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Velodyne Acoustics, Inc.

1070 Commercial St. Suite #101

San Jose, CA 95112

408.436.7270 voice

408.436.7276 fax

Printed on recycled paper.
Velodyne, DF-12sc & DF-10sc are trademarks of Velodyne Acoustics, Inc.

For installation & connections, see the sup-
plied installation / connections manual.

12" & 10" Distortion Free (DF) Series

Automotive Servo-Controlled Subwoofers

Models   DF-12sc  &  DF-10sc

OWNER'S MANUAL

DISTORTION-FREE

SUBWOOFER

AUTOMOTIVE

Superior Design For Superior Sound

"...I rank the quality, if not the magnitude, of this small California
company's achievement up there with Dolby noise reduction and
the Compact Disc."

-David L. Clark
Audio, Nov. 1990
on Velodyne's servo-controlled
subwoofer systems.

"The servo-feedback subwoofers, in our experience, produce the
purest low frequency sounds of all the designs."

-John E. Johnson, Jr., Ph.D.
Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity, Jan. 1995
on Velodyne's servo-controlled
subwoofer systems.

"... it's safe to say that when it comes to woofin' done right,
Velodyne's bigger models are probably the safest bet there is."

"If you know subwoofers, you know about Velodyne."

-Corey Greenberg
Home Theater Technology, Feb. 1995
Face Off: Comparison of five subwoofers

Summary of Contents for DF-10sc

Page 1: ...ot the magnitude of this small California company s achievement up there with Dolby noise reduction and the Compact Disc David L Clark Audio Nov 1990 on Velodyne s servo controlled subwoofer systems The servo feedback subwoofers in our experience produce the purest low frequency sounds of all the designs John E Johnson Jr Ph D Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity Jan 1995 on Velodyne s servo ...

Page 2: ...ould be set by installer after initial power up Installation manual MUST be followed precisely during installation process to ensure proper performance and prevent damage to speaker or control unit 1 10 SPECIFICATIONS DF 12sc DF 10sc THD 1 1 THD 10 25 10 25 frequency response 13 105hz 15 105hz sensitivity 1w 1m 90 dB 87 dB excursion capability linear 3 4 in 3 4 in max 1 1 4 in 1 1 4 in voice coil ...

Page 3: ...stening pleasure The DF series servo controlled subwoofers represent a break through in car audio technology By designing the speaker and proprietary control circuitry from the ground up we have reduced distortion to an order of magnitude below that of the best speakers currently available After you listen we think you ll agree For the lowest distortion speakers around there is only one choice Vel...

Page 4: ...m uses a motional feed back loop which corrects for any distortion Here s how it works The music signal that normally goes to your amp is re routed to our control unit This unit monitors the music signal which should be reproduced exactly without distortion We then mount two acceler ometers on the speaker One accelerometer monitors cone motion while the other accounts for motion of the vehicle Now...

Page 5: ...e incapable of error to the amplifier Forcing the speaker s acoustical output into a true representation of the music The term servo is misused by some manufacturers who use a different motor on their speakers to try and make woofers sound like larger more powerful units Unfortunately this usually results in a large amount of distortion as well At Velodyne we take an already large powerful speaker...

Page 6: ...g woofer with a minimum of 100 watts RMS Maximum suggested amplifier power is 300 watts RMS When installed in a sealed enclosure the unit may require an amplifier towards the high end of the scale 200 300w when used in an infinite baffle setup power requirements are reduced and satisfactory performance may be attained with a smaller amp 100 200w Sealed enclosures accurate sound simple to build but...

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