JBL Professional has announced the Intellivox 380 Series column loudspeakers. Comprising the DC380, DS380 and DSX380, thes line offers audio control for complex room coverage and pinpoint steerability where intelligibility and accuracy are critical.
The flagship model in the Intellivox 380 Series is the DSX380, which features complex room-molding DDS Beam Shaping. This technology molds the coverage to match the requirements of rooms that have multi-faceted listening planes, while providing consistent SPL and frequency response throughout the listening space. In addition to its ability to deliver clear and intelligible speech, the DSX380 units feature extended HF extension for music reproduction and use with a subwoofer. The DS380 also features DDS Beam Shaping, with a longer acoustic array length.
The DC380 offers parametric DDC Beam Steering technology for speech applications in rooms with a less complex listening plane. Both the Opening Angle and Aiming Angle are adjustable in 0.1° increments – the highest aiming resolution currently available. This accuracy allows the speakers to meet exact aiming and coverage requirements for best direct-to-reverberant performance.
Typical throw distance for the 380 Series models is 45m (150 ft). Idle power consumption 0.5A at 115V, providing lower cost of ownership for a facility and reducing the size requirements for UPS systems.
All units include a 16-channel amp/DSP module and eight presets that can be recalled and/or locked for security purposes. Each model has two inputs each with a 4-band parametric EQ, volume control and delay. Output processing includes an 8-band parametric EQ, volume control and delay. An ambient noise-sensing microphone and control software are built-in, as are redundant internal monitoring features to ensure reliability. Featuring the smallest depth and width footprint in the industry, Intellivox 380 Series models are especially thin and unobtrusive, and can be easily recessed into walls.
‘The Intellivox 380 Series fills an important point between the Intellivox 280 and 430 models, providing an optimal combination of control and size that fits the requirements of many of our customer’s venues,’ says Rick Kamlet, Senior Manager for Commercial Sound. ‘Two of the 380 Series models offer our industry-leading DDS complex beam shaping technology, and all of the models provide very precise resolution in parametric-type beam ‘steering’ capabilities.’
