SUB450 Amplifier 100W Powered Sub/ Plate Amp
LINE VOLTAGE Yes/No Hi/Lo Line Unit Notes
US 120vac/60Hz Yes 108-132 Vrms Normal Operation
Asia 100vac/50Hz Yes 90-110 Vrms Normal Operation
Parameter Specification Unit
QA Test
Limits Conditions Notes
Amp Section
Type (Class AB, D, other) AB AB n/a External Sink required for Class AB
Load Impedance (speaker) 4 Ohms n/a Nominal Z-curve required
Rated Output Power 100 Watts 95 1 input driven
THD@ Rated Power 0.08 % 0.3 22k filter
THD @ 1 Watt 0.1 % 0.5 22k filter
DC Offset 10 mV-DC 20 @ Speaker Outputs
Damping factor >100 DF 50
Measured at speaker terminals, Output
power 90 Watts THD 0.1 %
Input Sensitivity
Input Frequency 50 Hz 50 Nominal Freq. 1 input driven
Line Input (L&R) 250 mVrms ±2dB To Rated Power 1 input driven
LFE Input 135 mVrms ±2dB To Rated Power LFE input driven only
Speaker/Hi Level Input 2.5 Vrms ±2dB To Rated Power (-20 dB below Line In)...1 input driven
Signal to Noise
SNR-A-Weighted 100 dBA 90 rel. to rated power A-Weighting filter
SNR-unweighted 80 dBr 75 rel. to rated power 22k filter
SNR @ 1W-unweighted 60 dBr 55 rel. to 1W Output 22k filter
Residual Noise Floor 1.5 mVrms 2.5
Volume @max, using RMS reading
DMM/VOM (or A/P)
Residual Noise Floor 1
mVrms(max)
2
Volume @max, w/ A/P Swept Bandpass
Measurement (Line freq.+ harmonics)
Input Impedance
Line input L&R , LFE >15 K ohms n/a Nominal
Speaker/Hi Level Input 4.7 K ohms n/a Nominal
Filters
Low Pass (fixed or variable) fixed -- ±2dB
Slope & Q dB/Octave n/a
Subsonic filter (HPF) Hz ±2dB
Slope & Q dB/Octave n/a
Limiter (yes/no) YES -- n/a
Features
LFE Input YES functional BW Limited to 500 Hz
Volume pot Taper (lin/log) log -- functional
ATO YES functional
Input Configuration
Line In (L,R) L ,R -- functional RCA inputs: L , R Summed to Mono
Line level in LFE LFE functional
Spkr/Hi Level In
(L,R)
L,R -- functional L R Summed to Mono
Signal Sensing (ATO)
Auto-Turn-On (yes/no) YES -- functional
ATO Input Frequency 50 Hz functional
ATO Level 2 mV functional
driven
ATO Turn-on time 5 ms functional AC on, signal applied
Auto Mute/ Turn-OFF Time 15 minutes functional T before muting, after signal is removed Auto turn of time (T) must be 10 > T <15
Power on Delay time 3 sec. functional AC Power Applied
Transients/Pops
ATO Transient 5 mV-peak 10 @ Speaker Outputs
Turn-on Transient 50 mV-peak 100 @ Speaker Outputs AC Line cycled from OFF to ON
Turn-off Transient 50 mV-peak 100 @ Speaker Outputs AC Line cycled from ON to OFF
Efficiency
Stand-by Input Power 13 Watts 15 @ nom. line voltage Maximum allowable input power.
Power Cons.@rated power 185 Watts 195 @ nom. line voltage 100 Watts @ 4 Ohms nominal line voltage
Protection
Short Circuit Protection YES -- functional Direct short at output
Thermal Protection 65 deg. C -- functional @1/8 max unclipped Power rise
DC Offset Protection YES -- functional DC present at Speaker Out leads Relay or crowbar (for driver/fire protection)
Line Fuse Rating 2.5 Amps 2.5 Type-T or Slo Blo External fuse with UL/SEMKO rated holder
SUB450