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Morel EM 1308 Midrange
The Morel EM 1308 is a high-end 54mm (2") soft dome midrange drive unit from the Elite series with a 130mm IDR aluminium faceplate. This hand assembled unit has a low resonance of just 320 Hz and a wide linear bandwidth 700Hz-5kHz, making it an good choice for a broad spectrum of designs such as high quality 3 way systems with 8-10" woofers & 1" tweeters. The response between 2-5 kHz is very linear ± 2dB or better.
Features include an Acuflex treated soft textile dome, 54mm Hexatech aluminium voice coil, a vented Neodymium magnet assembly and a critically tuned and damped aluminium rear chamber.
Power handling is excellent at 200w nominal, 1000w peak. As usual with Morel products, design and build quality are top notch.
A full datasheet can be downloaded from the bottom of this page.
Resonant frequency (fs) | 320Hz | Nominal impedance (Zn) | 8 Ω |
Effective diaphragm diameter | 54mm | DC resistance (Re) | 6.2 Ω |
Ferrofluid ? Y/N | Yes | RMS power handling | 200W |
Recommended crossover | 700Hz / 18dB | Faceplate diameter | 130 mm |
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m) | 88dB | Cutout hole diameter | 76 mm |
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