DML500

High output Distributed Mode Loudspeaker
(DML)

Years of R&D birthed a new loudspeaker technology system integrators are now using to solve room problems old school loudspeakers worsen.

The resulting DML500 eschews pumping focused air pressure waves that point-source cone loudspeakers employ to create ear-fatiguing sound.

Instead, non-destructive waves emerge wide and diffuse to more gently bathe the ear in pleasing, super-intelligible sound over almost eight octaves.

Even kinder on the ears: the DML500 measures 6dB lower despite perceived loudness equal to point-source.

Especially noticeable in highly reverberant spaces, DML sound waves provide non-destructive room interactions, so free of room echo and comb filtering that one customer referred to the intelligibility improvement over their old church system as “mind boggling.”

 

  • Floor-to-balcony, stereo-stable imaging in every seat is another performance “wow,” making the DML500 the top choice for immersive audio
  • Superb power handling plus 165° conical coverage allowed an American airport to replace 104 traditional speakers with six DML flat panels
  • Unmatched placement flexibility also optimizes aesthetic choices and quicker installations.
  • Rugged construction includes a powder coated die cast aluminum enclosure with multiple VESA mounting points
Front view of the FlatPanel Audio DML500 loudspeaker

Applications

Churches
Educational facilities

Gymnasiums
Airports and transit
Performing arts centers

Government facilities
Portable audio systems
Immersive venues

Recommended filtering/crossover

The following are the initial recommended acoustic filters as implemented in all DML accoustic measurements. They also represent an EQ starting point for all field applications.
High Pass – Butterworth 4th order (24 dB) @ 90Hz
Peaking Filter – 95Hz / Q of 3 /Gain of 3 dB
Peaking Filter – 265Hz / Q of 0.7 / Gain of -4 dB
High Shelving Filter – 400Hz / Q of 0.5 / Gain of 2 dB
Peaking Filter – 2800Hz / Q of 0.9 / Gain of -3 dB

Details

DML500 Specifications



Frequency range (–10dB)

75Hz-20kHz

Frequency response (±6dB)

85Hz-20kHz

Horizontal/vertical coverage

165˚

System sensitivity

SPL 92 dB

Rated maximum SPL SPL

123 dB

System nominal impedance

8 ohms

Power handling

Continuous / program / peak 200W/300W/600W

200W/300W/600W

Suggested high pass filter

90Hz Butterworth 2nd order

Drivers

FlatPanel transducer

4 x DML exciter

Voice coil diameter

32 mm

Voice coil winding wire

Copper-clad aluminum

Suspension design

Standard spider

Diaphragm design

Design principle Bending wave modal

Bending wave modal

Radiator surface area

400 x 575 mm

Material

Carbon fiber honeycomb
Input connection

Neutrik Speakon®

NL4 +1 /–1
Input, +2 /–2 Loop out

Physical

Outer dimensions (H x W x D)

21.6 in x 31.5 in x 3.5 in
550 mm x 800 mm x 90 mm

Outer frame

4 x MB
15.5 in x 19.13 in
395 mm x 486.5 mm

Rear grill

4 x MB

9.13 in x 7.95 in
292 mm x 202 mm

Weight

44 lbs / 20.3 kg

Shipping dimensions

27 in x 37 in x 8 in
650 mm x 800 mm x 250 mm

Shipping weight

51 lbs / 23.2 kg