Professional Systems Division

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RoomMatch® RM9040

array module loudspeaker

RoomMatch® RM9040 array module delivers superb audio quality for fixed-installations in almost any room size, shape, acoustic requirement or budget. Overcoming the acoustic limitations of both line array and point-source conventional designs, RoomMatch® modules form a new class of curvilinear array that allows seamless audio quality, with consistent front-to-back and side-to-side tonal balance.

Architects' & Engineers' Specifications

The 2-way, full-range array module loudspeaker shall contain six (6) 2-inch titanium-diaphragm compression drivers mounted to a continuous-arc diffraction-slot manifold. The manifold will provide acoustic summation that is free from significant peaks or dips in response, from 500 Hz to 16 kHz, and exit into a constant-directivity waveguide with effective pattern control to approximately 1 kHz. The low-frequency section shall contain two (2) 10-inch cone transducers with 3-inch voice coils, with each woofer contained in a separate vented enclosure. The array module will require external, active digital signal processing for transducer crossover and frequency response equalization.

The array module loudspeaker shall meet the following performance specifications: On-axis system frequency response shall be 60 Hz to 16 kHz (+/- 3 dB) with recommended crossover and active equalization. The low-frequency sensitivity shall be 93 dB SPL in free field with 1 W input and be capable of producing peak output of 126 dB SPL on axis at 1 meter, with recommended equalization. The high-frequency sensitivity shall be 100 dB SPL in free field with 1 W input and be capable of producing peak output of 128 dB SPL on axis at 1 meter, with recommended equalization. The low-frequency section shall have a long-term power handling rating of 500 W and a nominal input impedance of 4 ohms. The high-frequency section shall have a long-term power handling rating of 150 W and a nominal input impedance of 8 ohms. Power handling will be rated using IEC 268-5 pink noise, 6-dB crest factor, for 100 hours, with recommended EQ. The nominal coverage pattern shall be 90° horizontal and 40° vertical.

The array module loudspeaker shall be constructed of 11-ply Baltic birch plywood, protected by a polyurethane coating, for top and bottom waveguide sections, engineered-plastic composites for the woofer enclosures, and steel spar beams connecting the integral side-plate steel rigging hardware. The rigging hardware shall support up to 8 similar array module loudspeakers with a 10:1 Safety Factor. The woofer and waveguide sections will be protected by separate 19-gauge (1.0 mm) perforated steel grilles with powder-coated finish. Input connectors shall be two (2) parallel-wired Neutrik® NL4 Speakon® connectors. The finish will be black (paintable).

Loudspeaker dimensions shall be 24.0 x 39.1 x 23.6 in (610 x 993 x 598 mm) and net weight shall be 124 lb (56.2 kg).

The 2-way, full-range array module loudspeaker shall be the Bose® RoomMatch® RM9040.