Specifications

81
Dual Heat Resistant Voice Coils
All PXW subwoofers are available as Dual Voice
Coil designs. You have your choice of dual 2 Ohm
or dual 4 Ohm for 1, 2, 4 or 8 Ohm Impedances.
This ensures that Clarion PXW subwoofers will work
perfectly achieve the maximum power potential
when connected to any amp on the market.
You can tell which driver you are ordering by the
last number in the model. The PXW1x51 are dual 2
Ohm drivers and PXW1x52 are dual 4 Ohm driver.
If you parallel the voice coils, you get the number at
the end of the model number.
PXW1051 Dual 2 Ohm 1 or 4 Ohms
PXW1052 Dual 4 Ohm 2 or 8 Ohms
PXW1251 Dual 2 Ohm 1 or 4 Ohms
PXW1252 Dual 4 Ohm 2 or 8 Ohms
PXW1552 Dual 4 Ohm 2 or 8 Ohms
Kevlar / Paper Composite Cone Design
The balance between strength and mass in a
woofer cone is of the utmost importance to the
performance of any audio transducer. The cone of
the PXW subwoofers is a composite of pulp paper
and Kelvar Fibres.
Paper cones have excellent strength to mass
properties, but can soften slightly in high humidity
environments. To rectify this, Clarion mixes Kevlar
fibers into the pulp paper mixture. These fibers
produce a much stronger cone that offers better
resistance to changing environment conditions.
Co-Polymer Composite High Excursion
Surround
The surround at the outer edge of the cone serves
three important duties - it provides compliance to
the cone assembly, it damps the cone assembly,
Subwoofers – Technologies
and it allows the speaker cone to travel through its
range of motion while maintaining an airtight seal.
The new Clarion PXW subwoofers feature a syn-
thetic rubber surround that provides the flexibility
of foam while offering the reliability and longevity
of rubber.
The shape of the surround allows the cone to travel
through its range of motion unimpaired.
Polypropylene Electrolytic Spun Aluminum
Coated Dust Cap
The dust cap on the new PXW subwoofers contain
engineering than meets the eye. The shape of the
dust cap, with this five reinforcing spokes, adds
significant strength to the design. Each spoke tri-
angulates the center of the cone, ensuring it does
not flex during motion.
The dust cap covers the entire face of the subwoof-
er to add strength to the Kevlar/Paper reinforced
cone beneath. The dust cap triangulates the outer
edge of the cone below, further strengthening the
assembly.
The dust cap features an electrolytically applied
spun aluminum finish.
Hidden Screw Mounting Gasket
The new PXW subwoofers feature a custom tooled
rubber mounting gasket. This gasket ensures an
perfectly airtight seal against the face of an enclo-
sure, and conceals the mounting hardware for a
clean, attractive installation.