User Guide

File: Alpha8SmallVented.bb6
Alpha8 Small Vented Mid/High Sat. Enclosure
By McJerry, Eminence Speaker LLC
75 Watt Displacement Limit. F3 of 71 Hz; best used with a High Pass filter set
to 70 Hz or higher.
Box Properties
--Description--
Name:
Type: Vented Box
Shape: Prism, square (optimum)
--Box Parameters--
Vb = 0.55 cu.ft
V(total) = 0.59 cu.ft
Fb = 71 Hz
QL = 7
F3 = 70.59 Hz
Fill = minimal
--Vents--
No. of Vents = 1
Vent shape = round
Vent ends = one flush
Dv = 3 in
Lv = 4.146 in
Driver Properties
--Description--
Name: Alpha-8
Type: Standard one-way driver
Company: Eminence Speaker LLC
Comment: Revised OCT 2005
Piston: Paper cone.
Suspension: Cloth surround.
Dust Cap: Solid composition paper dust cap.
Frame: Pressed steel basket.
Voice Coil: 1.5 inch (38.1 mm) copper.
Magnet: 20 oz ferrite magnet.
--Configuration--
No. of Drivers = 1
--Driver Parameters--
Fs = 72.7 Hz
Qms = 4.6
Vas = 17.7 liters
Xmax = 3.2 mm
Sd = 210 sq.cm
Qes = 0.68
Re = 5.3 ohms
Le = 0.44 mH
Z = 8 ohms
Pe = 125 watts
Normalized Amplitude Response (dB-SPL/Hz)
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dB
6
0
-6
-12
-18
-24
-30
-36
5 Hz 10 50 100 500 1 K 5 K 10 K 20 K
Custom Amplitude Response (dB-SPL/Hz at 1 m) with 75 watts
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dB
118
112
106
100
94
88
82
76
5 Hz 10 50 100 500 1 K 5 K 10 K 20 K
Maximum Acoustic Power (dB-SPL/Hz at 1 m)
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dB
119
113
107
101
95
89
83
77
5 Hz 10 50 100 500 1 K 5 K 10 K 20 K