HIGH PERFORMANCE SUBWOOFERS MODELS PSPL-10 AND PSPL-12 OWNERS MANUAL
Congratulations on your purchase of the Prestige High Performance Subwoofer. The Prestige Subwoofers are designed to provide you with high quality Bass reproduction required to make your car audio system perform to its full potential.
other in parallel, a 0.5-Ohm monaural output would result (See Fig. 2). On the other hand, if your amplifier is rated for 2-Ohm operation in bridged or one-channel operation, series-connect the woofer voice coils (See Fig. 3). If the amplifier is rated for 4 Ohms, interconnect the voice coils of the woofer in series as shown to obtain an 4-Ohm monaural output (See Fig. 4). PARALLEL - + 1Ω SERIES 4Ω 1Ω MONO - + - + Fig. 1 - 1Ω + - + 1Ω 4Ω 0.5 Ω MONO - + 4Ω + Fig.
INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS To realize the utmost in sound reproduction from your subwoofer(s), follow these installation recommendations: l Use a quality large gauge wire to connect your subwoofer to the amplifier l Use a subwoofer crossover to remove unwanted higher frequencies l Position the enclosure in the rear of the vehicle with the subwoofer facing rearward to improve bass response and avoid cancellation of audio frequencies ENCLOSURE CONSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS To enhance subwoofer performance,
Thiele/Small Parameters PSPL-10 Parameters PSPL-12 Series Parallel Series Parallel Fs 38.88 Hz 38.40 Hz 32.44 Hz 32.14 Hz Re 3.97 Ohms 0.95 Ohms 4.01 Ohms 0.99 Ohms Res 31.88 Ohms 4.32 Ohms 41.37 Ohms 10.37 Ohms Qms 3.89 2.55 4.41 4.34 Qes 0.48 0.56 0.43 0.42 Qts 0.43 0.46 0.39 0.38 R2 8.69 Ohms 2.53 Ohms 12.65 Ohms 3.18 Ohms Vas (Sd) 29.44 Ltrs 30.17Ltrs 54.81 Ltrs 55.84 Ltrs Mms (Sd) 68.43Gms 68.43Gms 106.45 Gms 106.
Recommended Enclosure Designs PSPL-12 PSPL-10 SEALED BOX (Vb) Box Volume = 0.56 Cu. Ft. F3: 42 Hz Dimensions: 11.5" W x 16" H x 5.25" D (Vb) Box Volume = 0.77 Cu. Ft. F3: 64 Hz Dimensions: 13.5" W x 17.75" H x 5.5" D VENTED BOX (Vb) Box Volume = 1.15 Cu. Ft. F3: 42 Hz Dimensions:12.5" W x 20.25" H x 7.75" D (P) Port = 2" ID x 7.875" Long (Vb) Box Volume = 1.68 Cu. Ft. F3: 36 Hz Dimensions: 14.13" W x 23" H x 8.75" D (P) Port =3" ID x 8.75" Long BANDPASS BOX (4th order) Vbt = 1.15 Cu. Ft.
