Eminence BIG BEN

Guitar Speaker

Nominal diameter15″ / 381 mm
Resonance85 Hz
Q factor0.94
Sensitivity100.6 dB
Linear excursion± 0.1 mm
Program Power450 W
Discontinued
Driver
Port
Combined
Frequency response
Hz
Impedance
Ω
Impedance Phase
°
Excursion
mm
Velocity
m/s
SPL
dB
Acoustical Phase
°
Group Delay
ms
Transient response
ms
Discard
Apply
  • Sensitivity (1W, 1m, infinite baffle) SPL1W 100.6dB
  • Frequency response 70 - 3500Hz

Thiele & Small parameters

  • Resonance frequency (free air) fS 85Hz
  • Mechanical quality factor QMS 10.63
  • Electrical quality factor QES 1.04
  • Total quality factor QTS 0.94

Large signal parameters

  • Maximum linear excursion xmax 0.1mm
  • Air volume displaced at xmax VD 8.6cm³
  • Power handling P 225W
  • Program power Pmax 450W

Voice Coil

  • Nominal impedance Z 8Ω
  • DC resistance RE 6.1Ω
  • Inductance (1kHz) LE 0.51mH
  • VC Diameter 64mm
  • Winding material Copper
  • Former material Polyimide

Magnet

  • Force factor Bl 12.1N/A
  • Motor constant Bl/√RE 4.92N/√W
  • Air gap height HAG 9.5mm
  • Weight 1.588kg
  • Material Ferrite

Diaphragm

  • Effective diameter 330mm
  • Effective area SD 856cm²
  • Moving mass MMS 47g
  • Moving mass (without air load) MMD 29.7g
  • Material Paper

Suspensions

  • Stiffness KMS 12.5N/mm
  • Compliance CMS 80µm/N
  • Equivalent volume to the compliance VAS 77.7L
  • Mechanical resistance RMS 2.36N·s/m
  • Surround material Paper

Dimensions

  • Nominal diameter 15
  • 381mm
  • Overall diameter 385mm
  • Baffle cutout diameter 352mm
  • Overall depth 155mm
  • Volume occupied by the driver 3.62L
  • Net weight 5.72kg
  • Frame material Pressed steel
Eminence BIG BEN SPL & Impedance


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