Designed as an easily installed premium upgrade, the GS42 includes a proprietary injection-molded ABS and fiberglass vented basket. Ease of installation is ensured with a fabric dome neodymium tweeter that extends a mere 3.75 mm above the surround–sure to fit under factory grilles. The tweeter faceplate includes a small waveguide designed to boost the tweeter’s low frequencies and ensure a smooth transition to the midrange. That transition is also controlled by a 12dB/octave high pass filter and 6dB/octave low pass filter. The entire crossover network is mounted to a PC board integrated into the basket, which also secures the terminals. The GS42 includes a 1” copper voice coil wound on a Kapton® former for superior power handling.

The GS42 can be used as a full range speaker or combined with a GS60 in an active system.

Injection molded ABS plastic and fiberglass vented basket
Parabolic polypropylene cone
1” (25mm) copper voice coil on Kapton® former
Flat progressive Nomex® Spider
Ferrite magnet
3/4” fabric dome neodymium tweeter
Tweeter includes reflection absorbing and diffusing foam pad
Low-profile tweeter waveguide helps to provide smooth transition to the midrange
Fast-on terminals secured with integrated PC board
Integrated passive crossover (12dB/octave high pass and 6dB/octave low pass)
Grille included

Specifications:

Nominal Impedance: 4Ω
RMS Power Handling: 50 W (with recommended crossover)
Peak Power Handling: 150 W (with recommended crossover)
Frequency Response: 90 Hz – 20 kHz
Sensitivity (2.83 V/1 M): 88 dB
Recommended Amplifier RMS Power Range: 15 W – 75 W

Dimensions:

Cut-out diameter: 93.6 mm (3-11/16”)
Overall Diameter: 110 mm (4-11/32”)
Overall Diameter Including Mounting Tabs: 121.5 mm (4-13/16”)
Mounting Depth: 48 mm (1-29/32”)
Mounting Height: 11.3 mm (15/32”)

Frequency Response Graph:

Thiele & Small Parameters:

Revc: 2.33 Ω
Levc@1kHz: 0.08 mH
Sd: 50.30 cm²
Mmd: 3.14 g
Mms: 4.19 g
Cms: 287 µM/N
Vas: 1.02 liters
Fs: 145.8 Hz
BL: 3.06 TM
Qms: 5.74
Qes: 0.99
Qts: 0.80
Xmax (1-way linear): 3.2 mm (5/32”)
Basket Displacement: 0.113 liters (0.004ft³)

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Audiofrog GS42