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23.30

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40

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0.30

SPECIFICATIONS
DIAMETER:

SENSrTIVITY
PowER HANDLING:
FREQUENCY RESPONSE:

NoMINAL IMPEDA
VOICE-CO
DIMENSI

SEALED ENCLOSURE (FREQUENCY

I

20

1

(2.83V @

IL

DIAMETER:

ONS:

dBSPl

::

:

1--------f- +

1

05

~--········

··

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100

95

90

:

75

10 1--

--

65

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20

Hz

·

-+

CE:

i········

30

1M):

--~-+--

+---

__

-+------~

-+---r-+

10"

(254MM

)
89dB
200WRMS

35Hz­2
2"

RESPONSE

(800WPEAK)

175Hz

OR4 OHMS

(51MM)

@ 2.83V)

[

+·-:----··-···-···-·

200

10

7

10

2

97

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92

87

77

72

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67
62

300

40

Reference 1

V60x= 1.50

BAND-PAss-Box

Reference 1

(5ideview)

V

REAR

= 0.75

ft

OOOs

(5ideview)

3

ft

(42.48liters)

VoLUME

OOOs

3

(21.23liters)

length= 7"

(INcLUDEs

V

i

fs=

Port

33.0

Hz

rmm

l;::=:::;j

diameter=

DRivER/PoRT DisPLACEMENTs)

Port

fs=60Hz

1~1

102

FRO

NT= 0.75

mm

ft

l

ength=

3

3"

76

mm

i

7-1/2"

1

90.Smm

l

(21.231ite

rs)

VENTED ENCLOSURE

11

0

10

5

100

I

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95

20

90

75

l:

70
65

20 Hz

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11

0

1

..

.

1

05

1

00

95

20

90

80
75
70

l"

65

20 Hz

40

30

ENCLOSURE (FREQUENcY

30

40

(FREQU

ENCY RESPONSE @ 2.83V)

60

70 80 90 1

50

50

6()

00

RE

70

80

90 100

200

sPo NsE @ 2.83V)

200

300

300

10

7

102

97

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92

87 40

77

72

"j

67

62

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07

.

..

1

102

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92

87

40

77

72

"j

67

62

Harman

Int

erna

tional

Industri

es,

Inc.,

85

00 Balb

oa

Blvd., Northridge, CA

91329

• www.innnitysp eakers.com