Eastern Acoustic Works One Main Street Whitinsville, MA 01588 tel 800 992 5013 / 508 234 6158 fax 508 234 8251 www.eaw.com
EAW products are continually improved. All specifications are therefore subject to change without notice.
Part Number: RD0186 (B) AX396 April 2005
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DESCRIPTION
The AX3 Series is a versatile set of arrayable, full-range modules that
can provide the "horsepower" for the high outputs required in larger
venues. The AX3 Series include horn patterns from 45° x 45° to 90° x
60°. All AX enclosures, including the AX2 Series and companion AX122
subwoofer, have an identically sized, dual trapezoidal shape. This
permits creating horizontally or vertically orientated arrays in a variety of
beamwidths, with the AX's superior horizontal and vertical pattern
symmetry maintaining the proper relationship between the polar
patterns. A set of 3/8-16 threaded mounting points facilitate installation.
Single-amp and bi-amp operating modes are user-selectable. In
single-amp mode, the passive crossover is designed to work with a
digital signal processor (DSP). This reduces the crossover’s
complexity, minimizes power losses, and provides more
sophisticated digital processing to maximize performance.
The AX3 Series features a newly-designed, coaxial transducer with
high efficiency, MF cone and HF compression drivers. The drivers
share a common, neodymium magnet allowing closely spaced voice
coils. This minimizes the distance between the MF and HF acoustic
origins for highly coherent sound both on and off axis. The MF's
sealed, aluminum chassis acts as a heat sink for the entire assembly.
The MF/HF transducer loads into a large, common horn via a
modified version of the EAW's patented Radial Phase Plug™. A
unique HF waveguide is integrated within the center of the phase
plug. It is acoustically transparent to the MF energy while being
acoustically opaque to and acting as a waveguide for the HF energy.
The low frequencies are reproduced by a pair of spaced, 12-inch
cone drivers. This LF subsystem maintains the overall coaxial
design as its acoustic origin is along the acoustic axis of the MF/HF
subsystem. In addition, the LF driver spacing provides better pattern
control than systems of similar size that use a single LF driver.
The companion AX122 subwoofer is designed to extend the low
frequency response of the AX3 full-range loudspeakers. With an
identically-sized enclosures, AX122s array perfectly with AX3s.
Six year warranty.
3-WAY FULL-RANGE COAXIAL, 90° x 60°
See NOTES TABULAR DATA for details
CONFIGURATION
Subsystem
Transducer
Loading
LF
2x 12 in cone
Phase Aligned™
MF
1x 8 in cone
Horn-loaded w/Radial
Phase Plug™
HF
1x 1.4 in exit, 2.5 in voice
Horn-loaded w/Radial
coil compression driver
Phase Plug™
Operating Mode
Amplifier Channels
External Signal Processing
Single-amp
LF/ MF/HF
DSP
Bi-amp
LF, MF/HF
DSP w/2-way filters
PERFORMANCE
1
Operating Range
68 Hz to 20 kHz
Nominal Beamwidth (rotatable)
Horz
90°
Vert
60°
Axial Sensitivity (whole space SPL)
LF/MF/HF
100 dB
68 Hz to 20 kHz
LF
103 dB
68 Hz to 335 Hz
MF/HF
102 dB
275 Hz to 20 kHz
Input Impedance (ohms)
Nominal
Minimum
LF/MF/HF
8
6.3 @ 93 Hz
LF
8
7.9 @ 165 Hz
MF/HF 8
6.6 @ 510 Hz
High Pass Filter
High Pass
=>40 Hz, 24 dB/octave Butterworth
Accelerated Life Test
2
LF/MF/HF
80 V
800 W @ 8 ohm
LF
89 V
1000 W @ 8 ohm
MF/HF
49 V
300 W @ 8 ohm
Calculated Axial Output Limit (whole space SPL)
Average
Peak
LF/MF/HF
129 dB
135 dB
LF
133 dB
139 dB
MF/HF
126 dB
132 dB
ORDERING DATA
Description
Part Number
AX396 3-Way Full-Range Loudspeaker Black
0010432
AX396 3-Way Full-Range Loudspeaker White
0011592
AX396 3-Way Full-Range Loudspeaker Black WP 0011570
Optional Accessories
Eyebolt/Forged Shoulder (3/8-16 x 1.25 in)
104001
1
To achieve specified performance, the listed external signal processing with EAW-provided settings is required.
2
For recommendations to select power amplifier size refer to : “HOW MUCH AMPLIFIER POWER DO I NEED?” on the EAW web site.
