Peavey SP 118 User manual

Frequency Response, 1 Meter

On-Axis, Swept-Sine in Anechoic

Environment:

 49Hzto300Hz(±3dB)

Usable Low Frequency Limit

(-10 dB point):

 34Hz

Power Handling:

 600Wattscontinuous

 1,200Wattsprogram

 2,400Wattspeak

Sound Pressure Level, 1 Watt, 1 Meter

in Anechoic Environment:

 98.0dB(2.83Vinput)

Maximum Sound Pressure Level

(1 meter):

 126.0dBSPLcontinuous

 132.0dBSPLpeak

Radiation Angle Measured at -6 dB

Point of Polar Response:

 Essentiallyomnidirectional

Transducer Complement:

 One18"woofer,vented

 1808-8ALCPProRider®

Box Tuning Frequency:

 38Hz

Minimum Recommended Active

Crossover Frequency and Slope for

Bi-amping:

 90Hzat18dB/octave

 High-passfilter35to40Hz 

 at12to24dB/octaveis 

 recommended

Impedance (Z):

 Nominal:8.0Ω

 Minimum:6.5Ω

Input Connections:

 Onefour-pintwistlockconnector

 Two1/4"jacks

 Allinputsinparallel

Enclosure Materials & Finish:

 Aspenhardwoodplywood 

 withinternalbracingfinished

 inHammertex™covering

Dimensions (H x W x D):

Width:20.80"/528mm

Depth:29.88"/759mm

Height:32.29"/820mm

Net Weight:

107lbs.(48.5kg)

FEATURES

Thisloudspeakersystemdelivers

highoutput,lowdistortionbass

fromasingle18"ProRiderwoofer

mountedinaventedenclosure.

Thisunitisdesignedfor

portability.Theenclosureis

constructedofAspenhardwood

plywoodaugmentedwith

dual-layeredtopandbottom

panelscoveredwithheavyduty

texturedblackHammertex™and

reinforcedwithhighimpactplastic

corners.Afull-lengthwrap-around

perforatedsteelgrilleprotects

thefrontoftheenclosure.Apole

mountisalsoincludedforsupport

ofahigh-passenclosure.

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Description

TheSP118isasubwooferdesignedto

enhancethelowendinSPandother

full-rangespeakersystems.Otheruses

includebassguitar,keyboardanddrum

monitoring.

TheenclosureisconstructedofAspen

hardwoodplywoodwithinternal

bracingcoveredinaheavy-duty,

texturedHammertex

™

covering.

Apowder-coated,perforatedsteel

grillecoversthefrontoftheenclosure.

Recessedsteelhandlesoneitherside

provideportability.Apoleguidefor

supportofapole-mounted,high-pass

enclosureisprovidedonthetopface

oftheSP118.Rubberfeetareprovided

onthebottomandalsoononesidefor

horizontaluse.

Inputsareattherearoftheenclosure,

and consist of two 1/4" jacks and

one four-pin twist lock connector. All

inputs are in parallel, with the +1 and

–1 pins of the Neutrik jack connected

to the Pro Rider

driver and other

jacks.

Thislowfrequencyenclosureis

comprisedofasingle18"ProRider

subwooferdriverinaventedalignment.

TheProRiderdriverdeliverssuperior

performanceduetoitsadvanced

coolingsystem,large4"voicecoil

withedge-woundaluminumwireand

Kevlar

compositecone.Thisdesign

providesstrongbassextensionand

highpowerhandlingtocomplementa

full-rangesoundsystem.

AstheSP118doesnotincludea

passivesubwoofercrossover,input

shouldbeelectronicallyfilteredfor

subwooferapplications.Inaddition,

forhighpoweroperation,ahigh-pass

filtersetat35to40Hzand12to24dB

Butterworthshouldbeusedtoimprove

performanceandreliability.



Frequency response

Thismeasurementisusefulin

determininghowaccuratelyagiven

unitreproducesaninputsignal.The

frequencyresponseoftheSP118is

measuredatadistanceof1meter

usinga1watt(intothenominal

impedance)swept-sineinputsignalin

ananechoicenvironment.Asshown

infigure1,theselecteddriversin

theSP118combinetogiveasmooth

frequencyresponsefrom

49Hzto300Hz.

Power handling

Therearemanydifferentapproaches

topowerhandlingratings.Peavey

ratesthisloudspeakersystem’spower

handlingusingamodifiedformofthe

AESStandard2-1984.Using40Hzto

400Hzpinknoisewithpeaksoffour

timestheRMSlevel,thisstrenuous

testsignalassurestheuserthatevery

portionofthissystemcanwithstand

today’shightechnologymusic.This

ratingiscontingentuponhavinga

minimumof3dBavailableamplifier

headroom.

Harmonic distortion

Secondandthirdharmonicdistortions

vs.frequencyareplottedinfigures3

&4fortwopowerlevels:tenpercent

(10%)ofratedinputpowerandeither

onepercent(1%)ofratedinput

poweror1Watt,whicheverisgreater.

Distortionisreadfromthegraphasthe

differencebetweenthefundamental

signal(frequencyresponse)andthe

desiredharmonic.Asanexample,a

distortioncurvethatisdown40dB

fromthefundamentalisequivalentto

1%distortion.

Architectural & engineering

specifications

Theloudspeakersystemshallhavean

operatingbandwidthof49Hzto300

Hz.Thenominaloutputlevelshallbe

98.0dBwhenmeasuredatadistance

ofonemeterwithaninputofoneWatt.

Thenominalimpedanceshallbe8.0

Ohms.

Themaximumcontinuouspower

handlingshallbe600watts,maximum

programpowerof1,200wattsanda

peakpowerinputofatleast2,400

watts,withaminimumamplifier

headroomof3dB.

Theoutsidedimensionsshallbe32.29

incheshighby20.80incheswideby

29.88inchesdeep.Theweightshallbe

107lbs.Theloudspeakersystemshall

beaPeaveymodelSP118.

3 + 2 Year Limited Warranty

NOTE:Fordetails,refertothewarranty

statement.Copiesofthisstatement

maybeobtainedbycontactingPeavey

ElectronicsCorporation,P.O.Box2898,

Meridian,Mississippi39301-2898.

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SP 118 Input Plate

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Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Peavey Electronics Corporation • 5022 Hartley Peavey Drive • Meridian • MS • 39305 • (601) 483-5365 • www.peavey.com

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