Massive Audio PW12 Instruction Manual

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Printed in the U.S.A.

Massive Audio Inc.

2261 S. Atlantic Blvd.

City of Commerce, CA 90040 U.S.A.

www.massiveaudio.com

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Introduction:

Congratulations!

And thank you for purchasing a “Massive Audio” Performance Series
(PW) Stage 2 Subwoofer for your car audio system. You now own a
subwoofer of uncompromising design and engineering incorporating
the latest advances in motor structure, voice coil geometric winding
and cone structure. This handcrafted subwoofer is designed to deliver
the demands of serious sound competitors. You will soon discover that
Performance Series subwoofers display a fine balance between high
quality, performance and reliability; all proven qualities of “Massive
Audio” products.

“Massive Audio” subwoofers are the result of American Craftsmanship
using only the highest quality components and quality control
standards. In order to provide you with many years of listening
pleasure, we recommend you to have your new subwoofer installed by
an Authorized “Massive Audio Dealer.” This will ensure the proper
installation of your product, and will also increase the length of your
warranty to TWO YEARS.
(Please see the warranty section of for more details.)

Please take a moment to thoroughly read this manual to ensure that you
get the maximum benefit from this new addition to your car audio
system. When installed properly, this unit will provide years of
trouble-free performance.

Should your subwoofer ever need service or replacement due to theft,
please record the following information, which will help protect your
investment.

Model #: _______________________________________

Dealer’s Name: ___________________________________

Date of Purchase: __________________________________

Installation Shop and Date:__________________________

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DESIGN FEATURES

Custom tooled steel basket with heavy powder coating

Heavy gauge stamped steel basket, to minimize vibration.
Heavy powder coating to damp the basket to further minimize
vibration and ringing noises.

Y40 High Flux Ferrite magnets:

These high energy Y40 magnets assures sufficient magnetic force
needed for high SPL output.

Custom Tooled Motor Cover W/ Integrated Terminal Design:

For enhanced cosmetics and easy wiring for bridged or parallel voice coils.

Voice coil cooling:

Black Electro-coated magnetic plates to draw heat from voice coil.

Vacuum Formed Poly-Mica Cone with embossed Massive Logo:

Custom Poly-Mica Body with 3D embossed Massive logo.

1” tall rolled Polyester foam surround:

Custom polyester foam surround for maximum excursion, sound quality and
bass reproduction.

Kapton Fiberglass Former:

Dual 4 Ohm, 1.5” 4 layer voice coil with 30 mm winding length on a
composite Aluminum / Fiberglass former

Ventilation plate:

Molded ABS plate with chrome finish to insure noise free ventilation

High X-max:

15 mm peak to peak x-max to insure high SPL sound reproduction

CAUTION!

Pre-install preparation

This subwoofer has to play at a low frequency, Mid-volume
signal for at least 2 hours to loosen the suspension.
This is a requirement to get the best performance from
this sub-woofer.

400 Watts max 200Watts RMS

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