Woofer
fS
44 Hz
SD
881 cm²
40 - 3000 Hz
QTS
0.39
xmax
7.0 mm
SPL1W
96 dB
Bl/√RE
8.38
Pmax
1000 W
15″Woofer
fS
43 Hz
SD
850 cm²
45 - 3000 Hz
QTS
0.41
xmax
7.0 mm
SPL1W
95 dB
Bl/√RE
7.98
Pmax
1000 W
15″Low frequency
fS
46 Hz
SD
855 cm²
40 - 4000 Hz
QTS
0.38
xmax
7.8 mm
SPL1W
96 dB
Bl/√RE
7.61
Pmax
800 W