Product comparison · 2 car subwoofers

JBL GT5-12 car subwoofer Subwoofer driver vs JBL Stage 1220B

12specifications compared
9differ
3identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The JBL Stage 1220B has 225 W more subwoofer RMS power than the JBL GT5-12 car subwoofer Subwoofer driver (500 W vs 275 W). The JBL GT5-12 car subwoofer Subwoofer driver has 100 W more subwoofer peak power than the JBL Stage 1220B (1100 W vs 1000 W). The JBL Stage 1220B has 4 dB more subwoofer sensitivity than the JBL GT5-12 car subwoofer Subwoofer driver (94 dB vs 90 dB). Subwoofer type: Passive subwoofer on the JBL GT5-12 car subwoofer Subwoofer driver, Active subwoofer on the JBL Stage 1220B. Subwoofer frequency range: 27 - 450 Hz on the JBL GT5-12 car subwoofer Subwoofer driver, 34 - 200 Hz on the JBL Stage 1220B.

Subwoofer type
- GT5-12 car subwoofer Subwoofer driver:Passive subwoofer
- Stage 1220B:Active subwoofer
Subwoofer RMS power
- GT5-12 car subwoofer Subwoofer driver:275 W
- Stage 1220B:500 W
Subwoofer frequency range
- GT5-12 car subwoofer Subwoofer driver:27 - 450 Hz
- Stage 1220B:34 - 200 Hz
Subwoofer peak power
- GT5-12 car subwoofer Subwoofer driver:1100 W
- Stage 1220B:1000 W
Subwoofer sensitivity
- GT5-12 car subwoofer Subwoofer driver:90 dB
- Stage 1220B:94 dB
Subwoofer impedance
- GT5-12 car subwoofer Subwoofer driver:4 Ω
- Stage 1220B:2 Ω
Number of drivers
- GT5-12 car subwoofer Subwoofer driver:1
- Stage 1220B:2
Subwoofer driver diameter
- GT5-12 car subwoofer Subwoofer driver:30.5 cm
- Stage 1220B:30 cm

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Comparison of GT5-12, Stage 1220B
26 specifications	A JBL GT5-12 car subwoofer Subwoofer driver Model GT5-12 View product	B JBL Stage 1220B View product
Subwoofer8 differ
Subwoofer typeDiffers	Passive subwoofer	Active subwoofer
Subwoofer RMS powerDiffers	275 W	500 W
Subwoofer frequency rangeDiffers	27 - 450 Hz	34 - 200 Hz
Subwoofer peak powerDiffers	1100 W	1000 W
Subwoofer sensitivityDiffers	90 dB	94 dB
Subwoofer impedanceDiffers	4 Ω	2 Ω
Number of driversDiffers	1	2
Subwoofer driver diameterDiffers	30.5 cm	30 cm
Technical details1 differ
Voice coil diameterDiffers	5.1 cm	5.08 cm
Voice coil typeKnown for one	Dual 4-layer	Unknown — not stated by the source
Voice coil inductance (Le)Known for one	1.26 mH	Unknown — not stated by the source
Electrical Q-factor (Qes)Known for one	0.64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mechanical Q-factor (Qms)Known for one	6.39	Unknown — not stated by the source
Moving mass (Mms)Known for one	216 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peak excursion (Xmax)Known for one	1.42 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total Q-factor (Qts)Known for one	0.58	Unknown — not stated by the source
Volume Acoustic Compliance (VAS)Known for one	54.2 L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installation compartment depthKnown for one	16.4 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DiameterKnown for one	31.3 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	764.5 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	347.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	380 mm
Materialidentical
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MDF

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