CAL steerable column array
Published: PRODUCTS
Meyer Sound has announced a series of self-powered steerable column array loudspeakers – CAL – providing low-profile aesthetics
Meyer Sound has announced a series of self-powered steerable column array loudspeakers – CAL – providing low-profile aesthetics and claimed ‘exceptional’ intelligibility in highly reverberant environments.
The vertical beam of the CAL steerable column array loudspeaker can be angled up or down 30°, while the vertical beam widths can be configured from five to 60°. Multiple or split beams can be used as needed to fit an application. Using a range of vertical control presets programmed for the steerable column array loudspeakers, system integrators can choose the angle and dispersion to accurately project sound where needed while avoiding surfaces that interfere with speech signal transmission. For acoustically challenging spaces, intelligible voice reproduction and smooth audio coverage can now be achieved with fewer, strategically placed loudspeakers, effectively preserving a venue’s aesthetic integrity.
The high-fidelity CAL steerable column array loudspeakers incorporate powerful digital signal processing as found in the Californian manufacturer’s D-Mitri digital audio platform, having been built upon sound directivity research in collaboration with the University of California Berkeley’s Centre for New Music and Audio Technologies. Designed by Meyer Sound to be used for sound field synthesis applications and optimised for beam steering, each driver and tweeter is powered by a dedicated amplifier channel to accurately control the vertical behaviour. CAL provides 120° of horizontal coverage and is available in three versions of column lengths. Measuring 900mm in height, CAL32 consists of eight 4-inch drivers and 24 tweeters to provide a maximum SPL of 96dB, while CAL64 is comprised of 16 4-inch drivers and 48 tweeters to provide a maximum SPL of 100dB and CAL96, which is 1.8m in height, is made up of 24 4-inch drivers and 72 tweeters to provide a maximum SPL of 104dB. All three models offer a frequency range of 150Hz to 10kHz. CAL supports AES/EBU digital and AVB-enabled Ethernet inputs in addition to line level analogue inputs, and is equipped with the RMS remote monitoring system. Further options include weather protection and custom colour finishing.
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