EAW QX396 Specifications

QX396 Specifications

FEATURES

• High output, single or bi-amplied, two-way performance

• Broadband pattern control

• Ultra-ecient HF compression driver

• Four Phase Aligned™ 10-in cone transducers (vertical and horizontal pairs)

• Installation exibility, compact size

DESCRIPTION

The new QX300 Series design delivers great output and renowned broad­band pattern control similar to the QX500 Series three-way but in a new
compact two-way format. Its large 4-in voice coil high frequency compres­sion driver makes it possible to cover the mid-range frequencies. Its high

output level makes it appropriate for medium throws in arenas and stadiums

or high-energy applications like live music venues or dance clubs. Its broad­band pattern control lets it tame hostile acoustical environments like cathe­drals or highly reverberant public spaces. And its exceptional delity pleases

the most critical listeners in concert halls and performing arts centers.

The QX396 has an ultra-ecient and unique high compression driver with a
90° x 60° constant directivity horn (one of six horn patterns available, ranging
from 60⁰ x 45⁰ to 120⁰ x 60⁰). Four Phase Aligned™ 10-in low frequency trans­ducers arranged as vertical and horizontal pairs leverage benecial interac­tion based on their spacing to extend pattern control.

Because the four low frequency transducers surround the high compression

driver symmetrically in the horizontal and vertical planes, response across

the full frequency spectrum appears to originate from a single point in space.

Users can select between single-amp and bi-amp operating modes. Addi­tionally, each woofer pair is brought out to the input plate independently to
permit independent, series, or parallel wiring. Combined, these features oer
enormous installation exibility.

Six year warranty.

2-WAY FULL-RANGE LOUDSPEAKER 90° × 60°

See NOTES TABULAR DATA for details

CONFIGURATION

Subsystem:
Transducer Loading

LF 4× 10-in cone Phase-Aligned™

HF 1× 1.4-in exit, 4-in voice coil Horn-loaded
compression driver

Operating Mode:

Amplifier Channels External Signal Processing

Single-amp LF/HF DSP w/EAW Focusing

Bi-amp LF, HF DSP w/EAW Focusing

PERFORMANCE

Operating Range: 66 Hz to 20 kHz

Nominal Beamwidth:

Horz 90°
Vert 60°

Axial Sensitivity (whole space SPL):
LF/HF 106 dB 70 Hz to 20 kHz

LF 102 dB 66 Hz to 600 Hz

HF 109 dB 500 Hz to 20 kHz

Input Impedance (ohms):
Nominal Minimum

LF/HF 8 6.4 @ 175 Hz

LF1, LF2 (each) 4 4 @ 460 Hz

LF (total) 2 2 @ 460 Hz

HF 8 7.9 @ 720 Hz

High Pass Filter: High Pass =>70 Hz, 12 dB/octave Butterworth

Accelerated Life Test:

LF/HF 80 V 800W @ 8 ohm

LF1, LF2 (each) 60 V 900W @ 4 ohm

LF (total) 60 V 1800W @ 2 ohm

HF 35 V 150 W @ 8 ohm

Calculated Axial Output Limit (whole space SPL):
Average Peak

LF/HF 136 dB 142 dB

LF 135 dB 141 dB

HF 130 dB 136 dB

ORDERING DATA

Description Part Number

EAW QX396 2-Way Full-Range Loudspeaker Black 2040496

EAW QX396 2-Way Full-Range Loudspeaker White 2042378

EAW QX396-WP 2-Way Full-Range Loudspeaker Black 2042388

Optional Accessories

U-Bracket Horizontal QX3 Black [UBKT-QX3H] 2042189

Adapter Bracket QX Black [ACC-ABQX] 2036437

Weather Protection Shield [ACC-WPSQX3] 2042373

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ENCLOSURE

Material

Exterior Grade Baltic Birch Plywood

Wear resistant textured black paint

Finish

Powder-coated perforated steel

Grille

C

DATECHANGE NUMBERREV

3/6/13ECOWHT9288A

4

2.2

[55]

B

BACK

.5[13]

QX300 SERIES

INPUT

A

SCALE:

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DWG CUSTOMER

TITLE:

1 1

SHEET OF

QX300 SERIES

[MECHANICAL SPECIFICATION]

A

REVISION:

0.050

2040476-CD

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DRAWING NUMBER:

PRO ENGINEER

9.0[229]
"X"

6.0

[152]

3

VIEW A-A

18.5

[469]

A

FOR REF ONLY

TOLERANCE IN INCHES

DUAL [MM] DIMENSIONS

LINEAR ± 0.13 in / ± 3.3 mm

ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES

UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED:

ANGLES ± 1°

(X.XX) = REF DIMS

TO BE SYMMETRICAL

NO TOLERANCE IMPLIED

DIMENSIONS ACROSS CENTERLINES

TSC = THEORETICAL SHARP CORNER

3 4

RIGHT SIDE

10.7

[272]

9.0

10.7[272]

[229]

A

54°

14.1[358]

THIRD ANGLE PROJECTION

DIMENSIONS APPLY TO BOTH SIDES

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CONFIDENTIAL PROPERTY OF

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THE INFORMATION CONTAINED

18.5

[470]

2

VIEW B-B

1.7

[42]

6.0

[152]

1

2.2[55]

B

19.9

[505]

40°

B

23.7

[602]

TOP/BOTTOM

13.4

[341]

C

NOTE: This drawing has been reduced. Do not scale.

"X"

7.8 [198]

7.6 [193]

QX326

QX366

MODEL

23.7

B

7.8 [198]

7.5 [190]

7.5 [190]

QX364

QX394

QX396

[602]

8.0 [203]

QX399

FRONT

FOR CLARITY

GRILLE NOT SHOWN

2

1

NOTES:

1. SYMBOL INDICATES CENTER OF BALANCE.

2. SYMBOL INDICATES MOUNTING POINT,

3/8-16THREADED HOLE.

3. WEIGHT APPROX. 94 lb [43 kg].

4. SHIPPING WEIGHT APPROX. 105 lb [48 kg].

A

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10 100 1000 20000

PERFORMANCE DATA

See NOTES GRAPHIC DATA for details

Frequency Response: Processed

LF = green, HF = black, Complete = blue

20

10

0

-10

SPL (dB)

-20

-30

-40
10 100 1000 20000

Frequency (Hz) Frequency (Hz)

Impedance

LF = green, HF = black, Complete = blue

100

Frequency Response: Unprocessed

LF = green, HF = black, Complete = blue

120

110

100

90

SPL (dB)

80

70

60

10 100 1000 20000

Phase Linearity

Complete = blue

180

90

10

Ohms

1

Frequency (Hz) Frequency (Hz)

Beamwidth

Horizontal = orange Vertical = black

360

100

Degrees

10

1

100 1000 20000

-0

Degrees

-90

-180
10 100 1000 20000

Frequency (Hz)

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HORIZONTAL POLAR DATA

See NOTES GRAPHIC DATA for details

180˚

180˚

135˚

-135˚

135˚

90˚

-90˚

90˚

45˚

-45˚

45˚

90˚

135˚

100Hz

0˚

0˚

125Hz

160Hz

200Hz

250Hz

315Hz

400Hz

500Hz

180˚

-135˚

-90˚

90˚

135˚

180˚

45˚

-45˚

45˚

1600Hz

0˚

0˚

2000Hz

2500Hz

3150Hz

4000Hz

5000Hz

6300Hz

8000Hz

180˚

-135˚

135˚

-135˚

-90˚

90˚

-90˚

-45˚

45˚

-45˚

-135˚

-90˚

90˚

135˚

630Hz

0˚

800Hz

1000Hz

1250Hz

180˚

-135˚

-90˚

-45˚

45˚

-45˚

10000Hz

0˚

12500Hz

16000Hz

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VERTICAL POLAR DATA

See NOTES GRAPHIC DATA for details

180˚

180˚

135˚

-135˚

135˚

90˚

-90˚

90˚

45˚

-45˚

45˚

90˚

135˚

100Hz

0˚

0˚

125Hz

160Hz

200Hz

250Hz

315Hz

400Hz

500Hz

180˚

-135˚

-90˚

90˚

135˚

180˚

45˚

-45˚

45˚

1600Hz

0˚

0˚

2000Hz

2500Hz

3150Hz

4000Hz

5000Hz

6300Hz

8000Hz

180˚

-135˚

135˚

-135˚

-90˚

90˚

-90˚

-45˚

45˚

-45˚

-135˚

-90˚

90˚

135˚

630Hz

0˚

800Hz

1000Hz

1250Hz

180˚

-135˚

-90˚

-45˚

45˚

-45˚

10000Hz

0˚

12500Hz

16000Hz

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REV: DESCRIPTION:

REVISIONS

A00 NEW ISSUE PER ECOWHT9361 MJC

INPUT PANEL SIGNAL DIAGRAM

2042184 (A) LBL INPUT QX300 SERIES

2-Way, Single-Amp (LF/HF)

WHITINSVILLE, MA USA

BI-AMP MODE

LF WIRING

(OPTIONAL)

8Ω LOAD

NC

BI-AMP INPUT

LF

− +

− +

A B C D

HFLF 



EAW

FOCUSING

AMP

XVR

2-Way, Multi-Amp (LF, HF) LF load = 8 ohms

HF

LF

LF

EAW

FOCUSING

AMP

AMP

8 ohms

LF 

LF 

HF

– (A)

+ (B)

– (C)

+ (D)

–

+

CONNECT JUMPERS

FOR PASSIVE OPERATION

PASSIVE

INPUT

ASSEMBLED IN WHITINSVILLE MA, USA

2-Way, Multi-Amp (LF, LF, HF) LF load = 2X 4 ohms

EAW

FOCUSING

AMP

AMP

AMP

4 ohms

4 ohms

LF 

LF 

HF

– (A)

+ (B)

– (C)

+ (D)

–

+

2-Way, Multi-Amp (LF, HF) LF load = 2 ohms

EAW

FOCUSING

AMP

AMP

2 ohms

LF 

LF 

HF

– (A)

+ (B)

– (C)

+ (D)

–

+

LEGEND

HPF: High Pass Filter for crossover –or– Recommended High Pass Filter.
LPF: Low Pass Filter for crossover.
LF/MF/HF: Low Frequency / Mid Frequency / High Frequency.
AMP: User Supplied Power Amplifier –or– Integral Amplifier for NT products.
XVR: Passive LPFs, HPFs, and EQ integral to the loudspeaker.

NOTES

TABULAR DATA

1. Measurement/Data Processing Systems: Primary - FChart: proprietary EAW software; Secondary - Brüel & Kjær 2012.

2. Microphone Systems: Earthworks M30; Brüel & Kjær 4133

3. Measurements: Dual channel FFT; length: 32 768 samples; sample rate: 48 kHz; logarithmic sine wave sweep.

4. Measurement System Qualication (includes all uncertainties): SPL: accuracy +/-0.2 dB @ 1 kHz, precision +/-0.5 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz, resolution 0.05 dB; Frequency: accuracy +/-1 %, precision +/-0.1
Hz, resolution the larger of 1.5 Hz or 1/48 octave; Time: accuracy +/-10.4 μs, precision +/-0.5 μs, resolution 10.4 μs; Angular: accuracy +/-1°, precision +/-0.5°, resolution 0.5°.

5. Environment: Measurements time-windowed and processed to eliminate room eects, approximating an anechoic environment. Data processed as anechoic or fractional space, as noted.

6. Measurement Distance: 7.46 m. Acoustic responses represent complex summation of the subsystems at 20 m. SPL is referenced to other distances using the Inverse Square Law.

7. Enclosure Orientation: For beamwidth and polar specications, as shown in Mechanical Specication drawing.

8. Volts: Measured rms value of the test signal.

9. Watts: Per audio industry practice, “loudspeaker watts” are calculated as voltage squared divided by rated nominal impedance. Thus, these are not True Watt units of energy as dened
by International Standard.

10. SPL: (Sound Pressure Level) Equivalent to the average level of a signal referenced to 0 dB SPL = 20 microPascals.

11. Subsystem: This lists the transducer(s) and their acoustic loading for each passband. Sub = Subwoofer, LF = Low Frequency, MF = Mid Frequency, HF = High Frequency.

12. Operating Mode: User selectable congurations. Between system elements, a comma (,) = separate amplier channels; a slash (/) = single amplier channel. DSP = Digital Signal Processor.
IMPORTANT: To achieve the specied performance, the listed external signal processing must be used with EAW-provided settings.

13. Operating Range: Range where the processed Frequency Response stays within -10 dB SPL of the power averaged SPL within this range; measured on the geometric axis. Narrow band

dips are excepted.

14. Nominal Beamwidth: Design angle for the -6 dB SPL points, referenced to 0 dB SPL as the highest level.

15. Axial Sensitivity: Power averaged SPL over the Operating Range with an input voltage that would produce 1 W at the nominal impedance; measured with no external processing on

the geometric axis, referenced to 1 m.

16. Nominal Impedance: Selected 4, 8, or 16 ohm resistance such that the minimum impedance point is no more than 20% below this resistance over the Operating Range.

17. Accelerated Life Test: Maximum test input voltage applied with an EIA-426B dened spectrum; measured with recommended signal processing and Recommended Protection Filter.

18. Calculated Axial Output Limit: Highest average and peak SPLs possible during the Accelerated Life Test. The Peak SPL represents the 2:1 (6 dB) crest factor of the Life Test signal.

19. High Pass Filter: This helps protect the loudspeaker from excessive input signal levels at frequencies below the Operating Range.

GRAPHIC DATA

1. Resolution: To remove insignicant ne details, 1/12 octave cepstral smoothing was applied to acoustic frequency responses and 1/3 octave cepstral smoothing was applied to the beamwidth and

impedance data. Other graphs are plotted using raw data.

2. Frequency Responses: Variation in acoustic output level with frequency for a constant input signal. Processed: normalized to 0 dB SPL. Unprocessed inputs: 2 V (4 ohm nominal impedance), 2.83 V (8

ohm nominal impedance), or 4 V (16 ohm nominal impedance) referenced to a distance of 1 m.

3. Processor Response: The variation in output level with frequency for a constant input signal of 0.775 V = 0 dB reference.

4. Beamwidth: Average angle for each 1/3 octave frequency band where, starting from the rear of the loudspeaker, the output rst reaches -6 dB SPL referenced to 0 dB SPL as the highest level. This method
means the output may drop below -6 dB SPL within the beamwidth angle.

5. Impedance: Variation in impedance magnitude, in ohms, with frequency without regard to voltage/current phase. This means the impedance values may not be used to calculate True Watts (see 9 above).

6. Polar Data: Horizontal and vertical polar responses for each 1/3 octave frequency band 100 Hz to 16 kHz or Operating Range.

EAW Focusing: Digital Signal Processor capable of implementing EAW Focusing.

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