Product Overview
Peavey's 12" Aquarius AQ 12 2-way powered speaker brings power, efficiency, and world-class audio to any public address or sound reinforcement application. Possessing 1000 watts of onboard power driving a 12" woofer and 1.4 titanium tweeter with Peavey's Asymmetrical Quadratic Waveguide horn, the AQ 12 fills spaces with more sound, more efficiently, and with higher output than other speakers in its class. Internal DSP affords control over crossover settings, limiting, and selection of preset EQ modes if desired. A rear panel XLR-1/4" combo jack with a Mic/Line switch plus Bluetooth via wireless link, offer source input options with mix-out and thru for connection to mixers, subs, or another AQ 12 (all sold separately). Designed as a free-standing or pole-mount speaker, the AQ 12's trapezoidal enclosure will make it the singer's choice for a screaming floor wedge! Power, efficiency, sonic superiority. The Peavey Aquarius AQ 12.
Peavey AQ12 Features:
- Two-way bi-amplified analog amp-powered speaker system
- 12" heavy-duty woofer
- DX14 compression driver, with 1.4-inch titanium diaphragm
- 670 watts peak dynamic woofer power, 330 watts peak dynamic tweeter power
- Bluetooth streaming and pairing are supported
- DSP processing is 56-bit double-precision
- DSP I/O is at 48 kHz and 24 bits, with low-jitter, professional-grade components
- Dynamic bass boost function
- Fan-cooled for maximum reliability
- Peavey Designed Quadratic Throat Waveguide© technology, 110 by 80-degree coverage
- Input is via a combo female XLR and 1/4" TRS phone jack with balanced input OR a Bluetooth signal can be streamed to the speaker system.
- Mic/Line switch to accommodate a wide range of input signals
- Thru/Mix output is via a male XLR jack
- Multiple Factory Preset EQ settings for the DSP crossover system
- Rugged plastic injection-molded trapezoidal enclosure
- Cabinet has dual rear corner angled sides for floor monitor use.
- Full-coverage perforated steel grille, with powder coat finish
- Pole mount molded-in for 1 3/8"" diameter poles
- Weight Unpacked: 33.3 lb (15.1 kg)
- Weight Packed: 40.3 lb (18.3 kg)
- Width Packed: 16.375"(41.59 cm)
- Height Packed: 16.125"(40.96 cm)
- Depth Packed: 28.25"(71.76 cm)
Peavey AQ12 Specifications:
- Frequency Response: 68 Hz to 19 kHz, +/- 6 dB, anechoic environment
- Usable Low-Frequency limit (-10 dB point anechoic): 55 Hz
- Nominal sensitivity (1W @1M, swept sine input in an anechoic environment): 95 dB (average)
- Maximum Sound Pressure Gain (1 meter): 125 dB SPL peak with music
- Radiation Angle measured at -6 dB point of polar response: Nominal: 110 degrees horizontal X 80 degrees vertical (Axis of the vertical main polar lobe is angled down 10 degrees, resulting in the angular pattern with respect to straight ahead being +30, -50 degrees)
- Transducer Complement: Heavy-duty 12” woofer with 2” voice coil & 44 oz. magnet DX™14 1.4” titanium diaphragm dynamic compression driver
- Box Tuning Frequency: 52 Hz
- Electroacoustic crossover frequency: 1.9 kHz
- Crossover type: Internal Electronic DSP-based two-way crossover with driver EQ, level matching, bass boost, limiting and subsonic filtering.
- Crossover Slopes: Linkwitz-Riley 24 dB/octave (4th order) low pass, 24dB/octave (fourth order) high pass, both with driver EQ incorporated.
- Input Connections: One combo female XLR / 1/4” phone jack providing balanced line-level operation from the 1 / 4” jack section, and the XLR section. Bluetooth® input via wireless link, with pairing options.
- Output Connections: One male XLR jack. The Thru/Mix jack is intended for the use of linking multiple AQ™12 in a line or to provide a feed to a powered subwoofer, or other electronics that needs to receive a full range version of the input signal. The Mix function converts this jack to provide a mixed signal of the input jack and the Bluetooth® source.
- Enclosure Materials & Finish: Black injection-molded plastic with a textured surface, black powder-coated perforated full-coverage grille.
- Mounting provisions: Four rubber feet provide vibration-free floor or stage use, and a molded-in stand mounting cup with industry standard 1 3/8” inside diameter for use with subwoofer poles and speaker stands is on the bottom. Unit is not designed to be flown overhead.
- Overall Dimensions ( H x W x D ): 25.3”H x 14.38”W x 14.00”D 643 mm x 366 mm x 356 mm
- Weight: 34 lbs. (15.4 kg)
- ELECTRONICS AND AMPLIFIER SPECIFICATIONS:
- Internal power amplifiers (@120 VAC line):
- Total of 1000 watts peak dynamic power
- Woofer - 670 watts peak dynamic power
- Sine Wave Power: 240 watts @ less than 1% distortion*
- Tweeter - 330 watts peak dynamic power
- Sine Wave Power: 120 watts @ less than 1% distortion * Before DSP compression and limiting engages
- Electronic Input Impedance (Nominal):
- Line: 4.5 k ohms balanced (XLR or 1/4”)
- Mic: 4.5 k ohms balanced (XLR) No phantom power available.
- Input Sensitivity for Full Output (LEVEL full CW): 0.50 V RMS (Switch in LINE position)
- Input Overload Point (Switch in LINE position): +18 dBV
- Infrasonic filter protection: 36 dB/octave roll-off
- Nominal Amplifier Frequency Response: +1, -3 dB from 20 Hz to 20 kHz
- Hum and Noise: Greater than 90 dB below rated power
- THD and IM: Typically less than 0.7 %
- Power requirements of Peavey AQ™12 System: Nominal 200 Watts, 120 VAC 60 Hz
