The Timpano T1500 is a 12-inch car audio subwoofer with dual 4-ohm voice coils. It is rated at 1,600 watts RMS. It has a double-stacked ferrite magnet motor, and its suspension is designed for high excursion and linear control in ported boxes.
The cone is competition-grade pressed paper with a flexible high foam surround. The 2.6-inch voice coil is wound in 4 layers of copper wire at 40 mm height. The motor sits in a heavy-gauge stamped steel basket, and the magnets are covered by a rubber Timpano boot. A 3-way air flow cooling system helps with power handling.
For best performance, 1,200 to 1,600 watts RMS of amplifier power per subwoofer is recommended. The extra power gives the amplifier headroom, which helps prevent clipping. A new subwoofer is stiff at first. With break-in the suspension loosens, and the sub plays deeper with more output.
- Model
- TPT-T1500-12 D4
- Size
- 12 in
- Power
- 1,600 watts RMS
- Impedance
- Dual 4 ohm
- Voice coil
- 2.6 in, 4-layer copper wire, 40 mm winding height
- Magnet
- Double-stacked ferrite
- Cone
- Competition-grade pressed paper
- Surround
- High foam
- Basket
- Heavy-gauge stamped steel
- Cooling
- 3-way air flow
- Excursion
- Xmax 16 mm; Xmech 22 mm; 1.25 in peak to peak before damage
- Recommended amp power
- 1,200 to 1,600 watts RMS per subwoofer
- Weight
- 21.89 lbs
- Free air resonance
- Fs 37 Hz
- Electrical factor
- Qes 0.62
- Mechanical factor
- Qms 7.71
- Total factor
- Qts 0.58
- Equivalent volume
- Vas 30.39 liters
- Bl factor
- 11.72 Tm
- DC resistance
- Re 1.8 ohm when wired in parallel
- Replacement recone kit
- TPT-RPT1500-12 D4