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Max Power Input into drivers [message #16661]

Tue, 06 July 2004 08:04

GarMan
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Registered: May 2009

Illuminati (2nd Degree)

I was playing around with Boxplot, modelling various Eminence drivers and would like to clarify how to interpret Max Input and Max SPL. I've already did a search through my copy of Loudspeaker Cookbook and there was very little mention on this topic.

For a driver like the Delta12 (not LF), it's rated at 400W. However, according to Boxplot, the Max Power handling of this driver drops very quickly down to 30W below 100Hz in a 4 cubic ft vented box. I guess this is due to the combination of driver compliance, box compliance and Xmax.

From a practical standpoint, does this mean that the speaker should not be fed anymore than 30W below 100Hz?

thanks,
Gar.

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		Max Power Input into drivers By: GarMan on Tue, 06 July 2004 08:04
		Re: Max Power Input into drivers By: Adrian Mack on Tue, 06 July 2004 08:41
		Re: Max Power Input into drivers By: GarMan on Tue, 06 July 2004 09:33
		Re: Max Power Input into drivers By: Adrian Mack on Wed, 07 July 2004 01:40

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