Electro-Voice Sx500+ Low-Frequency 3-dB-Down Point, Usable Low-Frequency Limit 10-dB- down point

Sx500+ 400-Watt Two-Way Speaker System

Sx500+ 400-Watt Two-Way Speaker System

Specifications

Typical Axial Frequency Response, Swept Sine Wave, 4 volts at 3.05 meters (10 feet), (anechoic environ- ment, normalized for 1 watt at 1 meter; see Figure 1):

60-16,000 Hz

Low-Frequency (3-dB-Down Point):

60 Hz

Usable Low-Frequency Limit (10-dB- down point):

43 Hz

Half Space Reference Efficiency:

4.4%

Long-Term Average Power-Handling Capacity per EIA Standard RS-426-A 1980 (see Power-Handling Capacity section):

400 watts

Maximum Woofer Acoustic Output:

17.6 watts

Sensitivity (SPL at 1 watt, 1 meter input, anechoic environment, swept sine wave):

100 dB

Nominal Coverage Angle, Horizontal: 75° Vertical: 60°

Dispersion Angle Included by 6-dB- Down Points on Polar Responses, Indicated One-Third-Octave Bands of Pink Noise (see Figure 3),

2,000-20,000 Hz, Horizontal:

75° (+14°, –20°)

2,000-20,000 Hz, Vertical:

60° (+11°, –8°)

Directivity Factor R (Q), 800- to

16,000-Hz Median (see Figure 4):

11.8 (+0.8, –2.6)

Directivity Index Di, 800- to 16,000-Hz Median (see Figure 4):

15.2dB (+3.0 dB, –6.9 dB)

Distortion, 0.1 Full Power Input (see Figure 5), Second Harmonic,

100 Hz:

–33 dB, 2.2%

1,000 Hz:

–44 dB, 0.6%

10,000 Hz:

–17 dB, 14%

Third Harmonic,

100 Hz:

–41 dB, 0.9%

1,000 Hz:

–62 dB, 0.1%

10,000 Hz:

–34 dB, 2.1%

Transducer Complement,

Low Frequency:

DL15SX woofer

High Frequency:

DH2T driver

Box-Tuning Frequency:

44 Hz

Crossover specifications, Full-range mode,

Crossover Frequency:

1,600 Hz

Crossover Slope,

Low Pass:

18 dB per octave

High Pass:

12 dB per octave

Biamp Mode, Recommended Crossover Fre-

quency:

1,600 Hz

Crossover Slopes,

Recommended:

24 dB per octave

Minimum:

18 dB per octave

Impedance, Full-Range Mode, Nominal:

8ohms

Minimum: 5.2 ohms

Biamp Mode,

Nominal (low frequency/high frequency):

8ohms/8 ohms

Minimum (low frequency/high frequency):

4.9 ohms/7.9 ohms

Input Connections,

Two parallel Neutrik Speakon® NL4MP connectors with the following pin arrangements,

Full-Range Mode:

1– = IN (–)

1+ = IN (+)

2– = Not Used

2+ = Not Used

Biamp Mode:

1– = LF (–) 1+ = LF (+) 2– = HF (–) 2+ = HF (+)

Driver Protection, High Frequency:

Solid-state self-resetting circuit (PRO™ circuit) drops output 6 dB; blocking capacitor with 800-Hz corner frequency and 6-dB-per-octave slope

Enclosure Materials and Colors:

Polypropylene structural foam; black perforated-metal grille

Dimensions (see Figure 4),

Height:

838 mm (33.0 in.)

Width:

673 mm (26.5 in.)

Depth:

448 mm (17.63 in.)

Net Weight:

31.3kg (69 lb)

Shipping Weight:

35.0kg (77 lb)

Optional Accessories: 100BK mounting stand

Mb500 wall/ceiling mounting bracket Mb600 horizontal array kit

Mb700 forged eyebolt attachment kit VPC500 protective cover

PD500 padded protective case

Attachment Points:

Eight metric inserts (M8 x 1.25) (see Figure 7 and Suspending Sx500 Enclosures section)

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