Community unveils its new Distributed Design Series of ceiling loudspeakers this week
USA - Community Professional Loudspeakers is launching its new Distributed Design Series of ceiling loudspeakers. The line will be officially unveiled at the AES Convention in San Francisco this week. The series debuts Community's Drop-Stop and Twist-Assist features, to make the installation process easier, faster and safer, says the company. Each model is available as a complete unit with everything needed for standard installations. The drive unit and face plate assembly and the back-can can also be purchased separately.

The Drop-Stop feature provides spring-loaded legs which support the back-can on the included rails and C-ring, so that the installer no longer needs to hold the can against the tile while tightening the clamps. If the loudspeaker back cans are pre-installed to a conduit system for termination at a later date, the product's Twist-Assist locking system allows the baffle and loudspeaker assembly to be self-supporting while the installer fastens the screws to the can.

The series is comprised of seven products. The full-range, standard-depth back-can models are the 60W 4.5-inch D4, the 100W 5-inch D5, the 100W 6.5-inch D6, the 150W 8-inch D8 and the 200W 10-inch D10. There is also a shallow back-can model for installations where available depth is limited, the low-profile 60W 4.5-inch D4LP which is only 3.6 inches (92mm) deep. Completing the range is the 200W 10-inch D10SUB, which provides powerful LF reinforcement for entertainment applications.

"Most ceiling loudspeakers typically have a half-inch or greater 'step' in their baffle where the grille is attached, with the low frequency driver rear-mounted behind the grille plate," says Community founder and president Bruce Howze. "These designs produce a host of unwanted reflections and diffraction effects. We've designed the Distributed Design Series with baffles less than 1/8-inch from the grille, creating an uninterrupted planar surface between the baffle and ceiling surface for diffraction-free HF driver acoustic loading and a smooth, predictable pattern. The result is optimal coverage without dead zones or overlaps."

(Jim Evans)


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