Peavey SP® 12M

The SP® 12M two-way, full-range floor monitor features a 12″ BWX Black Widow® 4″ diameter VC woofer with a field-replaceable basket, RX™ 22CT compression driver with titanium diaphragm, and Sound Guard™ III tweeter protection. The unit includes dual-baffle angles of 45° or 30° and two 1/4″ full-range phone-jack inputs in parallel with a four-pin twist lock connector.

Description
  • Quasi‑three way, full‑range / bi‑ampable Sound Reinforcement system
  • Frequency Response: 69 Hz to 17 kHz
  • Two 15″ BWX Black Widow® 4″ diameter VC woofers
  • RX 22CT compression driver
  • Exclusive Quadratic Throat Waveguide™ technology
  • Power Handling: 1000 Watts continuous, 2000 Watts program, 4000 Watts peak
  • Sensitivity: 98 dB (1 W/1 m)
  • 133 dB SPL peak
  • Full‑range inputs include two ¼″ phone jacks, one four‑pin, twist lock connector & one Neutrik® NL4 Speakon® switching jack (bi‑amp only)
  • Asymmetrical horn aims the sound down 10° (at the audience, not over their heads)
  • Full length black powder coated metal grille
  • M8 threaded mounting suspension points (3 top, 3 bottom and 2 each side & 1 each top rear and bottom rear)
  • Sound Guard III tweeter protection
  • Four large rubber feet on bottom for floor use
  • Trapezoidal plywood enclosure finished in black textured paint

Auditoriums

Live Venues

Houses of Worship

Enclosure Materials & FinishHardwood panel coated with Peavey’s HammerHead™ polyurea finish.
Mounting ProvisionsNot designed for overhead suspension, Metal stand mount adapter incorporated, Eight rubber feet on two sides for dual-angle use.
Dimensions (H × W × D)

45° baffle orientation: 15.75″ × 24.25″ × 18.75″

30° baffle orientation:  15.94″ × 24.25″ × 17.63″

Net Weight51 lbs (23.13 kg)

Frequency Response (1 meter on-axis, swept-sine in anechoic environment)

108 Hz to 14 kHz (±3 dB)
Usable Low Frequency Limit (-10 dB point)77 Hz
Power Handling500 watts continuous, 1,000 watts program, 2,000 watts peak

Sound Pressure Level (1 Watt / 1 meter,

in anechoic environment)

Full range: 98.0 dB SPL (2.83 V input)
Maximum Sound Pressure Level (1 meter)Full range: 125 dB SPL continuous, 131 dB SPL peak

Radiation Angle (measured at -6 dB point of polar response)

40° horizontal by 90° vertical
Transducer Complement

Low Frequency Section: One 12″ woofer (1208-8 HE BWX)

High Frequency Section: One 0.875″ exit / 51 mm voice coil RX™22 compression driver on a CH-3™ horn

Box Tuning FrequencyLow frequency section: 73 Hz
Crossover Frequency (internal passive)Low frequency → high frequency: 1,700 Hz
Impedance (Ω)

Nominal: 8.0 Ω

Minimum: 6.4 Ω

Input ConnectionsTwo 1/4″ phone jacks, One four-pin twist-lock connector