Void Arcline S

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   I recently acquired a pair of Void Arcline S horn loaded 12" subs but can't find any official specs for them online (although I have found some forum posts that suggest that they are 750W RMS and the frequency range is 35-120Hz). Can anyone tell me anything about more about them and how best to use them? The reason I ask is that I've just come across an old thread on here about Void Psycho Subs saying that they shouldn't be run individually and I wondered if the same might apply to these.

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Casual77 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 15 October 2018 Location: Barnsley Status: Offline Points: 49	Post Options Post Reply Quote Casual77 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Void Arcline S Posted: 30 October 2019 at 5:50pm
	I recently acquired a pair of Void Arcline S horn loaded 12" subs but can't find any official specs for them online (although I have found some forum posts that suggest that they are 750W RMS and the frequency range is 35-120Hz). Can anyone tell me anything about more about them and how best to use them? The reason I ask is that I've just come across an old thread on here about Void Psycho Subs saying that they shouldn't be run individually and I wondered if the same might apply to these.

toastyghost Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List The 10,000 Points Club Joined: 09 January 2007 Location: Manchester Status: Offline Points: 10920	Post Options Post Reply Quote toastyghost Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 October 2019 at 9:18pm
	Single 12", FLH. You can run them in singles, but the horn mouth is small so you need to be aware of the dramatically increased thermal compression - you need to increase the HPF vs a pile of four or more, and also reduce the real power you put into the cabinets.

Casual77 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 15 October 2018 Location: Barnsley Status: Offline Points: 49	Post Options Post Reply Quote Casual77 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 November 2019 at 6:04pm
	Thanks for the reply. I'm not particularly clued up on the science behind this so I'm not exactly sure what dramatically increased thermal compression is, although I suspect it must be something to do with the driver overheating. I'm also not sure I get how having a pile of them would reduce the thermal compression. Wouldn't each individual speaker still have the same small horn mouth? Realistically, I don't think there is any prospect of me buying any more than the two that I've got so what would you think would be a suitable HPF frequency and what would you recommend reducing the power to. Would 40Hz and 1000W be reasonable? (I think the driver is rated at 750W)