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Where the figures for TW29BN-B-8 come from

I take every figure from SB Acoustics' own product page or datasheet where I can. This lists where each figure on the TW29BN-B-8 page came from.

  • 21 from SB Acoustics' product page
  • 6 from SB Acoustics' datasheet
  • 4 worked out from SB Acoustics' figures
  • 1 my estimate
  • 3 from NB Audio's listing

General

Driver type Tweeter NB Audio's listing
Nominal size 1.25" NB Audio's listing
Nominal impedance 8Ω Maker's product page
Series Satori NB Audio's listing
Power handling (RMS) 80 W Maker's product page
Sensitivity 93.5 dB Maker's product page

Thiele/Small parameters

Resonant frequency (Fs) 750 Hz Maker's product page
DC resistance (Re) 6.2 Ω Maker's product page
Voice coil inductance (Le) 0.04 mH Maker's product page
Mechanical Q (Qms) 1.75 Maker's product page
Electrical Q (Qes) 0.8 Maker's product page
Total Q (Qts) 0.55 Maker's product page
Compliance (Cms) 0.1023 mm/N Worked out from the maker's figures
Moving mass (Mms) 0.44 g Maker's product page
Mechanical resistance (Rms) 1.185 kg/s Worked out from the maker's figures
Force factor (Bl) 4.1 T·m Maker's product page
Effective piston area (Sd) 9.6 cm² Maker's product page
Linear excursion (Xmax, one-way) 0.2 mm Maker's product page
Displacement volume (Vd) 0.192 cm³ Worked out from the maker's figures
Efficiency bandwidth product (EBP) 937.5 Worked out from the maker's figures

Motor

Voice coil height 2.2 mm Maker's product page
Air gap height 2.5 mm Maker's product page
Magnetic flux density 1.5 T Maker's product page
Magnet weight 0.1 kg Maker's product page

Mounting

Overall diameter 103.8 mm Maker's datasheet
Cutout diameter (suggested) ≈ 71.0 mm My estimate, from the maker's drawing
Mounting depth 22.5 mm Maker's datasheet
Flange thickness 5 mm Maker's datasheet
Bolt circle diameter 92 mm Maker's datasheet
Mounting holes 6 Maker's datasheet
Mounting hole diameter 4.2 mm Maker's datasheet
Voice coil diameter 29 mm Maker's product page
Weight 0.4 kg Maker's product page

Materials

Cone Beryllium Maker's product page
Magnet Neodymium Maker's product page

Not on file: Vas. Either the maker doesn't publish it or I haven't found it yet.

What the labels mean

  • Maker's product page: copied from the maker's product page.
  • Maker's datasheet: read off the maker's own datasheet or drawing.
  • Worked out from the maker's figures: Vd = Sd × Xmax, EBP = Fs ÷ Qes.
  • My estimate, from the maker's drawing: measured off the maker's drawing, usually within ±0.3 mm (up to ±0.5). The suggested cutout is the basket's width on the drawing plus 1 mm of clearance (1.5 mm on drivers over 200 mm). Measure before you cut.
  • NB Audio's listing: how I've filed it in the store.

Check them yourself: SATORI TW29BN-B-8 Datasheet