PowerBass S-10T, S-12T, S-10TD, S-12TD Application & Enclosure Manual

Autosound "S THIN" Series Subwoofer

Application & Enclosure Guide

Please read through this manual to familiarize yourself with your new speakers. Should your PowerBass

Autosound speaker components ever require service, you will need to have the original dated receipt.

S-10TD
S-12TD

S-10T
S-12T

Thank you and Congratulations

Congratulations on your decision to purchase PowerBass “S Thin” series woofers. You now own a woofer
of uncompromising design and engineering philosophy from a factory that truly believes in the relentless
pursuit of perfection. Incorporating the highest quality parts and state-of-the-art materials, these woofers
display the ultimate balance between high fidelity, extreme performance and long-lasting reliability.

At Powerbass USA, Inc. we are confident you will have many years of outstanding enjoyment from your
superior WOOFER investment. For maximum performance we recommend that you have your new
PowerBass “S Thin” series Woofer installed by an Authorized PowerBass Dealer.

To learn more about PowerBass, please visit us on the World Wide Web at

http://www.powerbassusa.com

∆ Warning ∆
Continuous exposure to sound pressure levels in excess of 100 dB can cause permanent hearing loss. PowerBass Autosound Speakers
are capable of producing sound pressure levels well over 170 dB. Please observe all local sound ordinances while listening to your
PowerBass Autosound system. PowerBass USA, Inc. accepts no liability for hearing loss, bodily injury, or property damage due to the
result of use or misuse of this product.

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POWERBASS AUTOSOUND "S THIN" WOOFER FEATURES

Proprietary Composite Polycarbonate / Glass Fiber Basket: Provides a rigid and stable woofer
platform.

One Piece Injection Molded Cone: This design ensures low distortion bass reproduction and voice
coil alignment.

Large Roll Rubber Surrounds: Allows maximum excursion and precision bass reproduction.

2" Vented KSV Voice Coil Formers: These specially designed resin coated high temperature voice

coils ensure high power handling and precise linear excursion while maximizing thermal heat dissipation.

Perimeter Aeroventing: Aeroventing is incorporated in the basket design allowing cooler air to run over
the voice coil and keep the motor structure from overheating. Cooler woofers mean better bass!

Single and Dual 4-ohm Voice Coil: Made with pure EIW wire for multiple woofer applications and high
energy and heat transfer. This makes the voice coil highly efficient, and allows you to play louder for longer.

Chrome Push Terminals: These high strength compression loaded speaker terminals ensure maximum
current and power transfer.

Optimally Designed for Small Sealed Enclosures: For tight area, high SPL applications.

WIRING GUIDELINES

It is highly recommended that you seek an authorized PowerBass dealer to properly setup, wire
and install your woofers for maximum performance.

There are multiple ways to wire your woofers depending on your amplifier and system configuration. The use
of multiple voice coils offers you more versatility in system configuration. It is important to know the limits of
your amplifier to optimize its performance. It is always better to use your subwoofer in a mono / bridged mode
if your amplifier has the capabilities. There are basically four different types of wiring configurations: Series,
Parallel, Series-Parallel or Parallel-Parallel. It is possible to change the impedance or load by how the speakers
are to be wired and by the quantity of woofers used.

Parallel wiring a dual 4 ohm sub = 2 ohm

Parallel-Parallel wiring two dual 4 ohm subs = 1 ohm

Series-Parallel wiring two dual 4 ohm subs = 4 ohm

NOTE: Never connect only one coil of a Dual Voice Coil (DVC) speaker. BOTH voice coils must be
connected to the amplifier

DUAL VOICE COIL WIRING

PARALLEL

SERIES

SERIES PARALLEL

PARALLEL-PARALLEL

Series wiring a dual 4 ohm sub = 8 ohm

Amplifier

Amplifier

Amplifier

Amplifier

SINGLE VOICE COIL WIRING

Parallel wiring of two single 4 ohm subs = 2 ohms

Parallel wiring of four single 4 ohm subs = 1 ohms

Series/ Parallel wiring of four single

4 ohm subs = 4 ohms

Single 4 ohm woofer

Amplifier

STANDARD

PARALLEL

Amplifier

PARALLEL

Amplifier

SERIES-PARALLEL

Amplifier

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