provides more consistent coverage over greater distances and
minimize s ceiling and floor reflections, enhancing intelligibility.
The DV8 uses a narrow midrange driver to maintain the widest
possible horizontal dispersion through the midrange. Rather than
using one 12" or one 15" woofer, two 8" drivers are used because
they offer a combination of wide horizontal dispersion and good low-
frequency response while using minimal cabinet volume. The 8-inch
drivers have octagonal cast aluminum baskets so they can be
mounted directly adjacent to each other, minimizing cabinet frontal
area.
The high frequency wave guide is mounted forward of the
loudspeaker baffle and above the grill to minimize edge diffraction
and deliver consistent and extended horizontal dispersion. It's also
mounted at the very extreme top edge of the cabinet, which allows
a second box to be inverted on the first for seamless summing of the
high-frequencies, delivering line-array performance when two boxes
are coupled. When a second box is added, the adjustments in the
linkage allow for 4-degrees down through 4-degrees up on the
second box.
Cabinet construction incorporates a 4-degree down-angle when
deployed on a pole stand or resting on a flat surface, so the cabinet
is automatically at the appropriate downward angle to cover a large
room while maintaining outstanding near field sound quality. The
down-angle ensures even coverage over the additional distance
afforded by the tight vertical coverage pattern and the line-array
wave guide.
Seamless Coupling and Line-Array performance from pairs. Unlike
almost every other speaker in this market, two DV8s can be coupled
together, delivering 4 times the output with no loss of sound quality.
Conventional speakers don't couple coherently when combined
together, so the sound quality suffers when more output is desired.
Constant-curvature/fixed-angle arrays can only increase vertical
coverage with additional boxes, a feature that isn't desirable in most
level spaces. Although technically not a line-array, the DV8 offers
multiple benefits that make them perform like a line array, and better
than a constant-curvature array:
1: Tighter control of the vertical high-frequency dispersion. This is
achieved using true isophasic wave guides and designing the
cabinets so when two are arrayed, the wave-guides are closely
coupled and sum coherently to over 13kHz.
2: Adjustability of the vertical dispersion. This is achieved by
incorporating a 4-degree angle into the cabinet construction and
supplying an adjustable interconnecting mechanism that allows from
0-degrees to 8 degrees of inter-cabinet splay angle.
3: Greater control over the mid and low-frequency vertical
dispersion. This is achieved by aligning the mid-low drivers vertically
to extend the overall length of the line, with the resulting length
offering reasonable pattern control down to 150Hz.
4: Wider high-frequency dispersion. This is achieved by mounting
the high-frequency wave-guide exit forward of the loudspeaker
baffle and above the grill to minimize edge diffraction and deliver
consistent and extended horizontal dispersion.
5: Wider mid-frequency dispersion. This is achieved by using
multiple, vertically aligned 8" drivers so the frequencies at which the
midrange starts to beam from the woofers are in the transition range
to the tweeter, making the horizontal dispersion more consistent
throughout the frequency spectrum.
6: Symmetrical output to left and right. Constant curvature arrays
are asymmetrical, meaning their output isn't consistent on both
sides of the cabinet. The DV8 delivers identical response to the left
and right whether alone or in pairs.
Perfect for expansion. The seamless coupling feature of the DV8s
makes them much more versatile than any other choice on the
market because they offer the extremely wide 120-degree horizontal
coverage whether using one or two per side AND the choice of
tighter, the same, or expanded vertical coverage when using two
per side. When you expand to own more than one pair of DV8s,
you can use them in multiple rooms, on separate gigs, or
seamlessly coupled to serve much larger rooms.
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