User Manual

Power Handling and Xmax
 These are thermal power handling numbers.
These should be used as a guide in
choosing an amplifier.
– A 500 W RMS amplifier is 4x the power
handling rating of the amplifier—too much
power.
– Depending on the box and the customer,
you may be able to use an amplifier that
provides 2x or 3x the RMS power handling
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provides 2x or 3x the RMS power handling
rating.
 If you want to design your own box using
your own computer modeling program,
Thiele and Small parameters are included
 Carefully consider Xmax (maximum
excursion) when you choose your box. It’s
OK to exceed Xmax by about 20 percent
– Xmax is the distance the motor can drive the
cone. If you apply much more power than the
amount required to reach Xmax, the woofer will be
in danger.