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Overview

PRV Audio 8MR450A 8" Alto Series Midrange Speaker 8 Ohm

PRV Audio’s ALTO Series is thoughtfully designed and voiced to deliver natural, smooth sound with dynamic character. A special composite cone is used to achieve superior fidelity by smoothing the frequency response and maintaining a low moving mass, which boosts efficiency.

New features on the 8MR450A give it high output capability with low distortion, making this midrange ideal for delivering critical midrange frequencies in any high-output sound system. A great addition to the Alto Series!

  • 2″ dual-layer CCAW voice coil wound on a glass fiber former
  • Low inductance delivers excellent transients and extended high frequency response up to 9,500 Hz
  • Large voice coil winding improves power handling, providing a 450 watts RMS continuous program power rating
  • High sensitivity of 96 dB makes it a strong budget option for high-output home, car, and professional audio systems
  • Full copper sleeve on the pole piece reduces distortion and inductance

The new 8MR450A from the ALTO Series offers everything you look for in a midrange pro audio loudspeaker, featuring a compact and versatile design with just 3.21” of mounting depth without sacrificing performance.

Its 38 mm (1.5 in) copper-clad aluminum wire is wound in a double layer with high-temperature resin adhesive on a durable, ventilated glass fiber former. A copper sleeve on the pole piece further reduces inductance to enhance high frequency response.

A triple roll cloth surround paired with an optimized fiber-pressed paper cone provides smooth and extended frequency response.

This professional midrange speaker is designed to handle 100 Hz to 6,000 Hz in three-way systems, but also performs well as a door speaker in car audio setups and as a woofer in two-way satellite speaker designs.

General Specifications

  • Nominal Diameter: 8″ (203 mm)
  • Nominal impedance: 8 Ohms
  • Rated AES Power Handling (RMS): 225 Watts
  • Program Power: 450 Watts
  • Max Peak Power: 900 Watts
  • Sensitivity 2.83V at 1m: 96 dB
  • Recommended Hi Pass Crossover:* 140 Hz**
    *For Full Power Handling **12db Per Octave Crossover
  • Frequency Response at -10dB: 80 – 9,500 Hz
  • Voice Coil Diameter: 1.5″ (38 mm)
  • Voice Coil Wire: Copper
  • Voice Coil Winding Depth: 11.0 mm
  • Former Material: Kapton
  • Magnetic Gap Depth: 6.0 mm
  • Frame Material: Stamped Steel
  • Overall Diameter: 8.22″ (209 mm)
  • Front Mount Baffle Cutout: 7.26″ (184.5 mm)
  • Mounting Depth: 3.21″ (81.5 mm)
  • Overall Depth: 3.50″ (89 mm)
  • Net Weight: 4.63 Lbs (2.1 kg)

*Nominal power handling is defined as the maximum RMS power that the speaker can handle in a 2-hour test with a pink noise with 6dB of crest factor and a bandpass filter with 12db/oct tuned in its usable frequency range.
**Continuous Program Power (RMS) is the maximum power that the speaker can handle considering a regular musical program using our recommended filters, this power can be used to define the optimum amplifier power to provide a clean signal without clipping or saturation.
***Max Peak Power is the maximum power operation for the speaker, this power is allowed just for a few fractions of a second, usually found just on the peaks of the music. Keeping this power for a little longer timer will damage the speaker.

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