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BUILT-IN
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> Forward Focused Bipolar
ArrayTM
technology
- for a
three-dimensional lifelike sonic
image
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listener
in
the
room.
> Built-in
powered
subwoofers - for
deep
powerful
bass
distributed
evenly
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roomaswell
as
space-saving
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Three
4-
1/2"
second
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Two
1"
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tweeters
One
10' high excursion
subwoofer
Two 10"
low
bass radiators
BP-8060ST
SuperTower®
FEATURES
Speakersonboth
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radiate
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10"
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300
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Digital Signal
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Amplifier
Two 10"
Low
Bass
Radiators
(Dacron
damping
material
omitted
from
illustration
for
clarity)
BUILT-IN
POWERED
SUBWOOFER
BENEFITS
> Saves
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- eliminates
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>
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two
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Pure Aluminum
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Phase
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Cast Aluminum Basket
Oversize High Gauss
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molded
Polymer
Composite
Cone
Linear Response Waveguide
Balanced
Double
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Sealed
MDF
Midrange
Enclosures
Double
Layer
MDF Baffle Panels
MDF Cross-brace
Stability Feet with
Carpet
Spikes
(Dacron
damping
material
omitted
from illustration for clarity)
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Height: 44-3/16"
(112.2em)
Footprint Dimensions
(including stabilizer feet):
11-1/16IIW x 13-1/ 16IID
(28.1
emx34.1
em)
Driver
Complement:
Two
1"
aluminum
dome
tweeters;
three
4-1/2"
BDSS
midrange
drivers;
one
10"
long-throw
subwoofer
coupledtotwo
10"
Low
Bass
radiators.
Frequency Response: 20
Hz
-
30
kHz
Impedance:
Compatible
with
8
Ohm
outputs
Sensitivity: 92 dB
Recommended
Associated
Amplifier Power:
20
- 300
watts
Internal Amplifier Power: 300
watts
Inputs:
One
pairof5
way
binding
posts;
One
LFE
input
Supplied Accessories: Stabilizer
Feet;
Wood
Floor Glides;
Carpet
Spikes
BP-8060ST
SPECIFICATIONS
SYSTEM
CONFIGURATION
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