EAW AX396 User Manual

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

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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 p atterns from 45° x 45° to 90° x
60°. All AX enclosures, including the AX2 Series and comp anion 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 T ABULAR DATAfor details

CONFIGURA TION

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

1

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

2

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 DA T A

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

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ENCLOSURE

Material Baltic birch plywood

Finish Wear resistant textured black paint

Grille Powder-coated perforated steel

NOTES: This drawing has been reduced. Do not scale.
For WPversion, add 0.25 in / 6.4 mm to the outside dimensions = 0.125 in / 3.2 mm all around.

20.65

[524.5]

INPUT

L

C

8.65

[219.7]

AX3

L

C

PLATE

SERIAL NUMBER

4.00

[101.6]

EASTERN ACOUSTIC W ORKS

BACK

5.00

[127.0]

DESCRIPTION

PRODUCTION

CABINET/FINISHED/BLACK/AX344

CABINET/FINISHED/BLACK/AX366

CABINET/FINISHED/BLACK/AX364

CABINET/FINISHED/BLACK/AX396

15.79

[401.0]

VIEW A-A

L

(23.98)

40°

C

[609.0]

L

C

32.06

[814.3]

RIGHT SIDE

DIMENSIONS APPLY TO BOTH SIDES

3/8-16 THREADED HOLE (PI ANGLE).

1. SYMBOL INDICATES MOUNTING POINT,

2. SYMBOL INDICATES CENTER OF BALANCE.

3. WEIGHT APPROX. 124 lb [56.2 kg]

NOTES

L

C

4. SHIPPING WEIGHT APPROX. 144 lb [65.3 kg]

0010425-66

0010425-64

0010425-44

0010425-96

DRAWING NO.

20.00

[508.0]

3.48

[88.5]

B

2.12

[53.8]

VIEW B-B

15.79

[401.0]

B

A

9.76

[247.9]

A

L

C

[304.2]

(11.98)

2.13

[54.1]

40°

20.32

[516.1]

3.48

TOP

[88.5]

24.00

[609.6]

DIMENSIONS APPLY

TO TOP AND BOTTOM

36.00

[914.4]

FRONT

GRILLE PARTIALLY SHOWN

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PERFORMANCE DA T A

See NOTES GRAPHIC DAT Afor details

Frequency Response: Processed Bi-amplified

LF = green, MF/HF = black, Complete = blue

SPL(dB)

Frequency Response: Unprocessed

LF = green, MF/HF = black, Single-amp = blue

SPL(dB)

Frequency Response: Digital Signal Processor

LF = green, MF/HF = black, Single-amp = blue

dB re 0.775 V

Beamwidth (-6 dB SPLPoints)

Horizontal = orange Vertical = black

Degrees

Impedance Magnitude

LF = green, MF/HF = black, Single-amp = blue

Ohms

120

110

100

90

80

70

60

100

10

1

400

100

10

1

100 1000 20000

Frequency (Hz)

10 100 1000 20000

Frequency (Hz)

10

0

-10

-20

-30

-40

-50

20

10

0

-10

-20

-30

-40

10 100 1000 20000

Frequency (Hz)

10 100 1000 20000

Frequency (Hz)

10 100 1000 20000

Frequency (Hz)

SPL(dB)

10

0

-10

-20

-30

-40

-50
10 100 1000 20000

Frequency (Hz)

Frequency Response: Processed Single-amplified

Complete = blue