Owner’s Enjoyment Manual
AudioControl
®
®
22410 70th Avenue West
Mountlake Terrace, WA
98043 USA
Phone: 425-775-8461
Fax: 425-778-3166
www.audiocontrol.com
AudioControl
DQL-8 SPECIFICATIONS
All specifications are measured at 14.4 VDC (standard automotive voltage). As technology advances,
AudioControl reserves the right to continuously change our specifications like our weather.
Maximum speaker level input (each channel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 watts @ 4 ohms
Maximum output level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5 Vrms
Output gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +/- 10dB
Frequency response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Hz-22kHz
Total harmonic distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.01%
Signal to Noise ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105dB
Balanced input noise rejection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60dB
Input Impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20k Ohms
Output Impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Ohms
Crossover slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 dB/octave
Crossover type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linkwitz-Riley
Crossover frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 1/12th octave increments
PFM subsonic filter slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 dB/octave
Graphic Equalization Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Front - 30 bands, 1/3 octave 25 Hz - 20 kHz
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear - 19 bands, 1/2 octave 32 Hz - 16 kHz
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sub - 14 bands, 1/3 octave 25 Hz - 500 kHz
Parametric Equalization Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 bands, 25 Hz - 20 kHz , Adjustable Centers
Parametric Equalization Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/12 to 3 octaves
Equalization boost/cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+/- 12 dB
Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High headroom PWM switching
Power draw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Amp
Recommended fuse rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Amp
Remote Trigger Output Current Maximum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Amp
Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25”Hx7.2”Dx12.3”W
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.2 lbs.
Location of AudioControl Factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountlake Terrace, Washington USA
©2006, AudioControl,
a division of Electronic
Engineering and
Manufacturing, Inc.
All rights reserved.
AudioControl, Making Good
Stereo Sound Better, DQL-
8, DQX, DQT, DDC and
DXS, are all trademarks of
Electronic Engineering and
Manufacturing, Inc.
This manual was conceived,
designed, and written on
several bleak, windy, and
dreary rain-drenched days
at our home in the Pacific
Northwest Rainforest outside
of Seattle, Washington. The
lattés were hot and the
wheat beers were cold like
our weather.
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Summary of Contents for DQL-8
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