Phoenix Gold Titanium Elite User Manual

Titanium Elite Component Speaker System

SPECIFICATIONS

Titanium Elite 1t Tweeter

Flush Mounting Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.125 in

Flush Mounting Hole Diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.85 in

Titanium Elite 5m Midrange

Mounting Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.95 in

Mounting Diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.8 in

Overall Diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.9 in

Optional Sealed Enclosure Size . . . . . . . . . . ..02 - .05 cu ft

T/S Parameters:

Fs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73.61 Hz

Re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.16 Ohms

Qms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.76

Qes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..4

Qts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..32

Vas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.46 liters

Mms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.71 grams

Cms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .436 uM/Newton

Vas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.29 Tesla-M

SPL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90.2dB

Sd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94.34 sq cm

Titanium Elite 6m Midrange

Mounting Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.2 in

Mounting Diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.5 in

Overall Diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.5 in

Optional Sealed Enclosure Size . . . . . . . . . . ..04 - 1 cu. ft.

T/S Parameters:

Fs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62.18 Hz

Re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.07 Ohms

Qms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.13

Qes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..4

Qts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..33

Vas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.24 liters

Mms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13.10 grams

Cms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500 uM/Newton

Vas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.31 Tesla-M

SPL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90.9dB

Sd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120.76 sq. cm

Titanium Elite System Specifications

Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . .±1dB, 20Hz to 20kHz

Nominal Impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Ohms

Crossover Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3kHz

Acoustic Crossover Slopes . . . . . . . . . . . 24dB per Octave

Crossover Housing Dimensions . . .9.75”W x 6.25”L x 2.0”H Titanium 5 Elite System Power Handling . .250 Watts RMS Titanium 6 Elite System Power Handling . .300 Watts RMS

LIMITED WARRANTY

Phoenix Gold International, Inc. (or "Phoenix Gold") warrants its products against defects in materials and workmanship for a limited period of time.

For a period of one (1) year from date of original purchase, we will repair or replace the product, at our option, without charge for parts and labor. Customer must pay all parts and labor charges after the limited warranty period expires. The limited warranty period for factory refurbished products expires after ninety (90) days from date of original purchase. This limited warranty applies only to purchases from authorized Phoenix Gold Electronics/Speaker retailers.

This limited warranty is extended only to the original purchaser and is valid only to consumers in the United States. Consumers are required to provide a copy of the original sales invoice from an authorized Phoenix Gold dealer when making a claim against this limited warranty. This limited warranty only covers failures due to defects in materials or workmanship that occur during normal use. It does not cover failures resulting from accident, misuse, abuse, neglect, mishandling, misapplication, alteration, faulty installation, modification, service by anyone other than Phoenix Gold, or damage that is attributable to Acts of God. It does not cover costs of transportation to Phoenix Gold or damage in transit.

This warranty will become void if the serial number identification has been wholly or partially removed, altered or erased. Repair or replacement under the terms of this warranty does not extend the terms of this warranty.

Should a product prove to be defective in workmanship or material, the consumer's sole remedies will be repair o r replacement as provided under the terms of this warranty. Under no circumstances shall Phoenix Gold be liable for loss or damage, direct, consequential or incidental, arising out of the use of or inability to use the product. There are no express warranties other than described above.

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Titanium Elite Component Speaker System

FEATURES

Titanium Elite 1t Tweeter Features:

• 28mm hand doped diaphragm

• FEA optimized neodymium motor assembly

• Ultra flush mounting cup for improved in car response

• Integrated phase plug for enhanced dispersion

Titanium Elite 5m-6m Midrange Features:

• 3 inch multi-layer voice coil

• Custom cast aluminum basket

• Ultra thin mounting depth

• Threaded speaker connection terminal

• Solid one piece polypropylene cone/dust cap assembly

• FEA optimized inner radial neodymium motor structure

Titanium Elite Passive Crossover Features:

• State of the art computer aided design process for uncompromised fidelity

• Shielded Titanium Crossover Housing with gold plated threaded speaker connections

• Audiophile Components: air core inductors/composite bypassed capacitors

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Speaker Design

System Wiring

One piece Polypropylene Cone/Surround Assembly

Blue Anodized Aluminum Voice Coil Former

Multilayer 3 Inch High Temperature Lightweight Aluminum Voice Coil

Computer Optimized Top Plate for High Efficiency and Low Distortion

Custom Cast Aluminum Basket

Titanium Midrange Anatomy

The Titanium Elite drivers are engineered to deliver the finest audio fidelity available in a vehicle today. The inner radial design allows the voice coil to reside outside of the magnet, this leads to superior linear excursion and higher efficiency. Only the highest quality components are used to build this driver to ensure exacting musical reproduction.

Computer Optimized

Linear Roll Spider

45 MGOe Grade Neodymium

Iron Boron (NdFeB) Magnet

Ultra Low Carbon Pole Piece

Magnetic Return Cup

Hybrid Custom

Tooled Terminal

Titanium Elite 1t

Titanium Elite 5m/6m

Titanium Elite Crossover

Tweeter Level: Two jumpers located on the crossover’s endpanel will adjust the tweeter level.

+ - + -

Titanium 600.2

Blue LEDs: Blue LEDs within the crossover will vary intensity according to the musical signal level.

Mounting Information

Overall Diameter: 6.5 in

Mounting Diameter: 5.5 in

Titanium Elite 1t

The diagram to the right illustrates how the flush mount kit is used for installing the tweeter. Simply secure the mounting cup by turning the mounting screw, this will tighten the mounting clamp. The door panel or mounting baffle will be located between the mounting clamp and flush mount cup. After the flush mount cup is securely tightened to the door panel or mounting baffle then simply snap the tweeter into the flush mount cup. To remove the tweeter carefully use a small screw driver to unsecure the tweeter from of the flush mount cup.

Flush Mounting Depth: 1.125 in Flush Mounting Hole Diameter: 1.85 in

Overall Diameter: 5.9 in

Mounting Diameter: 4.8 in

Mounting Clamp Flush Mounting Cup Tweeter

Left Channel

The above diagram illustrates how to wire the Titanium EIite Component System to an amplifier. Please note the labeling on the Titanium Elite crossover and speaker terminals for proper installation. Minimum speaker wire size is 16 gauge. For optimal speaker performance we recommend an amplifier that can provide at least 75 watts of continuous power.

Right Channel

Speaker Placement

There are three main ingredients to maximize the performance of the Titanium Elite Components. The first is to equalize the speaker’s path lengths between the driver ’s and passenger’s side of vehicle. Ideally, for equal pathlengths it would be best to sit in the middle of the vehicle, but obviously that’s not an option. The best way to equalize the path lengths is to move the left and right speakers to location where the both of listeners’ positions are an equal distance from the left and right speakers. This is usually accomplished by mounting the speakers low in the kick panel. This gives the most linear sound stage and spectral balance. The only drawback to kick panel installations is the inherent lack of height in the sound stage.

The second key ingredient to speaker placement is attempting to locate the speakers on the same acoustical plane. Due to the very shallow depth of the Titanium Elite Drivers they are naturally "Time-Aligned”. By placing the mid and tweeter on a flat baff l e and "aiming" that baffle at the listener will give the best phase response between the two drivers.

The third most important requirement for best performance is proximity. The closer you can get the two drivers together the better acoustical coupling you will get. This makes the individual drivers disappear and sound like one acoustical point source.

Because of the harsh Car Audio environment it is not always possible to mount speakers in the most optimum location. Also, due to listener preference it might make sense to mount the speakers in a non-optimal location. One mounting technique that h a s become popular is to mount the tweeter up in the A-Pillar firing towards each other or even tilted inward facing the windshield about 5 degrees. This gives the effect of a very high sound stage and excellent left and right imaging. The drawback to this t e c h n i q u e is the effect the windshield and hard plastic dashboards have on the spectral response of the system. Each installation is drastically d i fferent so be sure to experiment with several different locations locations to find optimal results.