Specifications
PV1000
PV800
PV600
PV400
Frequency Response (
±
3dB)
22–150Hz
26–150Hz
29–150Hz
44–150Hz
Subwoofer Amplifier Power
1000 watts continuous
300 watts continuous
120 watts continuous
65 watts continuous
<.5% THD, 850 watts, 20-150Hz
<.5% THD, 250 watts, 20-150Hz
<.5% THD, 100 watts, 20-150Hz
<.5% THD, 50 watts, 30-150Hz
Subwoofer Crossover
50–150Hz
50–150Hz
75–150Hz
75–150Hz
24dB/octave low-pass
24dB/octave low-pass
24dB/octave low-pass
24dB/octave low-pass
Crossover Bypass
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bass Unit
10" (250mm) DCD
12" (300mm) DCD
10" (250mm) DCD
7" (180mm) DCD
down-firing
down-firing
down-firing
internal
Passive Radiator
10" (250mm)
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rear-firing
Enclosure Type
Passive Radiator
Dual Ported
Dual Ported
Bandpass
Dimensions (H x W x D)
14
3
/
4
x 11
1
/
2
x 14
1
/
8
"
18 x 14
1
/
4
x 19"
16
1
/
2
x 11
7
/
8
x 16
1
/
8
"
19
1
/
2
x 10 x 11"
(375 x 293 x 359mm)
(458 x 363 x 483mm)
(420 x 302 x 410mm)
(496 x 254 x 280mm)
Weight
40 lbs (18kg)
40 lbs (18kg)
30 lbs (14kg)
25 lbs (12kg)
Finish
Cherry or Black
Black Ash
Black Ash
Black Ash
Wood Veneer
Vinyl Veneer
Vinyl Veneer
Vinyl Veneer
PV1000 Technical Highlight: RadialVent
™
Cooling
It's an immovable law of physics: If you want deep bass response from a small
enclosure, you need lots of power. There's no way around it. In the case of the
PV1000, we use a high-efficiency
1000-watt
amplifier to get response down to
22Hz from a remarkably small cabinet. But high power is only half of the
equation. We also need a rugged, high-output bass driver that can handle 1000
watts safely.
When a signal is applied to a voice coil, it heats up, and in turn, heats the air and the
speaker basket around it. Under extremely high power input conditions, the heat at the
voice coil builds up faster than the basket can reradiate it, eventually leading to thermal
failure or speaker "burn out."
To meet this challenge, Boston engineers developed RadialVent, a patented system
where the driver's action draws in cool air and circulates it though the double wall
of aluminum in the driver's basket (see blue arrows). The aluminum basket
effectively acts as a heat sink with forced-air cooling. The drawn air also provides
convective cooling for the basket which has absorbed heat from the voice coil. The
driver's motion then expels this heated air through the vents (red arrows). The net
result is a speaker that can operate safely at very high power levels, without danger
of thermal overload.
300 Jubilee Drive Peabody, MA 01960 978-538-5000 Fax: 978-538-5199
Specifications subject to change without notice. BassTrac, RadialVent and DCD are trademarks and Boston, Boston Acoustics and PowerVent are
registered trademarks of Boston Acoustics, Inc. © 2000 Boston Acoustics, Inc. All rights reserved.
90Hz, 6dB/octave high-pass
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