Eminence KAPPA-15A

Bass Guitar Speaker

15″ / 381 mm
Nominal diameter
33 Hz
Resonance
0.32
Q factor
96 dB
Sensitivity
± 4 mm
Linear excursion
900 W
Program Power
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
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Specifications

Sensitivity (1W, 1m, infinite baffle)
SPL1W
96.2
dB
Frequency response
52 - 2300
Hz

Thiele & Small parameters

Resonance frequency (free air)
fS
33.0
Hz
Mechanical quality factor
QMS
8.90
Electrical quality factor
QES
0.33
Total quality factor
QTS
0.32

Large signal parameters

Maximum linear excursion
xmax
4.0
mm
Maximum excursion before damage
xlim
11.6
mm
Air volume displaced at xmax
VD
343
cm³
Power handling
P
450
W
Program power
Pmax
900
W

Voice Coil

Nominal impedance
Z
8
Ω
DC resistance
RE
5.2
Ω
Inductance (1kHz)
LE
1.05
mH
VC Diameter
76
mm
Winding material
Copper
Former material
Polyimide

Magnet

Force factor
Bl
15.7
N/A
Motor constant
Bl/√RE
6.87
N/√W
Air gap height
HAG
9.5
mm
Weight
2.268
kg
Material
Ferrite

Diaphragm

Effective diameter
330
mm
Effective area
SD
856
cm²
Moving mass
MMS
76
g
Moving mass (without air load)
MMD
58.7
g
Material
Paper

Suspensions

Stiffness
KMS
3.23
N/mm
Compliance
CMS
310
µm/N
Equivalent volume to the compliance
VAS
321
L
Mechanical resistance
RMS
1.77
N·s/m
Surround material
Cloth

Dimensions

Nominal diameter
15
381
mm
Overall diameter
385
mm
Baffle cutout diameter
352
mm
Overall depth
156
mm
Volume occupied by the driver
3.92
L
Net weight
7.98
kg
Frame material
Pressed steel
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