ST8-70
8" Subterranean Subwoofer (70V)
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The ST8-70 is one of several options in our line of landscape subwoofers designed for local zone bass performance. This small area subwoofer can be configured with 1 satellite speaker as a mono channel, 2 satellite speakers as a 2.1 stereo, or with multiple satellite speakers in small patio areas. Having mastered the mix of excellence in design, technology, and superior sound, outdoor entertainment has never been so complete. Designed with motion in mind, James Loudspeakers outdoor systems provide consistent sound levels in multiple stereo listening areas: by the pool, next to guests mingling at the barbecue, or at the surrounding tennis courts. James subterranean subwoofer’s direct burial, 8” compression band pass design creates unrivaled low end frequency response, while the external hooded port, aircraft/marine grade aluminum enclosure, aluminum woofer, and stainless steel hardware provide superior protection in extreme weather conditions.
All James subterranean subwoofers are designed to be buried underground leaving only the hooded port visible. With a standard verde finish as well as the availability of custom color options with an additional charge, these subwoofers are able to be completely camouflaged into the environment, leaving as little visual impact as possible.
James' 70-volt speakers are equipped with an all-copper toroidal transformer, designed to eliminate distortion and frequency loss, providing high quality, crystal clear, full range audio. This 8” subwoofer uses a 100 Watt transformer for delivering an impressive amount of bass.
28-180Hz +/-3dB
87dB 2.83V/1m
70V
100W Toroidal Transformer
(1) 8" (203mm) Aluminum
Aircraft Marine Grade Aluminum
Black buried enclosure, Standard Verde exposed port (Custom finishes available for a nominal upcharge)
10.5 in (266.70 mm)
10.5 in (266.70 mm)
10.95 in (278.13 mm)
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James Loudspeaker Helps Expand Maverick Integration's Outdoor Audio Business
Dennis Jaques of Maverick Integration in Nashua, N.H., explains how the 70V Landscape Series line of speakers from James Loudspeaker enabled the company to expand its outdoor audio business.
Category FAQs
Traditional 70V speakers will have a transformer as the load. Because tranformers react differently to DC and AC signals, an ohm meter reading will measure the DC resistance (DCR) of the transformer and will not provide any info on the actual rating of the speaker when passing audio, and might even read near 4 or 8 ohms which might indicate incorrectly, it is a 4 or 8 ohm speaker. In the audio band, the impedance presented by the transformer will be much greater than the DC resistance.
Unlike traditional 70V speakers, James Landscape sats, the AT series, also feature an additional low frequency roll off via a built-in network to protect the speaker as well as allow running the sats on the same line as a subwoofer. These features block all DC signals, making an ohm-meter useless for testing as it will measure "open circuit" on both 4 ohm and 70V speakers.
So the speaker must be measured with an 70V IMPEDANCE METER which characterises the IMPEDANCE at 1kHz, not at DC RESISTANCE. Examples follow the table.
Below is a table which shows impedance and DCR reading to be expected on AT sats and ST subwoofers.
| MODEL | 1kHz | DCR | NOTES |
| 32AT4 | 9 ohms | open | |
| 32AT70 | 300 ohms | open | |
| 42AT4 | 7 ohms | open | |
| 42AT70 | 150 ohms | open | |
| 62AT4 | 11 ohms | open | |
| 62AT70 | 105 ohms | open | |
| 81ST4 | Bi-amp only | ||
| 81ST70 | Bi-amp only | ||
| 81ST70-X | Crossover for fullrange systems | ||
| 101ST4 | Bi-amp only | ||
| 101ST70 | Bi-amp only | ||
| 101ST70-X | Crossover for fullrange systems | ||
| 121ST4 | Bi-amp only | ||
| 121ST70 | Bi-amp only | ||
| 121ST70-X | Crossover for fullrange systems | ||
| 151ST4 | Bi-amp only | ||
| 151ST70 |
Bi-amp only |
Fig 1 shows three examples of 70V impedance measurement tools; the TOA ZM-104A, the TENMA 72-6948, and the Dayton Audio DATS2 speaker testing software. The two impedance meters test at only 1kHz which can give you readings which may appear out of spec, where as DATS2 gives you a full 20Hz to 20kHz impedance curve so you see all the data and read the frequency of interest. DATS2 is our favorite as it works with a laptop, is small and also the cheapest of the options.
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To show the versatility of DATS2, Fig 2 below shows a DATS2 curve run on a 32AT70 loudspeaker. To get the same reading as an impedance meter, you would read the impedance at 1kHz o the graph, but as you can see, there is a wealth of information in the curve. In this example, DATS2 is calling out about 281 ohms at 1 kHz, close to the 300 the impedance meters will read.
For those with an understanding of the math, the power at 1kHz will be 5000/281 = 18W. The lowest impedance is around 450 Hz at about 190 ohms, giving 5000/190 = 26W. So as you can see, even though the transformer is rated at 30W at 4 ohms, when used with a speaker the real power is quite different.
When this same transformer is loaded with a 4 ohm resisitive load, the reading is 140 ohms which is 5000/140 =3 5W, typical for a 30W rating. So all contant voltage transformers, regardless if they are 25V, 70V or 100V, only have a nomial power rating at a nominal load impedance - results will vary in use!
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