Mackie DLM8 Owner's Manual

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DLM8/12 Powered Loudspeakers
Acoustic Performance:
Frequency Response (-10 dB) 
65 Hz – 20 kHz [DLM8]
 
 
 
 
38 Hz – 20 kHz [DLM12]
Max peak SPL (@ 1m calculated)
1
 
125 dB [DLM8]
    128 
dB 
[DLM12]
Crossover Point 
 
 
1.6 kHz
Dispersion   90˚ 
conical
Equalization
Low Shelving 
 
 
±15 dB @ 80 Hz
Mid-Peaking 
 
 
±15 dB @ 2.5 kHz
High Shelving 
 
 
±15 dB @ 12 kHz
Increments 
  ±3 
dB
High-Frequency Section
Voice Coil Diameter 
 
1.75 in / 44 mm
Horn Entry Diameter 
 
1.0 in / 25 mm
Diaphragm Material 
 
Polyimide Film
Magnet 
Material 
  Ferrite
Low-Frequency Section
Woofer Diameter   
 
8.0 in / 203 mm [DLM8]
 
 
 
 
12 in / 305 mm [DLM12]
Voice Coil Diameter 
 
2.0 in / 51 mm [DLM8]
 
 
 
 
2.5 in / 64 mm [DLM12]
Diaphragm Material 
 
Paper
Magnet 
Material 
  Ferrite
1  Calculated from driver sensitivity and amplifier power.
Power Amplifiers
System Power Amplification
 
Rated Power 
 
1000 watts rms 
    2000 
watts 
peak
Low Frequency Power Amplifier
 
Rated Power 
 
500 watts rms 
    1000 
watts 
peak
 
Rated THD 
 
< 1%
 Cooling 
  Multi-speed 
fan
 Design 
  Class 
D
High Frequency Power Amplifier
 
Rated Power 
 
500 watts rms 
    1000 
watts 
peak
 
Rated THD 
 
< 1%
 Cooling 
  Multi-speed 
fan
 Design 
  Class 
D
DL2 Digital Mixer System Processing
EQ 
   Six 
speaker 
modes
Alignment Delay   
 
0-300 ms
FX 
   16 
presets
Multi-band feedback destroyer 
On / Off / Clear / Hold
Memory   
 
 
Three locations for  
    instant 
venue 
setting 
 
    recall 
and 
factory 
reset
Input/Output
Channel 1
 Mic 
  3.3 
k  balanced
 Line 
  20 
k  balanced 
    10 
k  unbalanced
 1/4" 
TRS 
  16 
k  balanced 
    8 
k  unbalanced
Channel 2
 XLR 
Line 
  20 
k  balanced 
    10 
k  unbalanced
 
1/4" TRS [Hi-Z instrument]  1 M  unbalanced
 RCA 
  25 
k  unbalanced
Thru 
   Male 
XLR 
balanced
DLM Loudspeaker Specifications
Appendix C: Technical Information