Polk Audio 107GXR10 User manual

GXRSeries
Subwoofers

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BUILDING A HOME FOR YOUR SUBWOOFER-GXR SUB ENCLOSURE 101
TogetthebestperformancefromyourGXRSubwoofers,youmustuseaSubwooferEnclosure.Don’t
botherusingthemin“freeair,”withnosubbox,justpoppedintothebackdeckofyourcar.Youwill
notgetverygoodperformancefromyoursubwoofersifyoudothis.
Youcanbuildyourownbox,buyapre-builtboxoraboxkit,orhaveyourPolkAudiodealerdesign
andbuildacustomsubenclosureforyou.YourGXRSubwoofersweredesignedtoworkwellinawide
varietyofenclosuresizesandconfigurations.
Ifyouchoosetobuildyourownenclosure,besuretobuilditwell.Makecertainit’sproperlysealed
andairtightformaximumbassperformance.
RECOMMENDED QUICK FIT ENCLOSURES
GXR106.65to1.0cu.ft.sealed
GM12& .85to1.25cu.ft.sealed
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WIRING DIAGRAMS FOR GXRI 044Q AND
GXRI 244R
Pleasemakecertainthatyouramplifierisratedtocarrythespecifiedload.
Single 4L1 wiring
BREAK IT IN.
El
AMP
With speakers wired in parallel:
Two 4R speakers will present a 2R load.
Make sure that your amplifier us 2R stable when
configured in the birdge mode. Consult your amplifier
owners manual before wiring in this configuration
GXRSubwooferswillachieveevengreaterperfomranceoncetheyarethoroughlybroken-in.
TobreakinyournewGXRSubs,play20to30hoursofmusicatmoderatelevels.
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AMPLIFIER POWER REQUIREMENTS FOR GXR SUBWOOFERS
YourSubwooferswillworkwellwithavarietyofelectroniccomponents.Aslittleas50wattsperchannel
willdeliveradequatelisteninglevelsinmostcars.Ifyouhaveanoisycarorintendtoplayyoursystem
atloudlisteninglevels,morepowerisnecessarytoachievethebestperformance.Morepowerisalways
better,ConsultyourPolkAudiodealerforspecificrecommendations.
OPTIMAL CROSSOVER SETTING
Werecommendusinganactivecrossoverwitha12to18dBperoctavelowpassfilterslope,and
settingittoaninitialsettingofSOto90Hzasagoodstartingpoint,Thisisanoptimalcrossover
settingonmostvehicles.
INVERTING PHASE
Dependingontheplacementofyoursubwooferenclosureandassociatedcomponents,itmaybe
necessarytoinvertthephaseofoneoranotherofyoursystem’sconnectionsinordertogainbetter
subwoofer/mid-rangeblending.Invertingthephasesimplymeansswitchingthepositiveconnections
withthenegativeconnectionsattheamplifier.Ifyouchoosetodothis,invertthephaseofonlyone
setofspeakels(eitheryourmains,oryoursubs,neverboth).
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SAFE LIMITS OF OPERATION
YourPolkGXRSubwoofersaremadewiththehighestqualitymaterialsforyearsoftrouble-free
performance.However,damagetoloudspeakerscanoccurwhenanamplifier,regardlessofits
wattage,ismadetoplayathigherlisteninglevelsthanitspowercanclearlyproduce(usually
beyondthe“1to2o’clock’positiononthevolumecontrol).Thisresultsinveryhighlevelsof
audibledistortion,originatingintheamplifier,whichaddsaharsh,grittysoundtothemusic.
Contrarytopopularbelief,aspeakerismorelikelytobedamagedbytryingtogettoomuch
volumefromalow-poweredampthanfromahigh-poweredone.Heardistortion?Turnitdown
ContactPolkCustomerService800-377-7655@am-bpm,EST,MondaythroughFriday).
LOW FREQUENCY CUT-OFF FOR MID-RANGE SPEAKERS
IN SYSTEMS WITH SUBWOOFERS
Nowthatyouhaveasubwooferinyoursystem,youmaywanttodecreasetheamountofbass
goingtoyourmid-rangespeakerj.Thiswillgetyoubettermid-rangesoundandincreasethepower
handling.Therearetwowaystorolloffthebassbeforeitgetstoyourmid-rangespeakers.Onewayis
tousea“bassblocker,”acapacitorplacedinserieswiththespeakerinput.Bassblockersareinstalled
inseries,oneendconnectedwiththepositiveleadfromyouramplifierandtheotherendconnected
tothepositiveleadofeachofyourspeakers.Bassblockercapacitors(200microfarad@lOOvolts,
non-polarized)areavailableatanyRadioShackorpartssupplyhouse.Theotherrouteistouse
anelectroniccrossoverdevicethatallowsfilteringbelow1OOHzorso.Findthesedevicesatyour
authorizedPolkAudiodeafer.
TECHNItZfL ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE “NO SOUND?” q
If,afterfollowingtheseftookupandinstallationdirections,youexperiencedifficulty,please
double-checkallwireconnections.
Makecertainyourelectronicequipmentisoperatingcorrectlybyhookingupanotherspeakertothe
speakeroutput.Forexample,ifyouarenotgettingsoundfromtheleftchannelspeaker,connectthe
rightchannelspeakertotheleftoutput.Ifyoustillgetnosoundfromthatside,theproblemisinyour
amporsourceelectronics.Shouldyouisolatetheproblemtothespeaker,contacttheauthorizedPolk
Audiodealerwhereyouboughtyourspeakers.AuthorizedPolkAudiodealersarethebestsourcefor
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GXR SERIES SUBWOOFER SPECIFICATIONS
GXR104 GXR124
Thiele~mullParameters
Type
Driver Complement
Nominal lmoedance
subwoofer subwoofer
IO” (254mm) 12” 1304.8mm)
4R 4n
Frequency Response 29.400Hz 25-400Hz
Fs (Hz) 34.37Hz 25.91 Hz
Re 3.3OQ 3.81R
Le .97mH 1 32mH
Qms 7.0 7.75
Qes 0.53 0 50
as 0.49 0.47
Vas
SD
2.31ft3 4.83ft3
(65.57L) (136.86L3
53.69rn2 82.29rn2
(346cmY (530 93cm2)
Power Handling (watts contrnuous)
Power Handling (watts peak)
Sensrtrvrty (SPL at 1 watt / 1 meter)
Xmax
165watts
365watts
89d!3
0.24’
16.lmm)
165watts ______
365watts
90dB
0 24”
(6.1mm)
Vorcecorl Diameter 1.5” 1.5”
(38.1 mm) (38.1 mm)
Mounting Depth Top Mount
Mountrng Depth Bottom Mount
4 I/2” 5 l/4”
(115mm) (133mml
5” 5 518’
Mounting Drameter
II 26mm) (144mm)
9 3116” 11”
(233mmi (279mm)
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