Amate Audio reveals premium line array
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A highlight of the second day was a dramatic change of location. High in the mountains of the Catalonian countryside, at the Masia Restaurant Torre del Conill, splendid isolation, an extensive terrace and brilliant sunshine provided an idyllic location to audition a line-up of the very latest and yet to be released Amate Audio speaker systems.
Alongside new additions to its latest NÍTID plug & play ultra-compact, ‘smart’ loudspeaker series, the company unveiled an all new flagship line array system; the latest addition to Amate Audio’s top of the range Xcellence series.
The X212AF is a 2x 12” full range, high performance, 3-way active line array, featuring an advanced engineered V-shape cabinet that delivers 100° horizontal coverage and 8° vertical coverage. Complementing the dual 12” LF drivers, are four 6” mid-range drivers and two 3” HF neodymium drivers mounted on a proprietary waveguide. Latest 3rd generation Class-D integrated amplification delivers 4000 W of power and the system launches Amate Audio’s next generation DSP platform, providing state-of-the-art control capabilities.
Advanced FIR filtering provides enhanced performance parameters including improved phase alignment and minimal latency. Separate limiters, with differing time constants, are available to the LF, MF and HF system elements, housed within discrete enclosures of the X212AF’s cabinet geometry. On-board system delay extends to more than 100 meters. An extensive range of parametric EQ options are provided. Ethernet connectivity enables remote system control, configuration and monitoring via Amate Audio’s DSPStudio application, and the system features onboard support of Dante® AoIP networking.
CEO and founder Juan Amate stated, “The Xcellence series X212AF and X218WF put Amate Audio’s at the forefront of the market for large-scale, high performance line array systems. They represent an exceptional new product offering in terms of performance and design, with fully integrated system capabilities in advance of current market norms. They are an outstanding design achievement and a flagship system of which we are immensely proud.”
Vice president and chief technical officer Joan Amate added. “These new Xcellence line array systems offer Amate Audio’s exceptional standards of sonic performance and consistent frequency response for the biggest auditoriums and outdoor venues. Combined with our unrivalled rapid system setup and deployment capabilities, the X212AF and X218WF are going to offer something quite unique in the market for larger touring and event sound applications.”
(Jim Evans)
