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Eminence Delta 12A Guitar Speaker
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Eminence Delta 12A Guitar Speaker

DELTA SERIES - Designed for high power PA/monitor speaker applications, all Delta series speakers feature a heavy 56oz. magnet and handle 800 watts program power. Frequency response is 54Hz to 5kHz and impedance is 8 ohms. Ideal for sound reinforcement systems. Also suitable for lead and bass guitar, keyboards, guitar combos, club music systems and stage monitors.

The Value of Eminence Eminence wants to make sure their customers know exactly what they are getting when they buy a speaker. Therefore, Eminence provides two different ratings to describe the power handling of all their speakers.

Watts - the guaranteed long term power rating throughout the useable frequency range of the speaker.

Translation: the speaker will operate continuously at any frequency within the speakers’ specified frequency range when driven at this power. The Watts rating is similar to RMS, but is really more indicative of long term thermal capability.

Music Program - the speaker will safely and reliably handle the varying frequencies of musical content at this power rating.

The Music Program rating is more indicative of what you can expect in the real world with the speaker operating within the appropriate enclosure reproducing music or vocal audio program.

Eminence is committed to quality and guarantees all of its speakers for 7 years. They build all of their speakers to greatly exceed customer performance expectations. Dollar for dollar against competitors, an Eminence speaker is well worth the money that you invest!


How a Speaker Works
The key working components of a loudspeaker are shown in the diagram below. When an electrical current passes through a wire coil (the voice coil) in a magnetic field, it produces a force which varies with the current applied. The cone, connected to the voice coil, moves in and out, creating waves of high and low air pressure.

The coil and magnet assembly are the 'motor structure' of the loudspeaker. The movement is controlled by the loudspeaker's suspension which comprises the cone surround and the spider. The surround and spider allow the coil to move freely along the axis of the magnet's core (or pole) without touching the sides of the magnetic gap.

Eminence technology and proprietary materials mean that age-old 'compromises' of durability against sensitivity, or power handling against precision of response, are more easily solved than you might imagine.



Heatsinks: In the quest for higher power density (more power and hence more sound from less space), Eminence has progressively introduced heatsink components to selected transducers e.g. cast frame neodymium products and Kilomax. The heatsinks pass through the pole of the transducer or are incorporated into the chassis of the loudspeaker to transfer heat away from the coil. The air currents caused by the cone movement cool the heatsink.

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Eminence Delta Series Specifications

  • Nominal Basket Diameter: 12 inches, 304 mm
  • Impedance: 8 ohms
  • Power Rating:
    • Music Program: 800 Watts
    • Watts: 400 Watts
  • Resonance: 63 Hz
  • Usable Frequency Range: 54 Hz to 5 Khz
  • Average Sensitivity: 1W @ 1m 100 dB
  • Magnet Weight: 56 oz
  • Magnet Gap Depth: 0.375 inches, 9.53 mm
  • Voice Coil Diameter: 2.5 inches, 63.5 mm
Mounting Information
  • Overall Diameter: 12.187 inches, 309 mm
  • Baffle Hole Diameter: 11.187 inches, 284.2 mm
  • Front Sealing Gasket: fitted as standard
  • Rear Sealing Gasket: fitted as standard
  • Mounting Holes Diameter: 0.275 inches, 7 mm
  • Mounting Hole P.C.D.: 11.562 inches, 293.7 mm
  • Depth: 4.66 inches, 118.3 mm
  • Weight: 10.46 lbs, 4.75 kg
  • Shipping Weight: 13.16 lbs, 5.98 kg
Thiele-Small Parameters
  • Resonant Frequency: 63 Hz
  • Impedance (RE): 6.42 ohm
  • Coil Inductance (Le): 0.77 mH
  • Electromagnetic Q (Qes): 0.51
  • Mechanical Q (Qms): 7.26
  • Total Q (Qts): 0.48
  • Compliance Equivalent Volume (Vas): 60 litres, 2.1 cu.ft
  • Peak Diaphragm Displacement Volume (Vd): 140.35 cc
  • Mechanical Compliance of suspension (Cms): 0.154 mm/N
  • BL Product (BL): 14.36 T-M
  • Diaphragm Mass inc. Airload (Mms): 42 grams
  • Equiv. Resistance of mechanical suspension loss (Rms): 2.26 N*sec/N
  • Efficiency Bandwidth Product (EBP): 123
  • Voice Coil Overhang (Xmax): 1.8 mm
  • Surface Area of Cone (Sd): 525.8 cm2
  • Impedance at Resonance (Zmax): 92.2 ohm


 
 
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Rudedawg from Stazndoghouse, MS
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Subject:Great modeling amp speaker
Quality: Construction is top notch; 12A's have really heavy magnets so casters are a must on cabinets or amp. Definately do not want to be carrying them up stairs without a dolly or help.
Sound: The tone is "not flavored" or "colored", the sound you hear is your amp, guitar and effects. The 12A's or Pro 12A's love overdrive, I did need to lower the gain but they rock.
Reliability: The Delta 12A's are new but broke in so I cannot rate them but my Pro 12A's are going on 2 years of clssic and "suthern fried" rock without a hitch. Again they have a 7 year wty. but are built like a tank so not gonna worry, probably outlast the amp.
Overall: I play a Fender Cyber Twin SE and use cast Delta Pro 12A's in 1x12 extension cabinets because they do not color the tone. The Delta Pro diameter will not fit inside the amp but Eminence stated the Delta 12A spec'd the same but was a smaller diameter. Problem solved and with a 400 watt rating/7 year wty--not worried!
Playability and Feel: Emi quite making the Modeling 12 speakers but these are a great replacements. Actually Delta Pro 12A's and Delta 12's are high end audio speakers but are true sleepers for guitar amps. They are used extensively by custom amp cabinets builders.
Tone: Full range, just right.
Finish: Look great, play great.
Action: Takes some time for break in, be patient. The 12A's finally loosened up in the middle of jam session and if I was 40 years younger the tone would have been compared to xxxx!
Skill Level: Semi-Pro
Do you own this product?: Own these.
Date submitted: 10/8/2009
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