WOOFER

6W16P-16Ohms
6” Woofer with excellent performance in the mid
frequency range. This new design is capable of handling
up to 400 Watts Continous Music.
For sound reinforcement in nightclubs, dancing
halls and auditoriums. The great efficiency in sound
reproduction is due to the excellent combination of the
different components:
Flat aluminum voice coil with fiber glass former.
Impregnated fabric surround.
Long fiber non pressed paper cone.
Magnet assembly with high magnet flux and
shorting ring.
Aluminum basket with epoxy finishing.

SPECIFICATIONS
Nominal diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 (6) mm (in)
Nominal impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 W
Minimum impedance @ 325 Hz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.59 W
Power handling
Peak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 W
Continous Music1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 W
NBR2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 W
AES3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 W
Sensitivity (1 W@1m) averaged from 125 to 4,000 Hz . . . . . 90 dB SPL
Power compression @ 0 dB (nom. power) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.01 dB
Power compression @ -3 dB (nom. power)/2. . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 dB
Power compression @ -10 dB (nom. power)/10 . . . . . . . . 0.51 dB
Frequency response @ -10 dB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 to 9,000 Hz
Minimum recommended crossover (12 dB/oct). . . . . . . . . . . 70 Hz
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Power handling specifications refer to normal speech and/or music program material,
reproduced by an amplifier producing no more than 5% distortion. Power is calculated as
true RMS voltage squared divided by the nominal impedance of the loudspeaker. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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NBR Standard (10,303 Brasilian Standard). Magnet material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barium ferrite
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AES Standard 2 - 1984 (Rev. 2003). Magnet weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 895 (31.6) g (oz)
Magnet diameter x depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 x 18 (5.27 x 0.71) mm (in)
THIELE-SMALL PARAMETERS Magnetic assembly weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,280 (5.03) g (lb)
Fs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120.0 Hz Frame material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aluminum
Vas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0 (0.11) l (ft3) Frame finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black epoxy
Qts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Voice coil material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aluminum flat wire
Qes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.28 Voice coil former material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fiber Glass
Qms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.99 Cone material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long fiber pulp
Volume displaced by woofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 (0.05) l (ft3)
ho (half space) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.43 %
Net weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,520 (5.55) g (lb)
Sd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0143 (22.16) m2 (in2) Gross weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,720 (5.99) g (lb)
Vd (Sd x Xmax) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.3 (1.97) cm3 (in3) Carton dimensions (W x D x H) . . . . . . . . 18 x 18 x 10 (7.1 x 7.1 x 0.4) cm (in)
Xmax (max. excursion (peak) with 10% distortion) . . . 2.7 (0.10) mm (in)
Xlim (max.excursion (peak) before physical damage)11.75 (0.46) mm (in) MOUNTING INFORMATION
Number of bolt-holes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Atmospheric conditions at TS parameter measurements: Bolt-hole diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1 (0.24) mm (in)
Temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 (77) °C (°F) Bolt-circle diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 (6.33) mm (in)
Atmospheric pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,047 mb Baffle cutout diameter (front mount) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 (5.98) mm (in)
Humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 % Baffle cutout diameter (rear mount) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 (5.95) mm (in)
Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Push on terminals
Thiele-Small parameters are measured after a 2-hour power test using half AES power .
A variation of ± 15% is allowed.
Polarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Positive voltage applied to the positive
terminal (red) gives forward cone motion
ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS Minimum clearance between the back of the magnetic assembly and the
enclosure wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 (3) mm (in)
bL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.53 Tm
Flux density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.91 T
Voice coil diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.15 (2.01) mm (in)
Voice coil winding length. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.8 (55.11) m (ft)
Ø175 88
Wire temperature coefficient of resistance (a 2 5 ) . . . . . 0.00336 1/°C Ø6,1 (4x)
Maximum voice coil operation temperature. . . . . . . . 297 (568) °C (°F)
qvc (max.voice coil operation temp./max.power) . . . . . 1 (1.92) °C/W(°F/W)
Hvc (voice coil winding depth) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.75 (0.46) mm (in)
Hag (air gap height) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.35 (0.25) mm (in)
Re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.29 W
Mms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.43 (0.033) g (lb)
Cms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.12 mm/N
Rms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.89 kg/s
Ø152
Ø134

NON-LINEAR PARAMETERS
Le @ Fs (voice coil inductance @ Fs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.517 mH
Le @ 1 kHz (voice coil inductance @ 1 kHz) . . . . . . . . . . 0.784 mH
Le @ 20 kHz (voice coil inductance @ 20 kHz) . . . . . . . . 0.310 mH
Red @ Fs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.48 W
Red @ 1 kHz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.60 W
Red @ 20 kHz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.74 W
Krm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.60 mW
Ø161 31 46 11
Kxm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.80 mH
Erm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.790
Exm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.690
Dimensions in mm.
 WOOFER
6W16P-16 Ohms
RESPONSE CURVES (0° AND 45°) IN A TEST ENCLOSURE INSIDE AN POLAR RESPONSE CURVES
ANECHOIC CHAMBER, 1 W / 1 m
110 50 Hz 100 Hz 250 Hz
0 0 0
30° 330° 30° 330° 30° 330°
105 -6 -6 -6
60° -10 300° 60° -10 300° 60° -10 300°
100
-20 -20 -20
95 90° dB 270° 90° dB 270° 90° dB 270°

90
120° 240° 120° 240° 120° 240°
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dB

150° 210° 150° 210° 150° 210°

180° 180° 180°
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75 500 Hz 800 Hz 1,25 kHz

0 0 0
30° 330° 30° 330° 30° 330°
70 -6 -6 -6
60° -10 300° 60° -10 300° 60° -10 300°
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-20 -20 -20
90° dB 270° 90° dB 270° 90° dB 270°
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50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k
Frequency [Hz] 120° 240° 120° 240° 120° 240°
Response Curve at 0°.
Response Curve at 45°. 150° 210° 150° 210° 150° 210°
180° 180° 180°
IMPEDANCE AND PHASE CURVES MEASURED IN FREE-AIR
100 2 kHz 3,15 kHz 4 kHz
0 0 0
90 30° 330° 30° 330° 30° 330°
-6 -6 -6
50
60° -10 300° 60° -10 300° 60° -10 300°
80
-20 -20 -20
70 90° dB 270° 90° dB 270° 90° dB 270°
25
60
120° 240° 120° 240° 120° 240°
[deg]
Ohm

50 0
150° 210° 150° 210° 150° 210°
180° 180° 180°
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Polar Response Curve.
30 -25

20
-50
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HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT AMPLIFIER
0 The power amplifier must be able to supply twice the RMS driver power. This
50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 3 dB headroom is necessary to handle the peaks that are common to
Frequency [Hz] musical programs. When the amplifier clips those peaks, high distortion
Frequency [Hz] arises and this may damage the transducer due to excessive heat. The use
Impedance Curve. of compressors is a good practice to reduce music dynamics to safe levels.
Phase Curve.
FINDING VOICE COIL TEMPERATURE
HARMONIC DISTORTION CURVES MEASURED AT 10% AES INPUT It is very important to avoid maximum voice coil temperature. Since moving
POWER, 1 m coil resistance (RE) varies with temperature according to a well known law,
we can calculate the temperature inside the voice coil by measuring the
120 voice coil DC resistance:
æRB æ
ö 1 ö
110 TB = ç
TA +
ç ç
1÷
-TA -
÷
ç 25 + ÷
÷
RA
è ø
è a25 ø

100 TA , TB= voice coil temperatures in °C.

RA , RB= voice coil resistances at temperatures TA and TB, respectively.
90 a = voice coil wire temperature coefficient at 25 °C.
25

80
POWER COMPRESSION
dB

Voice coil resistance rises with temperature, which leads to efficiency

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reduction. Therefore, if after doubling the applied electric power to the driver
we get a 2 dB rise in SPL instead of the expected 3 dB, we can say that
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power compression equals 1 dB. An efficient cooling system to dissipate
voice coil heat is very important to reduce power compression.
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NON-LINEAR VOICE COIL PARAMETERS

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Due to its close coupling with the magnetic assembly, the voice coil in
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electrodynamic loudspeakers is a very non-linear circuit. Using the non-
50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k linear modeling parameters Krm, Kxm, Erm and Exm from an empirical
model, we can calculate voice coil impedance with good accuracy.
Response Curve.
Distortion Curve, 2nd harmonic.
Distortion Curve, 3rd harmonic. SUGGESTED PROJECTS

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TEST ENCLOSURE
Closed box, with volume of 25 liters.

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Code: N/A Rev.: 01 - 08 / 11