The Sundown Audio Z v.7 is a 12-inch dual voice coil subwoofer rated for 3500W RMS. It is built on Sundown's patented "mega-platform" frame and is designed for low bass extension in small ported enclosures. It works in the same enclosures commonly used for Sundown's other mega-platform subwoofers.
The motor uses a quad-stacked magnet structure 265mm (10.43") in diameter and 100mm (3.94") tall. It has a hyper-extended pole and allows over 4" peak-to-peak travel before mechanical bottom. The motor force factor (BL^2/RE) is about 50% higher than the previous Z v.6 series.
The 3.3" voice coil is a 4-layer round wire aluminum coil wound on a thick aluminum former. Cooling features include an airflow-directing pole cap, six pole OD channels, sixteen gap vents and a cross-drilled, slotted top plate. A 9mm thick magnet ID Faraday ring and a pole-extension inductance sleeve are used to keep inductance linear.
- Size
- 12"
- Voice coil type
- Dual voice coil (DVC)
- RMS power
- 3500W
- Peak power
- 7000W
- Voice coil
- 3.3" 4-layer round wire aluminum, aluminum former, 95mm winding length
- Motor
- Quad-stacked, 265mm (10.43") diameter, 100mm (3.94") magnet stack height
- Excursion
- 42mm one-way linear excursion at 70% BL; over 4" peak-to-peak travel before mechanical bottom
- Faraday ring
- 9mm thick magnet ID ring, locked into top and back plates
- Cooling
- Airflow-directing pole cap, 6 pole OD channels, 16 gap vents, cross-drilled and slotted top plate
- Frame
- Sundown mega-platform; US Patent Nos. D691597, D691598, D741841
- RE
- D1: 2.08 ohms; D2: 4.14 ohms
- FS
- D1: 29.22 Hz; D2: 31.52 Hz
- VAS
- D1: 14.554 L
- Enclosure
- Small ported boxes; fits enclosures used for Sundown mega-platform subwoofers