Alcons @ PLASA 2005

Alcons @ PLASA 2005




On this years PLASA show, Alcons will be present with a number of new product range additions and highlights of the current line-up.

Last year’s PLASA still as prototype, this year the production model of the LR14, Alcons’ ultra-compact line-array module, will be on show. Featuring the patented RBN401 pro-ribbon driver and double 6.5” woofers with a dispersion pattern of 120 x 15 degrees, the LR14 is designed as either ultra-compact line-array system, or as under-fill of the LR16.

The ultra-compact line-array range is complemented with the LR14B; The ultra-compact/light-weight high-output bass module of the LR14 line-array, with double Neodymium 12” in double-tuned band-pass configuration. The LR14B combines a very low weight with very high specific SPL output, making the LR14B an excellent low-frequency extension in both stacked and flown array configurations.

New support item of the LR14 range is the BRK-3LR14, which is a swivel bracket for putting 3 units of LR14 line-array modules on a single tri-pod speaker stand. This makes the LR14 range even more flexible. With a pipe speaker stand, the array can also be mounted on the LR14B module, to create a “speaker-on-a-stick” array.

Last year as “sneak-preview”, the Q-series modular ribbon line-source columns will now be on show in full production guise. The series has been designed as solution to obtain ultimate intelligibility in “acoustically challenging” environments. The scalable ribbon-arrays combine a very high directivity with totally controlled dispersion, in both vertical and horizontal plane.

The columns, with lengths of 1 meter or 0,5 feature patented, all-new pro-ribbon transducer technology, with immense output capabilities; The RBN1801 pro-ribbon driver offers an extreme power handling of 3kW and a very high efficiency of 110dB with 1Watt @ 1m., with a frequency operating range of 1kHz. – 20kHz.(+/-3dB).

Currently, the series consists of two models; The QR18 (0,5m length, with RBN1801 and 3x 6.5” woofers) and the QR36 (1m length, with 2x RBN1801 and 6x 6.5” woofers). Both feature frontal bass reflex-loading and Alcons’ patented “Real-90” horizontal dispersion.

Of course, a selection of other Alcons products will be on show, including the already famous
LR16 “The Ribbon” pro-ribbon line-array module plus the LR16B bass system and the VR8 and VR12 systems, which recently were applied in London West-End theater productions.

Please visit us on stand AA6 on the Upper deck.

For more information, visit www.alconsaudio.com

Alcons background information

Alcons Audio is a Dutch company, active in development and manufacturing of professional sound systems for quality-conscious clients in the cinema, installation and touring industry.

Alcons sound systems excel in HiFi sound quality at concert sound pressure levels; Basis for this quality is Alcons’ proprietary high-power ribbon technology.

All Alcons speakers and amplifiers/processor are developed and manufactured in house with traditional craftsmanship combined with the latest technologies, materials and production processes.

JPEG of double QR36 ribbon array column

JPEG of double QR36 ribbon array column



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