Designed to be able to deliver the same SPL as equivalent products in the mid-size line array category, but with 15dB less distortion, the Alcons LR24 pro ribbon system utilises the company's pro-ribbon technology "to set a new benchmark in terms of SPL, projection control and sound quality".
Also on show will be two new subwoofers, the BC543 and BQ211. Designed for both permanent and portable ground-stacked applications, the BC543 offers a high output, with tight and accurate bass response.
The unit's front features an industry first, two 18-inch, long-excursion cardioid woofers, complemented by a 5.3 inch voice-coil with vented triple-spider frame, Neodymium motor structure, carbon fibre cone and dust cap. The rear features a single driver of the same specification. The extreme excursion capabilities of the design extends the output by 3.5dB, compared to traditional 18" woofer designs.
The cabinet features front, centrally-located X Venting and a rear Flank Venting port. Together these maximise the system's breathing capacity, increasing overall output, while minimising port-compression and with the smallest possible baffle dimensions.
The BQ211 is a high output system based on the all carbon-coned 21" woofer. Featuring a state-of-the-art Neodymium transducer, it is designed to offer maximum, prolonged SPL performance from a relatively small footprint. Now shipping, initial comparison tests performed by clients have confirmed the enormous output capabilities of this low frequency system, says the company.
Every year at Prolight+Sound, Alcons exhibit a new 'design study', providing a glimpse of its R&D activities by displaying assembled prototype developments. This year is no exception, with the 2011 show seeing a preview of an entirely new product group, the P-Series - serving a segment of the market that Alcons Audio hasn't covered before.
ProLight+Sound 2011's 3D Live In Concert experience demonstrations will feature a 5.1 Alcons surround system throughout the show and, as well as the system relaying a 3D live recording of German hip-hop band Die Fantastischen Vier (The Fantastic Four), Alcons co-founder Tom Back will be hosting a daily presentation on how pro-ribbon transducer technology enhances the 3D experience.
(Jim Evans)
