EAW MK2396i Specifications

2-WAY FULL-RANGE LOUDSPEAKER  90° × 60°

See NOTES TABULAR DATA for details

CONFIGURATION

Subsystem:

Transducer     

Loading

LF   1× 12 in cone     

Vented

HF   1× 1.4 in exit, 3 in voice coil  

Horn-loaded 

   compression driver

Operating Mode:

Amplifier Channels   

External Signal Processing

Single-amp  LF/HF       

High pass filter

Bi-amp  LF,HF       

DSP w/2-way filters

PERFORMANCE

Operating Range:     65 Hz to 20 kHz

Nominal Beamwidth: (rotatable)

Horz 90°

Vert 60°

Axial Sensitivity (whole space SPL): 

LF/HF  94 dB       

65 Hz to 20 kHz

LF  97 dB       

65 Hz to 1400 Hz

HF  104 dB       

1200 Hz to 20 kHz

Input Impedance (ohms):

  Nominal  

Minimum

LF/HF  8     

7.3 @ 180 Hz

LF  8     

6.9 @ 290 Hz

HF  8    

7.3 @ 6800 Hz

High Pass Filter:    High Pass =>60 Hz, 12 dB/octave Butterworth

Accelerated Life Test:

LF/HF  69.3 V       

600 W @ 8 ohm

LF  69.3 V       

600 W @ 8 ohm

HF  34.6 V  

150 W @ 8 ohm

Calculated Axial Output Limit (whole space SPL):

  Average  

Peak

LF/HF  122 dB       

128 dB 

LF  125 dB       

131 dB 

HF  126 dB       

132 dB

ORDERING DATA

Description        

Part Number

EAW MK2396i 2-Way Full-Range Loudspeaker Black        2039724

EAW MK2396i 2-Way Full-Range Loudspeaker White       2039731

EAW MK2396i 2-Way Full-Range Loudspeaker Black-WP 2039737

Optional Accessories

EAW ACC Eye Bolt 0.375-16 X 1.25 in [ACC-EB3825]         104001

EAW U-Bracket MK2(5)000 Black [UBKT2353                     0007869

EAW U-Bracket MK2(5)000 White [UBKT2353                    0015076

EAW Flybar SBK-MK23 VFS-VFR129 Black [FB2VSK]          2038319

DESCRIPTION

• Premium Performance

• Application Flexibility

The MK2300i Series of 2-way, high output, trapezoidal loudspeaker systems 

are designed as main PA elements for smaller venues, including small houses 

of worship and auditoriums/theaters, corporate A/V systems, hotel ballrooms 

and meeting rooms. The Series is also excellent for distributed or fill purposes 

in larger venues, including large houses of worship and auditoriums/theaters, 

arenas, stadiums, nightclubs, and themed-entertainment complexes.

To meet the design goals for the intended applications, EAW engineers 

developed a new, high performance, 3-inch voice coil, 1.4-in exit compression 

driver, loading it with a selection of six different HF horns with coverage 

patterns ranging from 60° x 45° to 120° x 60°. The horns are as large as the 

enclosure size allows to maintain consistent directivity throughout the HF 

passband. A 3-inch voice coil, 12-inch LF driver was used to complement the 

sonic character and output of the HF driver. All MK2300i models are carefully 

voiced to sound similar, permitting diverse horn patterns to be mixed 

throughout an installation while maintaining the same sonic quality. The 

result is clean, high-fidelity output at significantly higher levels than would 

be expected from loudspeakers of this size and price.

Users can select between single-amp and bi-amp (external processor) 

operating modes. In either operating mode, EAW’s beamwidth-matching 

crossover/filter design delivers even power response throughout the 

crossover region, eliminating the discontinuities that plague other two-way 

loudspeakers.

The MK2300i Series systems are the smaller companions to the MK5300i 

Series systems. Enclosures for both series are the same height, facilitating 

installation where more than one horn pattern and/or type of loudspeaker 

capability is needed. In addition, SBK Series subwoofers also share this height, 

creating attractive arrays that use EAW’s preconfigured accessory flybar. Six 

Year Warranty.

MK2396i

Specifications

 Eastern Acoustic Works • One Main Street • Whitinsville, MA 01588 • tel 800 992 5013 / 508 234 6158 • fax 508 234 8251 • www.eaw.com

June 2012

Part Number: RD0704 Rev A00

EAW products are continually improved.  All specifications are therefore subject to change without notice.