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1038BC Data Sheet

AMPLIFIER SECTION

CROSSOVER SECTION

SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS

  

 

 

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Lower cut-off frequency, -3 dB

    

< 33 Hz

Upper cut-off frequency, -3 dB

   

> 20 kHz

Free fi eld frequency response 

 

35 Hz - 20 kHz (±2.5 dB)

Maximum short term sine wave acoustic 
output on axis in half space, averaged 
from 100 Hz to 3 kHz

 

 

@ 1 m >120 dB SPL

 

 

 

 

@ 0.5 m >126 dB SPL

 
Maximum long term RMS acoustic 
output in same conditions with 
IEC-weighted noise (limited by driver  

@ 1m >116 dB SPL

unit protection circuit)

 

 

@ 0.5 m >122 dB SPL

Maximum peak acoustic output per pair 
@ 2 m from the engineer with music 
material  

  > 124 dB

Self generated noise level in free fi eld 
@ 2 m on axis 

 

 

< 15 dBA

Harmonic distortion at 95 dB SPL 

Freq: 

50...100 Hz  

<1%

@ 1 m on axis 

 

 

 

100...20 kHz  

<0.5

Drivers 

 

 

Bass 

2 x 250mm (10”)

 

 

 

 

Mid 

130 mm (5”)

 

 

 

 

Treble 

25 mm (1”) metal dome

 

 

 

 

All drivers are magnetically shielded

Weight  

  60 kg (130 lb)

Speaker dimensions  

 

Height 

350 mm (13 

3

/

4

”)

(horizontal mounting) 

 

Width 

950 mm (37 

3

/

8

”)

 

 

 

 

Depth 

453 mm (17 

7

/

8

”)

Amplifi er dimensions 

 

Height 

530 mm (20 

7

/

8

”)

(horizontal mounting) 

 

Width 

480 mm (18 

7

/

8

”)

 

 

 

 

Depth 

113 mm (4 

7

/

16

”)

 

 

 

 

* Note that the cable connectors require additional 

 

 

 

 

100 mm (4”) of space behind the speaker cabinet 

 

 

 

 

and the amplifi er.

  

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Bass amplifi er output power with 
an 4 Ohm load

 

Short term 400 W

Mid amplifi er output power with 
an 8 Ohm load

 

Short term 120 W

Treble amplifi er output power with 
an 8 Ohm load 

Short term 120 W

 

 

Long term output power is limited by driver unit 

  

protection 

circuitry.

Slew rate 

80 V/µs

Amplifi er system distortion at  

THD 

<0.05%

nominal output 

SMPTE-IM  <0.05%

  

CCIF-IM 

<0.05%

  

DIM 

100 

<0.05%

Signal to Noise ratio, 

Bass 

>100 dB

referred to full output 

Mid 

>100 dB

  

Treble  >100 dB

Mains voltage:  

100/200 or 115/230V

Voltage operating range at
 

230V setting 

207 - 244 V (-10/+6 %)

 

115V setting 

104 - 122 V (-10/+6 %)

Power consumption 

Idle 

60 W

  

Full 

output 

500 

W

  

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Input connector: XLR female 

pin 1 gnd

  

pin 

+

 

 

pin 3 -

Input impedance 

10 kOhm balanced

Input level for 100 dB SPL output @ 1m 

variable from +6 to -6 dBu

Input level for maximum short term output 
of 120 dB SPL @ 1m 

variable from +26 to +14 dBu

Subsonic fi lter below 33 Hz  

18 dB/octave

Ultrasonic fi lter above 25 kHz 

12 dB/octave

Crossover frequencies  

Bass/Mid 

410 Hz

  

Mid/Treble 

kHz

Crossover acoustical slopes 

24 - 32 dB/octave

Level control operating range  

Bass  

from 0 to -6 dB & MUTE

in 1 dB steps 

Mid  

from 0 to -6 dB & MUTE

 

 

Treble  

from 0 to -6 dB & MUTE

Bass roll-off control in 2 dB steps 

from 0 to -8 dB @ 33 Hz

Bass tilt control in 2 dB steps 

from 0 to -8 dB @ 80 Hz

  

The 

‘CAL’ position is with all tone controls set to ‘off’

  

 

and input sensitivity control to maximum and 

 

 

corresponds to a maximally fl at free fi eld response.

Genelec Document BBA0055001 Copyright Genelec Oy 2.2003. All data subject to change without prior notice

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