Peavey SP 3X User manual

SP™3X
SPECIFICATIONS
Frequency response, 1 meter on-
axis, swept-sine in anechoic
environment:
54 Hz to 17 kHz (±3 dB)
Usable low frequency limit
(-10 d point):
47 Hz
Power handling:
Full Range:
500 W continuous
1,000 W rogram
2,000 W eak
Low Frequency Section:
500 W continuous
1,000 W rogram
2,000 W eak
Passive Mid/High Frequency Section:
150 W continuous
300 W rogram
600 W eak
Sound pressure level, 1 Watt,
1 meter in anechoic environment:
Full Range:
99.0 dB SPL, (2.83 V in ut)
Low Frequency Section:
100.0 dB SPL, (2.83 V in ut)
Mid/High Frequency Section:
99.0 dB SPL, (2.83 V in ut)
Maximum sound pressure level
(1 meter):
Full Range:
126.0 dB SPL continuous
132.0 dB SPL eak
Low Frequency Section:
127.0 dB SPL continuous
133.0 dB SPL eak
Passive Mid/High Frequency Section:
120.0 dB SPL continuous
126.0 dB SPL eak
Radiation angle measured at -6 d
point of polar response:
90 degrees horizontal by
45 degrees vertical
Transducer complement:
Low Frequency Section:
1x 15 in. woofer, vented
1508-8 HE BWX
Mid Frequency Section:
1x 6.5 in. rofessional grade mid-
range
High Frequency Section:
1x .875 in. exit/51 mm voice coil
com ression driver on CD Horn
RX™22 on a CH®3 CD Horn
ox tuning frequency:
Low Frequency Section: 58 Hz
Crossover frequency (internal
passive):
Low Frequency - Mid Frequency:
800 Hz
Mid Frequency – High Frequency
2,000 Hz
Recommended active crossover
frequency region and slope:
Low Frequency – Mid/High Frequency:
750 Hz at 12 dB/octave
Time offset:
Low Frequency: 0.04 ms delay
Mid/High Frequency: 0.0 ms
Impedance (Z):
Full Range:
Nominal: 8.0 Ω
Minimum: 5.4 Ω
Low Frequency:
Nominal: 8.0 Ω
Minimum: 6.9 Ω
Passive MF/HF:
Nominal: 8.0 Ω
Minimum: 6.2 Ω
Input connections:
2x 1/4 in. hone jack and 1x Neutrik®
NL4 S eakon®(bi-am only)
Enclosure materials and finish:
3/4" OSB finished in black car et
Mounting provisions:
This unit is not designed for overhead
sus ension.
SPECS
PEAVEY ELECTRONICS

SA-1 stand mount ada ter built-in, and
four large rubber feet on bottom for
floor use.
Dimensions (H x W x D):
Front:
33.63 in. x 21.38 in. x 22.88 in.
854 mm x 543 mm x 581 mm
Rear:
33.63 in. x 14.25 in. x 22.88 in.
854 mm x 362 mm x 581 mm
Net weight:
92 lbs. (41.8 kg)
Features
• Three-way full range system
• RX™22 com ression driver with ferrofluid
cooling
• 6.5" ro mid-range in sealed sub-
enclosure
• 15" BWX Black Widow®4" VC woofer
• 1,000 W rogram, 2,000 W eak
• Sound Guard™III tweeter and mid-range
rotection
• Tra ezoidal enclosure
• Stand mount ada ter
Description
The latest version of the SP™3 has the
new BWX high ower Black Widow woofer
incor orated, as well as a very nice
looking cabinet design. The SP 3X is a
three-way s eaker system com rised of a
15" Black Widow BWX woofer with a
Kevlar®im regnated cone, a 6-1/2" ro
mid-range in a sealed sub-enclosure, and
an RX 22 com ression driver loaded onto
a CH®3 constant directivity horn.
The SP 3X has a tra ezoidal sha ed
enclosure, which reduces the build-u of
standing waves inside the enclosure,
which minimizes mid-bass and mid-range
colorations due to the cabinet. It is
constructed of 3/4" OSB and is covered
with a durable black car et. The enclosure
corners are reinforced with olymer ca s,
and a black owder-coated ex anded
metal grille covers the lower half of the
system to rotect the woofer from external
damage. An SA-1 stand mount ada ter is
built-in for ease of s eaker stand use.
The three-way system consists of the
following driver com onents: a 15" Black
Widow BWX woofer with a Kevlar
im regnated cone, and a water-resistant
treated cone and dust ca for su erior
environmental stability. Ca able of over
500 W of continuous ower handling (AES
Std 2-1984), the woofer can handle a lot
of sheer ower. The mid-range is carried
by a 6-1/2" rofessional grade direct
radiator with a treated cone and
surrounded in a sealed sub-enclosure,
and it rovides high articulation in the
vocals. The high frequencies are handled
by an RX 22 two-inch titanium dia hragm
com ression driver utilizing ferrofluid
cooling, cou led to a CH 3 constant
directivity horn. This horn has a smooth,
even res onse with good high frequency
dis ersion. The RX22 driver features the
Radialinear Planar Phase Correction
System, under US Patent 6,064,745,
which rovides smoother and extended
high frequency res onse.
In ut connection to the system is
made via two 1/4" hone jacks in arallel,
and a 4- in Neutrik®switching jack is
rovided for bi-am ing flexibility while
maintaining su erior signal integrity. The
internal assive crossover features
Peavey’s exclusive Sound Guard
rotection circuit for both the tweeter and
the mid-range s eaker, and an advanced
to ology crossover with high erformance
com onents, to rovide high ower
handling and reliability. Peavey’s
ro rietary rotection circuitry, Sound
Guard, rovides long and medium-term
driver overload rotection when the
system is used full-range, or when it is bi-
am ed, without im airing musical
transients or dynamics on either the mid-
range or the tweeter. The crossover
rovides driver roll-off and rotection, as
well as driver EQ for the woofer, mid-
range and horn, the sum total is a clean,
clear and smooth res onse. High-quality,
reliable crossover com onents include
oly ro ylene ca acitors, and high current
inductors. The o timal integration of the
crossover with the selected drivers results
in a smooth frequency res onse from
54 Hz to 17 kHz. A crossover EQ switch is
rovided to tailor the res onse in the mid-
range and highs, roviding a nominally flat
frequency res onse osition, and an EQ
osition that ulls the mids and highs back
to hel kee bright rooms from
overloading, or to hel achieve a mellower
voicing for those a lications that refer it,
such as DJ use.
Des ite its com act dimensions for a
15"-based 3-way enclosure, this system
can ut out some very serious sound
levels, and take 1,000 Watts rogram of
clean am lifier ower, resulting in
excellent clarity and reliability.
Frequency Response
This measurement is useful in
determining how accurately a given unit
re roduces an in ut signal. The frequency
res onse of the SP 3X is measured at a
distance of 1-meter using a 1 Watt (into
the nominal im edance) swe t-sine in ut
signal. As shown in figure 1, the selected
drivers in the SP 3X combine to give a
smooth frequency res onse from 54 Hz to
17 kHz.
20 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 20k
Frequency (Hz)
60
70
80
90
100
110
dB SPL (re 20 Pa)
Amplitude Response (1W 1m On-Axis)
EQ
Normal
Switch Position
Figure 1
20 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 20k
Frequency (Hz)
1
2
3
5
10
20
30
50
100 Impedance
Z
()
Figure 2

SP™3X INPUT
Power Handling
There are many different a roaches
to ower handling ratings. Peavey rates
this louds eaker system’s ower handling
using a full-range form of the AES
Standard 2-1984. Using audio band 20 Hz
to 20 kHz ink noise with eaks of four
times the RMS level, this strenuous test
signal assures the user that every ortion
of this system can withstand today's high
technology music. This rating is contingent
u on having a minimum of 3 dB of
am lifier headroom available.
Mounting
This unit is not designed for overhead
sus ension. SA-1 stand mount ada ter
built-in, and four large rubber feet on
bottom for floor use.
Architectural and Engineering
Specifications
The louds eaker system shall have an
o erating bandwidth of 54 Hz to 17 kHz.
The nominal out ut level shall be 99.0 dB
when measured at a distance of one
meter with an in ut of one Watt. The
nominal im edance shall be 8.0 Ohms.
The maximum continuous ower handling
be 500 Watts, maximum rogram ower of
1,000 Watts and a eak ower in ut of at
least 2,000 Watts, with a minimum
am lifier headroom of 3 dB. The nominal
radiation geometry shall be 90 degrees in
the horizontal lane and 45 degrees in the
vertical lane. The outside dimensions
shall be 33.63 inches high by 21.38
inches wide by 22.88 inches dee . The
weight shall be 92 ounds. The
louds eaker system shall be a Peavey
model SP 3X.
3 + 2 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
NOTE: For details, refer to the
warranty statement. Co ies of
this statement may be obtained
by contacting Peavey Electronics
Cor oration, P.O. Box 2898, Meridian,
Mississi i 39301-2898.

Features and specifications subject to change without notice.
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