Specifications

General

Design

Bookshelf or stand-mounted, 2-way active loudspeaker with DSP and discrete internal woofer and tweeter amplifiers

Construction

Primary enclosure: cast aluminum alloy with secondary machining

Front baffle: extruded and machined aluminum

Enclosure type

Tweeter: sealed assembly

Woofer: bass-reflex design vented at the base of the primary cast aluminum alloy enclosure

Drivers

Tweeter: carbon fiber dome, 26 mm (1 in.)

Woofer: mineral-filled polypropylene cone, 140 mm (5.50 in.)

Shipping weight

41 kg (90 lb.)

Net weight

39 kg (82 lb.)

Amplifiers

Total continuous rated amplifier power, with less than 0.05% THD+N 1

400 W RMS

Tweeter amplifier power

200 W RMS at 6 ohms

Woofer amplifier power

200 W RMS at 6 ohms

Digital Signal Processing and Conversion

Analog to digital converters

ESS™ SABRE® ES9822PRO (operating in mono mode)

Digital signal processor

AKM® triple-core with VELVET SOUND® technology processing at 32 bit/192 kHz for local system volume, crossovers, delays, equalization, and dynamics for each amplifier and driver section

Processing bit depth/resolution

32 bit / 192 kHz

Crossover frequencies/slope

3 kHz, 24 dB/octave Linkwitz-Riley

Digital to analog converters

ESS SABRE Reference DAC x 2 (operating in mono mode)

Primacy® Automatic Room Optimization (P.A.R.O.)

Measurement engine

Dual FFT measuring time, frequency and amplitude

Measured results

Frequency response (RTA, magnitude), impulse response (Lin IR, Log IR, ETC IR), and phase

Computer requirements

Computer running the Primacy Desktop application:

Windows® 10 (OS Build 1809 or later), 11

Mac® OS 14, 15, 26

Rear Panel Controls and Indicators

Power mode

Off, Auto, or On

Auto power mode

Eco or Faster

Lighting

Off, Dim, or On

Top panel accent light with user adjustable brightness levels. Displays active profile or user-defined color when connected to the Primacy centerpiece.

Rear panel overridden

LED indicates when the rear panel settings are disabled and under control by a connected Primacy centerpiece.

Status

Multicolor LED indicates the speaker's status and operating condition.

Analog input grounding

Grounded or isolated

Analog input sensitivity

Rotary dial with the following input signal voltages:

1: 8.0V (+18 dBV)

2: 4.0V (+12 dBV)

3: 2.0V (+6 dBV)

4: 1.0V (0 dBV)

5: 0.63V (-4 dBV)

6: 0.45V (-7 dBV)

7: 0.32V (-10 dBV)

High-pass filter

80 Hz @ 24 dB/octave (Off/On)

Bass lift filter

+3 dB shelving filter @ 117 Hz, Q=0.4 (Off/On)

Treble cut filter

-2 dB shelving filter @ 3780 Hz, Q=0.85 (Off/On)

Output level trim

Mute to 0 dB (-1 dB steps)

Expansion port

USB-C®

DFU

Reset

Service controls ( Connections Panel Identification)

Network Digital Audio Transport

Protocol

Dante® audio over IP

Standard

IEEE802.3 compliant (1000BASE-T)

Connections

RJ45 x 2 (supports daisy chain speaker connections)

Bit depth/resolution

1CH @ 32 bit / 192 kHz

Balanced Analog Input (XLR)

Input impedance

50 kohms

Pin configuration

Pin 1: shield

Pin 2: positive

Pin 3: negative

Input Pin 1 ground lift

Via Grounded/Isolated switch

Analog input sensitivity at position 4 with level trim at 0

0.270 V

Unbalanced Analog Input (RCA)

Input impedance

50 kohms

Input ring ground lift

Via Grounded/Isolated switch

Analog input sensitivity at position 4 with level trim at 0

0.270 V

Acoustical

Maximum peak short term sine wave acoustic output, averaged from 100 Hz to 3 kHz @ 1m, half space

>112 dB SPL

Factory target calibration

Calibrated to achieve ±1.5 dB to reference response

Anechoic frequency response

55 Hz to 20kHz, +/- 2 dB, -3 dB @ 44 Hz, -6 dB @ 36 Hz

Latency (at the speaker's analog input)

4.46 ms

Electrical

Mains voltage

100 to 240V AC, 50/60 Hz

Power supply design

Worldwide voltage compatibility with synchronized regulated switching power supply.

Fuse type/value

120V version: 5 A, 250V, 3AB fast acting, 0.25 in. ceramic cartridge

240V version: 3.15 A, 250V, 3AB fast acting, 5 x 20 mm glass cartridge

Power cord

Detachable IEC style

120V: 18 AWG, 10 A

240V: 17 AWG, 10 A

Standby power consumption

Auto power switch with Eco mode: <0.5 W

Auto power switch with Faster: <7.0 W

Idle power consumption (active with no signal)

120V: approx. 34 W

240V: approx. 40 W

Active power consumption (on with signal, 80 dB SPL. @ 1m, C-weighted)

120V: approx. 35 W

240V: approx. 41 W

12V Trigger

12V DC input, 3.5 mm (1/8 in.) jack, tip positive

12V DC output, 3.5 mm (1/8 in.) jack, tip positive, 50 mA max. load

1 This rating was not tested under the FTC standard.
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