‘Our updated EQs, compressors and crossovers demonstrate that even industry-standard workhorse products can be improved as technology evolves,’ says Rob Urry, President of the Harman Music Group. ‘These dbx components provide the highest levels of performance and reliability for live sound, installed sound and recording studios.’
The S Series units making their debut at the Namm show include:
Graphic Equalisers
The dbx 231s dual 31-band, 215s dual 15-band and 131s single 31-band graphic equalisers are designed for sound reinforcement and studio environments. Each offers third-octave constant Q equalisation with switchable boost/cut ranges of ±6 or ±12dB, with a ±12dB input gain range.
The 231s, 215s and 131s all feature four-segment LED ladder meters that provide ready indication of output levels, and their 20mm nonconductive sliders enable smooth, quiet operation. All models have XLR and quarter-inch TRS inputs and outputs, and a frequency response of <10Hz to >50kHz with greater than 108dB dynamic range.
Compressors
The 266xs compressor/gate and 166xs compressor/limiter/gate feature proprietary Overeasy compression technology that smooths out fluctuating vocal and instrumental levels. Both models offer dbx AutoDynamic scalable programme-dependent attack and release controls that continually adjust the actual attack and release times to match the programme material.
The 266xs and 166xs also enable classic ‘hard-knee’ compression, and allow users to manually and precisely adjust threshold, ratio, attack, release and output gain. The 266xs and 166xs can be used in stereo or dual-mono mode, and include balanced inputs and outputs with XLR and quarter-inch TRS connectors, along with a TRS sidechain insert.
Crossovers
The 234s/234xs stereo two-way/mono three-way/mono four-way crossover and 223s/223xs stereo two-way/mono three-way crossover use precision Linkwitz-Riley filters to separate the audio signal and direct the correct frequencies to the loudspeaker drivers.
The dual-channel 234s/234xs and 223s/223xs offer independent output gain controls for precise level matching, output phase inversion, a 40Hz low-cut filter, selectable stereo/mono operation and low-frequency summing for the subwoofer output and many additional features. The 234s and 223s feature quarter-inch TRS inputs and outputs, while the 234xs and 223xs provide XLR connections.
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