Designed for theatre and club installations and integrating digital beam steering with high power output, built in amplification and RHAON network control, it opens up a totally new product sector in pro audio, for venues looking for the ultimate in quality and control, says the company.
Renkus-Heinz also showed the expanding IC Live family of digitally steerable array loudspeakers, and the new CF/CFX101-LA Modular Point Source Array, a potent solution for today's small and mid-sized venues, including auditoria, night clubs, theaters and houses of worship.
Other systems on display were the Iconyx IC8 and IC16R, designed for digital beam steering installations, the high power, fully portable IC Live digital beam steering system with matching IC215S-R subwoofer, and the compact and low profile IC7 / CF12S Combo package.
IC² combines the control and flexibility of Iconyx digitally steerable technology with the power and focus of a point source loudspeaker, creating the" world's first 'hybrid array' with the full benefits of both technologies".
Four 8-inch low frequency Neodymium transducers and 1-inch Titanium Nitride coated HF drivers offer high SPL point source performance, while individual steering control of each driver gives the IC² exceptional vertical pattern control for maximum intelligibility by delivering up to four separately controllable beams.
Each IC² two-way 8-inch module delivers articulate musicality and powerful punch, with a versatile design that can be used as a stand-alone high-performance loudspeaker, a small ground stack or a flown array of up to 20 cabinets.
(Jim Evans)