Eaw AX396 User Manual download pdf

Eastern Acoustic Works One Main Street Whitinsville, MA01588 tel 800 992 5013 / 508 234 6158 fax 508 234 8251 www.eaw.com

EAW products are continually improved. All specifications are therefore subject to change without notice. Part Number: RD0186 (B) AX396 April 2005

AX396 Specifications group · I

DESCRIPTION

The AX3 Series is a versatile set of arrayable, full-range modules that

can provide the "horsepower" for the high outputs required in larger

venues. The AX3 Series include horn patterns from 45° x 45° to 90° x

60°. All AX enclosures, including the AX2 Series and companion AX122

subwoofer, have an identically sized, dual trapezoidal shape. This

permits creating horizontally or vertically orientated arrays in a variety of

beamwidths, with the AX's superior horizontal and vertical pattern

symmetry maintaining the proper relationship between the polar

patterns. Aset of 3/8-16 threaded mounting points facilitate installation.

Single-amp and bi-amp operating modes are user-selectable. In

single-amp mode, the passive crossover is designed to work with a

digital signal processor (DSP). This reduces the crossover’s

complexity, minimizes power losses, and provides more

sophisticated digital processing to maximize performance.

The AX3 Series features a newly-designed, coaxial transducer with

high efficiency, MF cone and HF compression drivers. The drivers

share a common, neodymium magnet allowing closely spaced voice

coils. This minimizes the distance between the MF and HF acoustic

origins for highly coherent sound both on and off axis. The MF's

sealed, aluminum chassis acts as a heat sink for the entire assembly.

The MF/HF transducer loads into a large, common horn via a

modified version of the EAW's patented Radial Phase Plug™. A

unique HF waveguide is integrated within the center of the phase

plug. It is acoustically transparent to the MF energy while being

acoustically opaque to and acting as a waveguide for the HF energy.

The low frequencies are reproduced by a pair of spaced, 12-inch

cone drivers. This LF subsystem maintains the overall coaxial

design as its acoustic origin is along the acoustic axis of the MF/HF

subsystem. In addition, the LF driver spacing provides better pattern

control than systems of similar size that use a single LF driver.

The companion AX122 subwoofer is designed to extend the low

frequency response of the AX3 full-range loudspeakers. With an

identically-sized enclosures, AX122s array perfectly with AX3s.

Six year warranty.

3-WAY FULL-RANGE COAXIAL, 90° x 60°

See NOTES TABULAR DATA for details

CONFIGURATION

Subsystem

Transducer Loading

LF 2x 12 in cone Phase Aligned™

MF 1x 8 in cone Horn-loaded w/Radial

Phase Plug™

HF 1x 1.4 in exit, 2.5 in voice Horn-loaded w/Radial

coil compression driver Phase Plug™

Operating Mode

Amplifier Channels External Signal Processing

Single-amp LF/ MF/HF DSP

Bi-amp LF, MF/HF DSP w/2-way filters

PERFORMANCE

Operating Range 68 Hz to 20 kHz

Nominal Beamwidth (rotatable)

Horz 90°

Vert 60°

Axial Sensitivity (whole space SPL)

LF/MF/HF 100 dB 68 Hz to 20 kHz

LF 103 dB 68 Hz to 335 Hz

MF/HF 102 dB 275 Hz to 20 kHz

Input Impedance (ohms)

Nominal Minimum

LF/MF/HF 8 6.3 @ 93 Hz

LF 8 7.9 @ 165 Hz

MF/HF 8 6.6 @ 510 Hz

High Pass Filter

High Pass =>40 Hz, 24 dB/octave Butterworth

Accelerated Life Test

LF/MF/HF 80 V 800 W @ 8 ohm

LF 89 V 1000 W @ 8 ohm

MF/HF 49 V 300 W @ 8 ohm

Calculated Axial Output Limit (whole space SPL)

Average Peak

LF/MF/HF 129 dB 135 dB

LF 133 dB 139 dB

MF/HF 126 dB 132 dB

ORDERING DATA

Description Part Number

AX396 3-Way Full-Range Loudspeaker Black 0010432

AX396 3-Way Full-Range Loudspeaker White 0011592

AX396 3-Way Full-Range Loudspeaker Black WP 0011570

Optional Accessories

Eyebolt/Forged Shoulder (3/8-16 x 1.25 in) 104001

1 To achieve specified performance, the listed external signal processing with EAW-provided settings is required.

2 For recommendations to select power amplifier size refer to : “HOW MUCH AMPLIFIER POWER DO I NEED?” on the EAW web site.

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