JUMPING CACTUS LOUDSPEAKERS

TUCSON, ARIZONA

HIGH EFFICIENCY, ISOLATED ALUMINUM ENCLOSURES Patent Pending

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Speaker with Stand

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Midrange and Tweeter

LOUDSPEAKER DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

REQ'T 1: High efficiency for tube amps using 2A3's and 300B's

HOW REQ'T 1 IS MET: Use efficient drivers, Subwoofer needed for bottom 2 octaves

REQ'T 2: Reduce induced distortion from other drivers

HOW REQ'T 2 IS MET: Use individual enclosures for each driver

REQ'T 3: Keep enclosure resonance modes outside of driver frequency range

HOW REQ'T 3 IS MET: Perform COSMOS modal FEA analysis to verify enclosure frequency modes are outside of driver frequency range

REQ'T 4: No speaker part more than 70 lbms

HOW REQ'T 4 IS MET: Make enclosures modular and detachable

REQ'T 5: Crossover to be isolated from acoustic and mechanical vibrations

HOW REQ'T 5 IS MET: Active crossover is an external component separated from speakers

REQ'T 6: Cohere time alignment of drivers

HOW REQ'T 6 IS MET: Design driver enclosures to be moveable and positioned relative to one another

REQ'T 7: Isolate enclosures from mounting stand

HOW REQ'T 7 IS MET: Use Velcro pads to isolate midrange and tweeter enclosures; Use cones for woofer enclosure

REQ'T 8: Reduce standing waves inside enclosures

HOW REQ'T 8 IS MET: Provide passive baffling and damping inside enclosures

SPEAKER PROPERTIES

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Jumping Cactus Loudspeakers are sealed aluminum cabinets.

DIMENSIONS: 42"Tall (on included speaker stands) x 12" wide x 18" deep

WOOFER ENCLOSURE THICKNESSES: 0.625" Thick Aluminum

MIDRANGE/TWEETER ENCLOSURE THICKNESSES: 0.500" Thick Aluminum

WEIGHT: Approximately 120 lbms per side

CROSSOVER: For Tri-Amping Active XM44 4-way Crossover by Marchand Electronics (Fully Assembled) : 70Hz (sub) / 300Hz / 3500Hz ; 24dB/Octave Linkwitz-Riley

Passive Crossover (not Tri-Amped) also offered; Butterworth 12dB/6dB/18dB 500Hz/3500Hz

FREQUENCY RANGE: 65 Hz - 20,000 Hz, Subwoofer recommended, XM44 active crossover is 4-way to accommodate a Subwoofer

WOOFER: Eminence 10" diameter paper cone rated at 250Wrms, 95dB/Watt/m efficiency

MIDRANGE: Eminence 6" diameter paper cone rated at 100Wrms, 94dB/Watt/m efficiency

TWEETER: Eminence 1" diameter Phenolic dome rated at 45Wrms, padded to 94dB/Watt/m efficiency

FINISH: Bubinga, Volador, or Jatoba wood front baffle depending upon availability, Satin Black Powder Coat over Aluminum

STAND: 2" x 2" Square solid Aluminum

PRICE: $9300 ($7800 for speakers and stand + $1500 for the XM44-4AA active crossover per Marchand Electronics price sheet) plus tax (in Arizona) and shipping (1/2 AT ORDER, 1/2 AT DELIVERY), Includes “Billy Bags” Custom 10" tall Speaker Stands.

or $8300 for speakers and stand with passive crossover.

WARRANTY: 2 years plus 60 day trial period

Show Reports:
Read a report from the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, 2007
Read another report from the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, 2007
Read another report from the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, 2007
Read another report from the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, 2007
Read a report from the Lone Star Audio Fest in Dallas, Texas, May 4th, 5th and 6th, 2007
Read another report from the Lone Star Audio Fest in Dallas, Texas, May 4th, 5th and 6th, 2007
And another report from the Lone Star Audio Fest in Dallas, Texas, May 4th, 5th and 6th, 2007
Read a report from the Vacuum Tube Valley Show in Los Angeles, June 3rd and 4th, 2006
Read a report from the Vacuum Tube Valley Show in Los Angeles, Nov 19th and 20th, 2005
Read another report from the Vacuum Tube Valley Show in Los Angeles, Nov 19th and 20th, 2005

James M. Harrell, Jr. PE

E-mail: jmharrelljr@yahoo.com