Italy - FBT's best-selling MaxX series has been popular in the portable PA market for almost a decade. Now the company has expanded the new HiMaxX series, which it describes as "the most advanced professional powered polypropylene moulded speaker systems", adding to the HiMaxX 40a (12"/2-way biamp configuration), the new HiMaxX 60a (15"/2-way biamp configuration) and the HiMaxX 100Sa (18" Band-Pass active dedicated subwoofer).

Features of the new products include bigger neodymium magnet woofers (designed by FBT, made by B&C) for improved efficiency; A ventilation circuit granting 2dB reduction of power compression; An extra-rigid cone for better suspension linearity and less distortion; Shorting copper cap for extended and clear HF response (B&C compression drivers); Switch mode power supply for lighter weight and faster current delivery; and PWM technology for higher dynamics and power performance.

The Series also includes a newly designed control panel with one Gain/Volume pot, XLR/Jack input, XLR-link output, 3-Band EQ, Mic/Line switch, aux-RCA input with separate volume, and three-status LEDs. Power comes from a built-in 700W RMS power amplifier in Class D (PWM technology) for the LF woofer (HiMaxX 60a) and a 200W RMS Class G amplifier for the HF compression driver (HiMaxX 60a).

(Lee Baldock)


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