Danley Sound Labs has announced the Exodus loudspeaker system, introducing proprietary Cohearix Lens Technology to the professional audio market and ‘redefining what Danley’s Synergy Horn technologies can deliver at any scale’.
The Exodus family launches with two product series – the Exodus 100 Series, a four-enclosure modular system purpose-built for permanent installation, and the Exodus 700 Series, a large-format system engineered for demanding stadium and large-venue installations. Both employ patent-pending Cohearix Lens Technology combined with the patented Synergy Horn for phase coherence, pattern control and point-source integrity.
Cohearix acoustic lens technology allows high-frequency drivers to be placed edge-to-edge within a single enclosure with each bowtie lens segment producing one part of a larger radiation arc that seamlessly combines into a true single point source. The result is an unprecedented density of high-frequency drivers operating without the interference penalties that have historically made high driver count systems a challenge to deploy and a compromise to operate.
Built on the Synergy Horn – the technology that first allowed multiple drivers of different bandwidth to behave as a single coherent acoustic source – Cohearix represents the next generation of that architecture. Exodus enclosures use Cohearix and Synergy Horn technologies to deliver phase accuracy, pattern consistency, and single-source behaviour and extend further than any previous Danley design.
‘In a traditional point-source configuration, you have an exploded cluster or a number of boxes that span the front of the stage,’ says Tony Incitti, Exodus Product Manager. ‘With Exodus, we can do that with less intrusive sight lines similar to a line array but with the performance of point-source delivering higher fidelity without sacrificing sight lines.’
The Exodus 100 Series brings the full capability of Cohearix architecture to permanent installation in four configurable enclosures: the X118 Tapped Horn subwoofer, the X164 (60° x 40°) and X194 (90° x 40°) pattern-controlled loudspeaker, and the X120 (120°) wide-coverage loudspeaker. Each enclosure is engineered to perform as part of a complete Exodus modular system or as a standalone installation giving designers the flexibility to configure exactly what the space requires without the compromise.
As part of the Exodus 100 Series, the X094 (90° x 40°) portable loudspeaker adds Cohearix technologies (and technologies used in Danley’s popular Jericho Family of loudspeakers) to a portable loudspeaker.
The Exodus 700 Series is built for installations where the stakes are highest and the margin for error is zero. Five enclosures (the X742, X762, and X792 loudspeakers in 40° x 20°, 60° x 20° and 90° x 20° coverage patterns respectively, the X7CS cardioid flown subwoofer, and the X221 dual 21-inch hybrid Tapped Horn and Boundary Coupled ground subwoofer) combine to form a complete large-format system capable of covering broad, deep and acoustically demanding venues. A particular standout is the X742 loudspeaker. During initial testing of the X742, the loudspeaker can reach max SPL of 165dB placing it among the loudest professional loudspeakers ever designed for musical and installed applications.
‘Unlike a traditional array, we’re not dependent on the number of boxes to create our pattern,’ says Danley Director of Pro Audio, Skip Welch. ‘No matter the box or coverage pattern, that box can operate on its own or as part of a cluster.’
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