LEA Professional is shipping its new Connect Series 1504, promising ‘a game-changing solution that resets the standards in pro audio amplifier performance, connectivity and ease of deployment for large installations’.
The LEA Connect Series 1504 four-channel model drives up to 1kW/channel (into 2Ω, 4Ω and 8Ω, as well as 70Vrms and 100Vrms) and is available In Network Connect (1504) and Dante Connect Versions (1504D).
The 1504 and 1504D include advanced DSP that includes linear phase FIR filters and up to 4s of delay. The Smart Power Bridge feature of this amplifier will provide ultimate flexibility allowing for two Smart Power Bridge channels that can turn the amp into a 2 x 3kW amplifier. With three different methods of network connection, users can connect using the amplifier’s built-in Wi-Fi Access Point, connecting to an existing Wi-Fi network, or using a Local Area Network Ethernet connection.
‘We go out of our way to listen to the market and make product development decisions based on integrator needs and wants,’ says VP of Marketing, Brian Pickowitz. ‘With the significant adoption rate of Connect Series amplifiers, integrators said that they were looking for a higher-powered option to provide power performance and IoT connectivity to large-scale installations. We listened and today we have an excellent solution.’
The Connect Series models offer a built-in Amazon Web Services (AWS) IoT Core, providing systems integrators with powerful, reliable and secure remote monitoring and control capabilities across entire line-up of IoT-enabled amplifiers through the LEA Cloud. The cloud platform supports integrators not only by allowing them to work remotely, but also helping ensure they are provided a steady, stable income in the form of recurring revenue.
The Connect Series also has access to the LEA Professional Web UI which allows users to get a clear status check of every amplifier connected to the network and a status of every channel on any given amp to monitor channel performance. In addition, the platform gives users the capacity to view and adjust channel settings such as input settings, signal generator, crossover, equalizer, limiter and load monitoring.
‘We look forward to seeing these new high-power Connect Series amplifiers make an impact in larger installations,’ Pickowitz says. ‘From houses of worship to arenas, these additions have been engineered to meet a broad range of applications. In 2019 LEA Professional changed the game for small to medium installations, and today we’re changing the game once again.’
