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Re: Hornsub shootout RESULTS - DR250 [message #28082 is a reply to message #28081] Sat, 15 October 2005 13:36 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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Registered: January 2001
Illuminati (33rd Degree)

Leland Crooks brought a pair of DR250 speakers that he hoped to test. So we had a little time at the end of the day and we ran a couple sweeps.

Specifications:

Weight: 40 lbs
Dimensions: 22" x 22" x 22"
Power handling: 150wrms
Impedance: 8Ω
Frequency range: 100Hz - 16kHz
Sensitivity: 105dB/W/M
Max Output: 125dB/M
Distortion at 100 watts: 5%

http://prosoundshootout.com/Measurements/DR250_Impedance.gif
DR250 Impedance


Impedance is 8Ω, so 28.28v input is 100 watts. Since we measured 10 meters away, the values correspond to both 2.83v/1M and 1W/1M.

http://prosoundshootout.com/Measurements/DR250_28v.gif
DR250response at 10 meters with 28.28v input (2.83v/1M)


The blue line is SPL, and the violet line shows distortion. Average distortion is 25dB under the fundamental, which is about 5%. Since measurement was taken at 10 meters, add 20dB to find SPL at 1 meter. With 100 watts input, the 10 meter measurement works out the same as 1 watt input measured at a distance of 1 meter.

http://prosoundshootout.com/Measurements/DR250_Impulse.gif
DR250 impulse response

http://prosoundshootout.com/Measurements/DR250_Step.gif
DR250 step response


 
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