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Live Sound Speakers
 
5.15.2007

Yorkville Unity U15P Powered Speaker

Features: Three-way; 15” neodymium woofer; three 5” ceramic mid range drivers; 1” throat HF horn. Class A/B amplifier topographies; 900 W program; integrated DSP; integrated fly points; 5/8” Birch ply trapezoidal enclosure.

Price: $1,899 (Black Ozite finish), $2,099 (Black Ultrathane finish).

Contact: Yorkville at 716-297-3689, www.yorkville.com.

Carvin TRX153B Loudspeaker

Features: Three-way; 15” woofer; 8” medium throw midrange driver; 3” voice coil; 60 x 40 horn; passive, internal crossover or tri-amp access through NL8 Speakon connector; recessed handles; metal corner protectors; metal grille; 13-ply Baltic Birch DuraTex-coated enclosure.

Price: $599.99.

Contact: Carvin at 800-854-2235, www.carvin.com.

JBL Professional VerTec VT4887ADP Powered Line Array Loudspeaker

Features: Three-way; twin 8” woofers; four 4” midrange radiators; twin 1” exit HF drivers; onboard Crown amplifiers; onboard dbx DSP; optional DrivePack Analog or CobraNet-compatible input modules; optional HiQnet compatible; foam-backed, steel mesh grille enclosure.

Price: $5,749.

Contact: JBL Professional at 800-852-5776, www.jblpro.com.

Community Loudspeakers TLF218

Features: Dual 18” woofer high-efficiency subwoofer; 40 Hz – 125 kHz; 800 W RMS, 2000 W PGM; 4 ohm; Active Air cooling; Balanced Cone Loading; Ergo-Grip handles; black Tuf-Coat finish; four-point seat track rigging; stacking feet/cups; optional caster kit. Price: $2,583.

Contact: Community at 610-876-3400, www.communitypro.com.

Peavey Versarray 112 Line Array

Features: Two-way; 12” Neo Black Widow woofers with dual 4” flat-wound voice coils; dual-ribbon driver; neodymium magnet with Ram Air Cooling; rigging hardware; 13-ply Baltic birch cabinet.

Price: $1,599.

Contact: Peavey Electronics at 866-443-2333, www.peavey.com.

Yamaha Installation Series Speakers

Features: Three, two-way systems and subs; 15” and 12” woofers; rotatable horns; barrier strip and Neutrik connectors; Finnish Birch cabinets; foam-backed elements; 14-gauge steel grilles; rigging points; YS3 software compatible.

Price: $1,249 - $2,999.

Contact: Yamaha at 714-522-9011, www.yamahaca.com.

L-Acoustics 12XT Coaxial Loudspeaker

Features: Two-way; 12” woofer; 3” compression HF driver; 55 Hz – 20 kHz; switch for passive/active operation (active filtering by La4 amplified controller); wedge-shaped, bass-reflex tuned enclosure.

Price: $1,980.

Contact: L-Acoustics US at 805-604-0577, www.l-acoustics-us.com.

KS Audio Compact Powered Line Array

Features: Two-way; twin 8” woofers; 1” neodymium compression driver; 60 Hz – 20 kHz; six built-in amplifiers; 800 W, 160 W peak; 131 dB peak; built-in controller (with time alignment, limiter, filters, phase response, frequency response; onboard Quick Lock flyware.

Price: $5,900.

Contact: KS Audio at 727-447-9656, www.ksaudiousa.com.

Galaxy Audio HOT SPOT VC Powered Monitor

Features: Twin 5” NEOLITE ferrofluid cooled drivers; 250 Hz – 15 kHz; 200 W continuous; 16 ohms; seven-position volume control; one Speakon and two 1/4” inputs; built-in mic stand mount.

Price: $179.99.

Contact: Galaxy Audio at 800-369-7768, www.galaxyaudio.com.

MacPherson M2X-V2

Features: Two-way; 15” woofer; 2” HF compression driver with CD horn; biampable; steel grille; pole mount socket; 13-ply Baltic birch cabinet; optional controller; rigging options.

Price: starts at $2,270.

Contact: MacPherson at 847-674-3535, www.macpherson-inc.com.

D.A.S. Audio Aero 38A Line Array Element

Features: Three-way; twin 12” woofers with 4” voice coils; twin 10” mid range drivers with 3” voice coils; 4” diaphragm, 1.5” exit throat compression HF driver; Birch plywood cabinet; Isoflex coating; Class D amp; protections on each channel.

Price: $7,400.

Contact: D.A.S. Audio at 305-436-0521, www.dasaudio.com.

FBT Verve 15a Powered Speaker

Features: Two-way; 15” woofer; 1.4” HF driver; rotatable 80 x 50 horn; two-band EQ; 48 Hz – 20 kHz; 350 W RMS Class G LF amp; 100 W RMS Class G HF amp; ADAP protection circuitry; fly points; socket mount; Baltic Birch plywood cabinet with steel handles; Tour Grade black finish.

Price: T.B.A.

Contact: FBT USA, Inc. 800-333-9383, www.fbt.it.

Behringer Eurolive Professional B1800X PRO Subwoofer

Features: 18” woofer; 1,600 W peak, 800 W RMS; 40 – 300 Hz; switchable crossover for optional passive or bi-amping operation; Neutrik connections.

Price: $439.99.

Contact: Behringer at 425-672-0816, www.behringer.com.

Nexo GEO S 12 Series

Features: Two-way; 12” woofer; 1.4” Hyperboloid Reflective Wavesource HF driver; S 1210 and S 1230 feature horn dispersion differences to achieve scalable building block, higher SPL; compatible with Nexo GeoSoft2 controller software; crossbow flying assembly; metal grille; Baltic Birch ply trapezoid cabinet.

Price: $3,200 MSRP

Contact: Nexo/Yamaha Commercial Audio at 714-522-9011, www.yamahaca.com.

Martin Audio WT3 Compact Enclosure

Features: Three-way; 15” horn-loaded woofer; 6.5” midrange Hybrid horn-loaded drivers; 1” horn-loaded compression HF drivers; switchable bi-amp/tri-amp operation; Birch ply cabinet; Neutrik connectors; onboard rigging system.

Price: $3,019.

Contact: Martin Audio at 519-747-5853, www.martin-audio.com.

Electro-Voice PX2122 Phoenix Loudspeaker

Features: Two-way; dual 12” woofer; dual 2” HF compression drivers; 45 x 30 rotatable manifold horn; 1,200 W; bi-amp only; integral handles; rigging points; black EVCOAT 13-ply cabinet.

Price: $2,290.

Contact: Electro-Voice at 952-884-4051, www.electro-voice.com.

QSC Audio HPR122i

Features: Two-way; 12” woofer; 3” voice coil and neodymium magnet; compression driver with a 1.4” diaphragm coupled to a 75-degree conical horn; operable between 53 Hz – 20 kHz.

Price: $799.

Contact: QSC at 800-854-4079, www.qscaudio.com.

Cerwin-Vega! Active CVA-121 Subwoofer

Features: 21” woofer with stroker; 35 – 135 Hz; built-in amplification; 1,200 W continuous/2,400 W peak; onboard parametric EQ; master/slave outputs; aluminum grille/heat sink; hardwood enclosure available with paint/carpet/casters.

Price: $1,999.

Contact: 818-534-1500, www.cerwin-vega.com.

OAP R-152 Loudspeaker System

Features: Two-way; 15” woofer; 1” throat titanium diaphragm driver on an asymmetrical rotatable horn; 125 Hz – 16 kHz; Baltic Birch ply trapezoid enclosure; 12 fly points.

Price: Price: $998.

Contact: OAP at 800-788-1627, www.oapaudio.com.

Danley Sound Labs SH-DFA

Features: Two-way; 10” woofer; 1” HF driver; asymmetrical full-range horn; 13” tall; seamlessly integrated with SH-50; 80 Hz – 18 kHz; 500 W continuous/1,000 W program.

Price: $2,088 (passive), $3,340 (powered with built-in DSP).

Contact: Danley Sound Labs 770-534-7620, www.danleysoundlabs.com.

Turbosound NuQ-12DP

Features: Two-way; 12” low frequency driver; 1.4” HF compression driver on a rotatable 80 x 50 Converging Elliptical Waveguide; self-powered; networkable; Powercon, XLR and RJ45 network connectors; metal grille; onboard rigging; pole mount/OmniMount compatible; birch plywood trapezoidal cabinet.

Price: $3,770.

Contact: Turbosound/Sennheiser at 860-434-9190, www.sennheiserusa.com.

EAW NT29 Compact Powered Loudspeaker

Features: Two-way; 12” (3” voice coil) neodymium magnet cone; 1.4” throat (3” voice coil) horn-loaded neodymium compression driver; self-powered; bi-amped; onboard DSP; Baltic Birch ply enclosure.

Price: $4,991.

Contact: Eastern Acoustic Works at 508-234-6158, www.eaw.com.

WorxAudio Technologies TL118SST-P Sub Bass System


Features: 18” LF high-excursion transducer; under hung, 4” x 1.5” voice coil; neodymium magnet; self-powered; 1,000 W; twin digital processors; XLR transformer with isolated I/O; PowerCon switchgear I/O; tuned 21-ply Baltic Birch enclosure; weather-resistant, catalyzed polyurethane finish.

Price: $5,350.

Contact: WorxAudio Technologies at 336-275-7474, www.worxaudio.com.

A-Line EMMA SOLUTIONS-1 High-Definition Line-Source System

Features: Two-way EMMA 806A module with 8 x 6.5-inch LF drivers, 8 x 6.5-inch HF ribbon drivers; EMMA S410A 4 x 10-inch subwoofer; 1,500 W Bang & Olufsen ICEpower; onboard DSP; DuraTex-coated Birch ply enclosures; specially designed transport system, hardware.

Price: $8,799.

Contact: A-Lines Acoustics at 716-524-4084, www.a-lineacoustics.com.

SLS Loudspeakers PLS8695 Powered Line Array

Features: Two-way; eight 6.5” woofers; nine PRD500 ribbon HF drivers; onboard amplifier; onboard DSP; NeverMar coating.

Price: $5,495.

Contact: SLS Loudspeakers at 417-883-4549, www.slsloudspeakers.com.

Tannoy iQ 10/15

Features: Three-way; 15” woofer; 10” PowerDual concentric driver; biamp/triampable; birch plywood cabinet; steel grille; onboard mounting hardware.

Price: $5,865.

Contact: Tannoy North America at 519-745-1158, www.tannoyna.com.

Dynacord D-Lite 2000 System

Features: Subwoofer/satellite system; 15” powered subwoofer; two satellite speakers with 12” woofers; polypropylene cabinets; 1,000W Class D amplifier; cables.

Price: $5,500.

Contact: Dynacord/Telex at 952-884-4051, www.dynacord.com.

Meyer Sound M2D Compact Curvilinear Array

Features: Two-way; twin 10” low-frequency/mid drivers; 4” high-frequency driver; Ribbon Emulation Manifold; onboard 600W amplifier; QuickFly rigging system.

Price: $7,500.

Contact: Meyer Sound at 510-486-1166, www.meyersound.com.

Bag End P-Quartz-R Subwoofer

Features: Four 18” INFRA cone woofers; two Minima One onboard 1,000W amplifiers.

Price: $5,750.

Contact: Bag End at 847-382-4550, www.bagend.com.

Alesis ProVenue 15

Features: Two-way; 15” woofer; 1” compression HF driver; pole mount socket; powder-coated metal grille; mounting hardware; polycarbonate cabinet.

Price: $399.

Contact: Alesis at 401-658-5760, www.alesis.com.

American Audio Tri Pack Live System

Features: Subwoofer/satellite system; 10” powered subwoofer; two 6.5” satellite speakers; three-channel amp in subwoofer; pole mounts for satellites; ships with cables.

Price: $699.

Contact: American Audio at 800-322-6337, www.adjaudio.com.

Talos LK-2236L

Features: Three-way; two 12-inch LF neodymium drivers; one hornloaded 10-inch MF driver; two 1.5-inch exit HF compression drivers with three-inch voice coils mounted to a dedicated waveshaping device; 48 Hz – 17 kHz; 120-degree dispersion; tri-ampable; flying points; integrated handles; metal grill.

Price: $2,120.

Contact: Talos Professional Audio at 703-764-7005 ext. 105 or www.musictechnology.com.

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