Kenwood XR-S17P manual Performance Enhancing Subs, Dual Voice Coils DVC, Speakers And Subs

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SPEAKERS AND SUBS

Kenwood engineers are obsessed with sound, and while this doesn’t lead to a well-balanced life, it does result in some remarkable speak- ers and subs. This year, we’re launching better sounding speakers with smaller mounting depths and factory replacement speakers that offer big sound for small budgets. Of course, both eXcelon and Ken- wood subwoofers register on the Richter scale, and our famous woofer graphs are included at the end.

Performance Enhancing Subs

eXcelon earth-shakers include four new dual voice coil models that will blow other manufacturers into yesterday’s news. The KFC-XW1224D

and KFC-XW1222D are 12-inch mammoths that handle 2000 Watts of pure power. The KFC-XW1024D and KFC-XW1022D 10-inchers share

the same features and handle 1600 Watts of power. These subs are dual voice coil designs: 4 + 4 ohm and 2+2 ohm. With the choice of

either dual 2-ohm or 4-ohm voice coils, the system can be designed to

maximize the amplifier’s power output.

Other features that work together to ensure the cleanest possible signal include rubber magnet covers that improve cosmetics and performance by reducing basket vibration, dual magnet drive, super linear spider, and gold-plated push terminals.

New eXcelon dual voice coil subs work

in small sealed or vented enclosures. You can even add an optional grille.

Dual Voice Coils (DVC)

The voice coil in subwoofer design is important because it converts the sub’s magnet energy into cone motion. Although many subwoofers have a single voice coil, dual voice coil subwoofers use two separate voice coils, each with separate connections mounted on one former (also called a bobbin) and connected to a common cone. The biggest benefit is that the voice coils can be configured to meet your system requirements.

Carbon Glass Fiber Makes

A Mighty Strong Woofer

Coating carbon material onto glass fibers makes the material wickedly strong and reduces needless resonance in low frequency. New models

with this material show faster and clearer sound with less distortion.

Itsy Bitsy Super Linear Spider

In speaker design, the spider controls the cone’s movement and keeps the voice coil centered. It’s kind of like a shock absorber, smoothing out the cone’s ride. The super linear spider on the KFC-XW12R, KFC-XW1024D, KFC-XW1022D, KFC-XW1222DVD, KFC-XW1224D, and eXcelon flat woofers rolls gradually and be- comes higher towards the center. This design allows more control over the speaker because there’s less stress. Less stress means less failure due to high excursion. The small-to-large pleats also work in a progressive manner so that the speaker remains linear over its entire range of movement.

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