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Comparison Yamaha NS-BP401 vs Yamaha NS-BP301

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Featureshomemadehomemade
Mountshelfshelf
Specs
Typepassivepassive
Number of channels2.0 system2.0 system
Number of speakers22
Number of bands22
Sensitivity85 dB85 dB
Impedance6 Ohm6 Ohm
Crossover frequency3 kHz4 kHz
Power / frequency
Front60 W/channel60 W/channel
Maximum amplifier power
120 W /per channel/
110 W /per channel/
Total rated power120 W120 W
Overall frequency range50 – 40000 Hz55 – 40000 Hz
Design
Design features
phase inverter back
phase inverter back
General
Tweeter size32 mm32 mm
Woofer size (LF/MF)133 mm133 mm
Finishing materialMDFMDF
Front speaker dimensions (HxWxD)31x17.6x32.7 cm31x17.6x29.7 cm
Weight11.8 kg9.2 kg
Color
Added to E-Catalogfebruary 2016february 2016

Crossover frequency

The crossover frequency provided in the speaker design.

A crossover is installed exclusively in a multi-band model (see "Number of Bands"). This is an electronic filter that ensures the division of the incoming audio signal into separate frequency ranges and directs each range to "its" set of speakers. And the crossover frequency shows where the boundary between these ranges lies. If there are more than two bands, there will be several such boundaries: for example, for a four-band system it may be specified "0.15 / 0.8 / 2.8 kHz" or "0.12 / 1 / 3.8".

In most cases, this parameter has mainly a reference value: the frequencies of the built-in crossover are selected to match the operating characteristics of the speakers installed in the speaker system.

Maximum amplifier power

The highest power rating of an amplifier that the loudspeakers can handle safely. Too much input power can damage the speakers, so when connecting, make sure that the amplifier's characteristics do not exceed the capabilities of the speakers. It is worth noting that this parameter may be slightly higher than the total nominal power of the acoustics (see below), since in this case we are only talking about the safety of the equipment, and not about the absence of distortion in the sound.

Overall frequency range

The total frequency range that the speaker is capable of reproducing. Specified from the bottom of the range in the lowest frequency component to the top of the range in the highest frequency: for example, in a 2.1 system with main speakers at 100 – 22000 Hz and a subwoofer at 20 – 150 Hz, the total value will be 20 – 22000 Hz.

The wider the frequency range — the fuller the reproduced sound, the lower the likelihood that some part of the low or high frequencies will be "cut off". It is worth noting here that the human ear perceives frequencies on average from 16 Hz to 22 kHz, and from a practical point of view, it makes no sense to provide a wider frequency range in speakers. However, quite a few models go beyond this range, sometimes quite significantly (for example, there are speakers with a range of about 10 – 50,000 Hz). Such characteristics are a kind of "side effect" of high-end acoustics, and they are usually given for advertising purposes.

Thus, the lower limit of the range in modern speakers can be within frequencies up to 20 Hz, however, higher values \u200b\u200bare more common — 30 – 40 Hz, 40 – 50 Hz, or even more than 70 Hz. In turn, the upper limit in most modern speakers lies in the range 19 – 22 kHz, although there are deviations both upwards (see above) and downwards.

Weight

The total weight of all components of the speaker system.