Tapco S8 User Manual

Appendix C: S•8 Specifi cations 

Low Frequency EQ:  

+2 dB/+4 dB @ 100 Hz, shelving

High Frequency EQ:  

±2 dB @ 5 kHz, shelving

US:  

 

120 VAC, 60 Hz

Europe:  

 

240 VAC, 50 Hz

Korea (AC Power Select at 240 V): 
    

 

220 VAC, 60 Hz

Japan (AC Power Select at 120 V): 
    

 

100 VAC, 50/60 Hz

AC Connector:  

2-pin IEC 250 VAC, 16 A male

Fuse: 

 

115 VAC: T 1.6 A H/250 V

    

 

230 VAC: T 800 mA H/250 V

Power Consumption:  80 watts with music, loud mix
    

 

20 watts quiescent (idle)

Enclosure:  

 

0.625 in/16 mm thick MDF with 

    

 

1.0 in/25 mm MDF front panel

Damping:  

 

Adiabatic fi berfi ll

Dimensions:
   Height:  

 

16.2 in/411 mm

   Width:  

 

11.6 in/295 mm

   Depth:  

 

13.8 in/351 mm

   Weight:  

 

35.2 lb/16.0 kg

Since we are always striving to make our products 
better by incorporating new and improved materials, 
components, and manufacturing methods, we 
reserve the right to change these specifi cations at 
any time without notice.

Free Field Frequency Response: 
    

 

 

40 Hz – 20 kHz (±3 dB)

Lower Cutoff Frequency:  

–3 dB @ 40 Hz

Upper Cutoff Frequency: 

 –3 dB @ 20 kHz

Sound Pressure Level @ 1 meter, 7.5 dBu into  

 

   Balanced Input:  

 

100 dB SPL @ 1m

Maximum SPL Per Pair:   

113 dB SPL @ 1m

Low Frequency: 
    

8 in/203 mm with steel frame, 

    

polypropylene cone woofer

High Frequency: 
    

Wave guide loaded 1 in/25 mm silk  

    

dome tweeter

Low Frequency Power: 
    

60 watts, 4 ohm load, 100 watts peak

High Frequency Power: 
    

60 watts, 4 ohm load, 100 watts peak

Slew Rate:  

> 15 V/µs

Distortion (THD, SMPTE IMD, DIM 100): 
    

< 0.035%

Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 
   Low Frequency:  

> 101 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz,  

   unweighted, referenced to 60 watts into 4 ohms
   High Frequency:  

> 101 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz,  

   unweighted, referenced to 60 watts into 4 ohms
Type:  

Monolithic IC, Class AB

Crossover Type:  

24 dB/octave

Crossover Frequency:   3 kHz
Sensitivity:  

 

+4 dBu at 300 Hz for full    

    

 

output

Input Impedance:  

20 k

Ω, balanced bridging; 

    

 

10 k

Ω unbalanced

+2 dB

0

2

3

1

–2 dB

HIGH FREQ

@ 5 kHz

CLIP

LED

BALANCED

LINE

INPUTS

UNBALANCED

LINE

INPUT

INPUT LEVEL

CROSSOVER

HI-FREQ

LO-FREQ

HI-FREQUENCY

POWER AMPLIFIER

HI-FREQUENCY

DRIVER

LO-FREQUENCY

DRIVER

TWEET

–HI VDC

+HI VDC

OVEREXCURSION

PROTECT

LO-FREQUENCY

POWER AMPLIFIER

WOOF

+

–

HI VDC

+

–

LO VDC

TOROIDAL POWER

TRANSFORMER

POWER

LED

TAPCO
S•8
BLOCK DIAGRAM
10.15.03

115V 

↔ 230V

+4 dB

40 Hz

0

+2 dB

STAIRWAY

TO

HEAVEN

LOW FREQ

@ 100 Hz

FUSE

POWER

AC SELECT

–HI VDC

+HI VDC