Audio Calculator

Red numbers are input data, green numbers are results

Limit conversions - RMS adapted for PLM 10000Q
Desired power -> threshold etc
Power: 200 W
Impedance: 8 ohm =>
AmpGain: 32 dB

Threshold -> power etc

Limit threshold: 2.0 dBu
Impedance: 8 ohm =>
AmpGain: 32 dB

Limit conversions - peak

MaxPeak limit threshold -> voltage etc

MaxPeak limit threshold: 8.0 dBu-pk

Impedance: 8 ohm =>
AmpGain: 32 dB

ISVPL limit threshold -> voltage etc

ISVPL: 70.0 Vpeak
Impedance: 8 ohm =>
AmpGain: 32 dB

Limit conversions - other

Max current: 5.0 Arms
Impedance: 8 ohm =>

Max SPL 130 dB@1m

Speaker sensitivity 96 dB@1W1m =>
Nominal impedance 8 Ohm
Lo-Z power → voltage, sensitivity etc

Power: 200 Wrms

Impedance: 8 ohm =>
Amp. Gain: 32 dB

Amp gain: 40 times =>

Hi-Z power → impedance, sensitivity etc

Power: 500 Wrms

Constant voltage: 100 Vrms =>
Amp. Gain: 32 dB

VPL calculator

VPL: 45 V
PSU limit per channel: 200 Wrms
Impedance: 2.7 ohm =>
Current limit: 26.5 Arms
Amp. Gain: 32 dB
Bridged (Yes: 1 / No: 0): 0

Input sensitivity related

Input level for clip: 13.0 dBu =>

Power: 250 Wrms

Impedance: 16 ohm =>
Input level for clip: 1.4 Vrms

SPL calculator
Actual impedance for analysis 5.8 Ohm
Power: 250 Wrms
Speaker sensitivity 96 dB@1W1m =>
Nominal impedance 8 Ohm

Marketing damping factor

Damping factor: 10 times
Loudspeaker impedance: 8 Ohm =>

Output impedance: 0.4 Ohm

Loudspeaker impedance: 8 Ohm =>

Actual damping factor

Amplifier output impedance: 0.078 Ohm
Cable length: 40 m
Cable area: 4 mm2 =>
Contact resistance: 0.003 Ohm
Loudspeaker impedance: 2 Ohm

Bandwidth vs slew rate

Bandwidth: 34 kHz =>

Max output voltage: 144.2 V

Bandwidth vs Q
Bandwidth: 1 Octaves =>

Bandwidth: 0.14 Octaves <=

Defaults for the coming equations
Temperature: 20 deg. C =>

Sampling frequency: 48 kHz

Conversions between frequency & wavelength/period

Frequency: 800 Hz =>

Distance: 1 m =>
Frequency: 50 Hz <=

Frequency: 85.8216 Hz <=

Conversions between time/samples/distance

Time: 2.94 ms =>

Time: 2.94 ms <=

Time: 2.91 ms
Limit threshold (= amp. input): 1.00 Vrms
Limit threshold (= amp. input): (if sinusodial) 1.42 Vpeak
Limit threshold (= amp. input): 2.26 dBu
Limit threshold (= amp. input): (if sinusodial) 5.26 dBu-pk
Amp. Output: 40.0 Vrms
Amp. Output: (if sinusodial) 56.6 Vpeak
Amp. Output: 34.3 dBu

Amp. Output: 38.8 Vrms

Amp. Output: (if sinusodial) 54.9 Vpeak
Amp. Output: 34.0 dBu =20*LOG10(x/0.775)
Power: 188.6 W

Limit threshold (= amp. input): (if sinusodial) 5.0 dBu

Limit threshold (= amp. input): (if sinusodial) 1.38 Vrms
Limit threshold: 1.9 Vpeak
Amp. Input: -16.0 dBFS
Amp. Output: (if sinusodial) 54.9 Vrms
Amp. Output: 77.6 Vpeak
Amp. Output: (if sinusodial) 37.0 dBu =20*LOG10(x/0.775)
Power: (if sinusodial) 376.3 W

Amp. Input: -16.9 dBFS

Amp. Input: 7.1 dBu-pk
Amp. Output: (if sinusodial) 49.50 Vrms
Amp. Output: (if sinusodial) 36.1 dBu =20*LOG10(x/0.775)
Power: (if sinusodial) 306.3 W
Amp. Output: (if squarewave) 70.00 Vrms
Amp. Output: (if squarewave) 39.1 dBu
Power: (if squarewave) 612.5 W

ISVPL headroom: 0.9 dB

Amp. Output: 40.0 Vrms

Amp. Output: 34.3 dBu =20*LOG10(x/0.775)
Power: 200.0 W

Amp. Output: 141.8 Vrms

Amp. Output: 45.2 dBu
Power needed: 2512 W
Amp. Output: 56.6 Vpeak ← this is the VPL value! A good solution is t
-"- 40.0 Vrms
-"- 34.3 dBu Add cable resistance?
-"- 7.1 Apeak
-"- 5.0 Arms
-"- 400 Wpeak
Input level for clip: 1.421 Vpeak
-"- 1.005 Vrms
-"- 2.3 dBu

Amp gain: 32.0 dB

Amp. Output: 141.4 Vpeak

-"- 42.2 dBu
-"- 7.1 Apeak
-"- 5.0 Arms
-"- 1000 Wpeak
Equivalent impedance: 20.0 Ohm
Input level for clip: 3.552 Vpeak
-"- 2.512 Vrms
-"- 10.2 dBu

Theoretical Amp. Output (VPL limited): 31.8 Vrms

Theor. Amp. Output (Current limited): 71.6 Vrms
Theor. Amp. Output (PSU limited): 23.2 Vrms
Actual Amp. Output 23.2 Vrms
-"- 32.9 Vpeak
-"- 29.5 dBu
-"- 12.2 Apeak
-"- 8.6 Arms
-"- 200 W
-"- 400 Wpeak
Input level for clip: 0.825 Vpeak
-"- 0.584 Vrms
-"- -2.5 dBu

Input level for clip: 4.896 Vpeak

-"- 3.462 Vrms

Amp. Output: 89.4 Vpeak

-"- 63.2 Vrms
-"- 38.2 dBu
Input level for clip: 5.1 dBu
Amp. Gain: 33.1 dB
 SPL: 118.6 dB@1m
Amp. Output: 38.1 Vrms
Amp. Ref Voltage equal "1W" 2.8 Vrms

Amplifier output impedance: 0.8 Ohm

Shares
Damping factor: 20 times Cable 79.5%
Contacts 2.7%
Amp 17.7%
100.0%
Cable resistance: 0.18 Ohm
Output impedance: 0.44 Ohm
Damping factor: 4.55 times

angle: 0.2136283
Slew rate needed for sine: 21.6 V/us

Q: 1.414

Q: 10

c: 343 m/s

1 50% 1/4 1/32

0.3125 0.03906 ms
0.107277 0.01341 m
elength/period
Periods 1 1/2 1/4 1/32
Time: 1.25 0.63 4.0 32.0 m
Distance: 0.42910788 0.21455394 85.8 10.7 Hz

Periods 1 1/2
Wavelength: 1.0 2.0
Frequency: 343.3 171.6

Periods: 50 %
Time: 10 ms

Periods: 50 %
Distance: 2.00 m Dist.: 1.01 m

Dist.: 1.01 m

Samples: 141.1 Dist.: 1.00 m

Samples: 141 =>

Samples: 139.8 <=

e VPL value! A good solution is to pick the first VPL value above this in the available table.

Add cable resistance?