Product comparison · 2 car subwoofers

Kenwood KFC-PS2517W Subwoofer driver vs Philips Car active subwoofer CSM1000/00

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The Philips Car active subwoofer CSM1000/00 has 150 W more subwoofer RMS power than the Kenwood KFC-PS2517W Subwoofer driver (550 W vs 400 W). The Kenwood KFC-PS2517W Subwoofer driver has 35 mm more width than the Philips Car active subwoofer CSM1000/00 (275 mm vs 240 mm). The Philips Car active subwoofer CSM1000/00 has 207.8 mm more depth than the Kenwood KFC-PS2517W Subwoofer driver (350 mm vs 142.2 mm). Product type: Subwoofer driver on the Kenwood KFC-PS2517W Subwoofer driver, Pre-loaded subwoofer on the Philips Car active subwoofer CSM1000/00. Subwoofer frequency range: 33 - 300 Hz on the Kenwood KFC-PS2517W Subwoofer driver, 30 - 135 Hz on the Philips Car active subwoofer CSM1000/00.

Product type
- KFC-PS2517W Subwoofer driver:Subwoofer driver
- Car active subwoofer CSM1000/00:Pre-loaded subwoofer
Subwoofer RMS power
- KFC-PS2517W Subwoofer driver:400 W
- Car active subwoofer CSM1000/00:550 W
Subwoofer frequency range
- KFC-PS2517W Subwoofer driver:33 - 300 Hz
- Car active subwoofer CSM1000/00:30 - 135 Hz
Product colour
- KFC-PS2517W Subwoofer driver:Black
- Car active subwoofer CSM1000/00:Black, Silver
Width
- KFC-PS2517W Subwoofer driver:275 mm
- Car active subwoofer CSM1000/00:240 mm
Depth
- KFC-PS2517W Subwoofer driver:142.2 mm
- Car active subwoofer CSM1000/00:350 mm
Height
- KFC-PS2517W Subwoofer driver:275 mm
- Car active subwoofer CSM1000/00:80 mm

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Comparison of KFC-PS2517W, CSM1000/00
31 specifications	A Kenwood KFC-PS2517W Subwoofer driver Model KFC-PS2517W View product	B Philips Car active subwoofer CSM1000/00 Model CSM1000/00 View product
Subwoofer3 differ
Product typeDiffers	Subwoofer driver	Pre-loaded subwoofer
Subwoofer type	Active subwoofer	Active subwoofer
Subwoofer RMS powerDiffers	400 W	550 W
Subwoofer frequency rangeDiffers	33 - 300 Hz	30 - 135 Hz
Subwoofer peak powerKnown for one	1300 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Subwoofer sensitivityKnown for one	85 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Subwoofer impedance	4 Ω	4 Ω
Subwoofer driver diameter (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20.3 cm (8")
Technical details1 differ
Voice coil diameterKnown for one	5 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
Displacement volumeKnown for one	0.9 cm³	Unknown — not stated by the source
Driver unitKnown for one	25 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Effective piston area (Sd)Known for one	0.0512 cm²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Electrical Q-factor (Qes)Known for one	0.554	Unknown — not stated by the source
Force factor (Bl)Known for one	13.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Magnet type	Ferrite	Ferrite
Mechanical Q-factor (Qms)Known for one	6.95	Unknown — not stated by the source
Moving mass (Mms)Known for one	124 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peak excursion (Xmax)Known for one	5.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total Q-factor (Qts)Known for one	0.513	Unknown — not stated by the source
Volume Acoustic Compliance (VAS)Known for one	31.9 L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency responseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 Hz
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	275 mm	240 mm
DepthDiffers	142.2 mm	350 mm
HeightDiffers	275 mm	80 mm
WeightKnown for one	4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cutout diameterKnown for one	23 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mounting depthKnown for one	12.4 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Materialidentical
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Rubber
Subwoofer driver diaphragm materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fibre
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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