Peavey Sanctuary Series SSE S5 15" 800W 2-Way Speaker, 69Hz-17 kHz Frequency Response, 8 Ohms Nominal Impedance, 90x40deg. Radiation Angle, Single, Black

Designed for use in professional permanent installation in churches, theaters, auditoriums, gyms and theme parks, the Peavey Sanctuary Series SSE S5 15" Black 800W 2-Way Speaker (Single) is a two-way speaker system, which provides a controlled and contoured vertical coverage pattern for improved intelligibility in such larger or more reverberant spaces. Constructed of premium birch plywood for strength, rigidity and light weight, it has a perforated metal grille covered with cloth for an excellent overall appearance. Flying points are incorporated so that the SSE S5 can be flown with good stability and flexibility in coverage adjustment.

The SSE S5 has a new Quadratic Throat waveguide and an enclosure made from Baltic birch plywood. The SSE S5 is a two-way speaker system comprised of a high output 15" Scorpion Plus HO woofer with a Kevlar impregnated cone and an RX22 compression driver loaded onto the patented constant directivity waveguide.

The SSE S5 has a trapezoidal-shaped enclosure, which reduces the build-up of standing waves inside the enclosure, which minimizes mid-bass and mid- range coloration's due to the cabinet. It is constructed of 9 ply, 13 mm Baltic birch plywood and is finished in textured acrylic polyurethane. A full length perforated metal grille covered with acoustical grade grille cloth provides protection of the woofer and horn from damage.

The low frequencies are supplied by a 15" Scorpion Plus HO woofer with a Kevlar impregnated cone and a highly linear suspension. The high frequencies are handled by an RX 22 2" titanium diaphragm compression driver utilizing ferrofluid cooling. This superb driver is coupled to a Quadratic Throat constant directivity waveguide, covered under U.S. patent #6, 059, 069 with smooth, even response, low distortion and good high frequency dispersion. This horn has an asymmetrical vertical polar response, aiming the main energy lobe down 10 degrees, so it is aimed at the audience, instead of over their heads. This helps reduce ceiling reflections for greater clarity and gain before feedback. The RX 22 driver features the Radial near Planar Phase Correction System, under U.S. Patent 6, 064, 745, which provides smoother and extended high frequency response.

Input connection to the system is made via a 4 pin Neutrik in parallel with a two-position barrier strip. The internal passive crossover features the Sound Guard III tweeter protection circuit and an advanced topology crossover with high performance components, to provide high power handling and reliability. Peavey's proprietary high-frequency driver protection circuitry, Sound Guard, provides long and medium term driver overload protection when the system is used full-range, without impairing musical transients or dynamics. The crossover provides driver roll-off and protection, as well as driver EQ for the woofer and horn, the sum total is a clean, clear and smooth response. High-quality, reliable crossover components include polypropylene capacitors and high current inductors. The optimal integration of the crossover with the selected drivers results in a smooth frequency response from 69 Hz to 17 kHz.

Despite it's compact dimensions for a 15" based enclosure, this system can put out some very serious sound levels and take 800 watts program of clean amplifier power, resulting in clean coverage with high articulation and good reliability.