Alcons Audio develops professional sound systems for quality-conscious clients in the cinema, installation and touring/rental industry. All products are developed and manufactured in house with traditional craftsmanship combined with the latest technologies, materials and production processes.
 
    
 
  technical specifications QM18
     
 
Professional System 3/2005: “Highest levels over the total frequency bandwidth combined with the highest audio quality does not have to be a contradiction, as the QRs prove impressively”.

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      general
 


 
  • Modular scalable low-mid array system, with multiple units flown or stacked above each other
  • Neodymium drivers for excellent performance-to-weight ratio
  • SIS pre-wired for very high damping and further reduced distortion (with ALC)
  • Passive filtering for easy operation and economical powering
  • Durotect™ scratch-resistant coating
 
      description
 
  The QM18 is a modular, limited bandwidth loudspeaker to be used as vertical low-mid array, either in stacked or flown configuration, for both permanent and (limited) portable installations. It is designed as low-mid extension of a QR-array.

The QM18 “array in-fill” module is applied in a multiple QR-array, where the direct HF reproduction/projection of a QR is not required, but where an uninterrupted LMF line-source array is desirable for extended frequency control. The tightly spaced mid-bass transducers are fully compliant with the laws of line-array behaviour. The Signal Integrity Sensing™ pre-wiring ensures complete cable/connector compensation between the QM18 and ALC. In this way, the ALC can be loaded down to 2 ohms, without any sacrifice on response quality (4 units QM18 parallel on one channel loads 3 ohms).

Typical applications for the QM-systems include “array in-fill” to a QR main system for theatre, PA system in “acoustically challenging rooms”, as well as high power side-fill stage monitoring.

For full system performance, the QM18 needs to be driven by an ALC controller-amplifier. Driven by the ALC, the QM18 delivers maximum sound quality with inaudible (power and excursion) protection (SDP circuit).

       
  technical specifications   physical specifications
 
Frequency Response  
+/- 3 dB   74 Hz - 20.000 Hz
+/- 10 dB   53 Hz -
Sensitivity (SPL 1W/M)   97 dB
Nominal Impedance   12 ohms
Maximum RMS power (AES)   390 W
Maximum peak power (AES)   1500 W
SPL program (nom.)   123 dB
SPL peak (nom.)   129 dB
Dispersion H x V   90° x array length dep.
     
     
 
System limited bandwidth
Filtering   passive
Drivers LF   3 x AND65/4 neodymium
6.5", vented
Cross-over frequency   1000 Hz.
Connectors   2 x Speakon NL4 input/link
Physical dimensions   mm              inches
Height   506              19.9
Width   367              14.4
Depth   237              9.3
Weight (approx.)   14 kg            (31 lb)
Warranty   6 years limited
     
   
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