Technical Specifications
Transducers
• Low frequency: 10 inches
(254 mm) Neodymium
• High frequency: 1.5 inches
(38 mm) Neodymium
Voice coil size and impedance
• Low frequency: 2.5 inches
(64 mm) Al, 8 ohms
• High frequency: 1.75 inches
(44.4 mm) Cu, 16 ohms
Diaphragm size
• High frequency: 1.75 inches
(44.4 mm) Polyester
Exit size
• High frequency: 1.5 inches
(38 mm) port
Nominal Impedance
• Low frequency: 8 ohms
• High frequency: 16 ohms
• Passive: 8 ohms
Z = 8 ohms
Output at 1m
• 135 dB SPL ( 3 )
driven with PAX P16 134 dB
driven with internal amps 134 dB
• MINERVA9: 134 dB SPL ( 3 )
driven with PAX P16 133 dB
driven with internal amps 133 dB
Sensitivity (SPL at 1m)
• Low frequency: 106 (300 Hz) dB / 131 dB
cont. at 400 watts
• High frequency: 115 (1.5 kHz) dB / 134 dB
cont. at 80 watts
• Passive: 106 (300 Hz) dB / 128 dB
cont. at 400 watts
Power Handling
• Low frequency: 1500 watts peak
400 watts AES
800 watts program
rec. amp power on 4 ohms
2800 watts
• High frequency: 450 watts peak
80 watts AES
240 watts program
rec. amp power on 4 ohms
2800 watts
• Passive: 1200 watts peak
600 watts AES
900 watts program
rec. amp power on 4 ohms
2800 watts
Data
Crossover type and frequency
• Filter type active: FIR zero phase
Low to Mid High: 1.1 - 1.6 kHz
• Filter type passive: NONE / IIR / FIR zero phase
Low to Mid High: 1.5 kHz
• Sub to Low: 70 Hz - 130 Hz
Frequency and Phase response
• Usable frequency range: 58 Hz - 22 kHz ( 1 )
• Free field frequency response: 78 Hz - 19.5 kHz
(-5 dB) linearity (+/- 0.5 dB)
passive with IIR filter (+/- 2 dB)
• Phase response: 0° +/- 2°
from 280 Hz to 21.5 kHz
passive with IIR:
180° to - 180° from 77 Hz to 17 kHz
Size and weight
• Height: 23.58 inches (599 mm)
• Width: 14.65 inches (372 mm)
• Depth: 12.20 inches (310 mm)
• Weight:
44.09 lbs (20 kg) passive model
52.91 lbs (24 kg) active model
Coverage
• Horizontal coverage:
65° rotatable
MINERVA9: 95° rotatable
• Vertical coverage:
40° rotatable
MINERVA9: 55° rotatable
Speakers per PAX P16 channel
• For passive model:
2 / 3 ( 2 ) parallel via link
Connection
• For passive model:
2 x NL4 (1+/1- passive, 2+/2- link)
( 1 ) Full-range mode, pro-
viding 113 dB @ 52 Hz
( 2 ) possible only with short
length cables.
( 3 ) SPL max peak, test
signal: pink noise with crest
factor 6 dB.
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