Specifications
Model AT8500
Driver Compliment
WOOFER — 8” aluminum/urethane cone
with a cast aluminum frame, vented pole
piece, high temperature aluminum voice coil
former, an inverted dust cap, butyl rubber sus-
pension and a custom construction debris
screen
MIDRANGE — Dual 1-1/2” fluid-cooled
aluminum/urethane hyperbolic domes with
NDFE 35 neodymium high magnetic flux
motor structure and distortion canceling bal-
anced drive
TWEETER — 1” fluid-cooled aluminum/ure-
thane hyperbolic dome with a NDFE 35
neodymium high magnetic flux motor struc-
ture and distortion canceling balanced drive
GENERAL — 360 degree rotating, 30 degree
pivoting, DSFG™ adjustable dispersion array.
6mm low diffraction X-Matrix™ reinforced
polycarbonate baffle.
Crossover
Computer-optimized, Linkwitz-Riley filters
with premium components and 4 increment
(-2dB; Flat; +2dB; +4dB) Bass, Midrange, and
Treble controls
Design Principle
Infinite baffle for large and varying air
volumes
Recommended Amplifier Power
Twenty to two hundred watts per channel RMS
Nominal Impedance
8 ohms (4 ohms minimum)
Frequency Response
30 Hz to 21,000 Hz, plus or minus 3dB (on axis)
Sensitivity
89 decibels for 2.83 volts of Pink Noise, mea-
sured at 1 meter on axis
Maximum Sound Pressure Level
112dB
Overall Exterior Frame Dimensions
11” x 18-3/8”
Depth Behind Wall
3-1/2” (Assumes 1/2” drywall)
Wall Cut-Out Dimensions
9-3/4” x 17-1/4”
Wiring Requirements
We recommend 16 to 18 gauge for up to 80
feet, 14 gauge for up to two hundred feet.
Connectors accommodate 8 to 22 gauge wire.
Operation
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