12" Blackbird 100

12" Blackbird 100

General Characteristics
Nominal Overall Diameter 307 mm 12 in
Nominal Voice Coil Diameter 50 mm 2 in
Magnet Weight 826 g 29 oz
Overall Weight 3.2 kg 7.05 lbs
Flux Density 1 T
Voice Coil Winding Depth 10 mm 0.39 in
Magnetic Gap Depth 8 mm 0.31 in
Thiele-Small Parameters
Nominal Impedance 16Ω
Voice Coil DC Resistance RE 6.05 Ω 11.98 Ω
Resonance Frequency ƒS 95.2 Hz 103.5 Hz
Mechanical Q Factor QMS 10.84 13.58
Electrical Q Factor QES 1.30
Total Q Factor QTS 0.92 1.19
Mechanical Moving Mass MMS 29.5 g 27.2 g
Mechanical Compliance CMS 95 µm/N 87 µm/N
Force Factor BxL 10.33 Wb/m 12.75 Wb/m
Equivalent Acoustic Volume VAS 32.4 lt. 29.4 lt.
Maximum Linear Displacement XMAX ± 1 mm ± 1 mm
Reference Efficiency nO 3.13 % 2.4 %
Diaphragm Area SD 490.9 cm2 490.8 cm2
Losses Electrical Resistance RES 82.7 Ω 124.7 Ω
Voice Coil Inductance @ 1kHz LE 0.59 mH 1.14 mH
Constructive Characteristics
Magnet Alnico
Voice Coil Winding Aluminum
Voice Coil Former Kapton
Cone Material Paper
Surround Material Integrated Paper
Dust Dome Material Non-treated Cloth
Basket Material Pressed Sheet Steel
Surround Treatment Yes
Electrical Characteristics
Nominal Impedance 16Ω
Rated Power 100 W 100 W
Musical Power 200 W 200 W
Sensitivity@1W,1m 97.7 dB 97.1 dB
JP12-100BB
12",
100 watts
Available in 8Ω, 16Ω

The Blackbird 12 is one of most revered speakers in the range. Not only does this AlNiCo guitar speaker have the highest (100W) power handling available, but it also offers the most refined tones. Powerful, warm bass range, balanced mids, sparkling highs, with both chime and smoothness. Excellent for the most high-end applications, where the details and the harmonic spread make a difference for the discerning users.

Lows
Fat
Mids
Firm
Highs
Smooth
Overdrive
Smooth
Guitarist Description
Extremely warm and smooth with a very rich, fat low-end and sparkling highs. Handles overdrive distortion by bringing out colorful detail and holding strong even at maximum crunch
Specification Sheet
Product Dimensions
Note: all dimensions are in mm.