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
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 |
Neutrik Speakon® | NL4 +1 /–1 |
Physical | |
Outer dimensions (H x W x D) | 21.6 in x 31.5 in x 3.5 in |
Outer frame | 4 x MB |
Rear grill | 4 x MB 9.13 in x 7.95 in |
Weight | 44 lbs / 20.3 kg |
Shipping dimensions | 27 in x 37 in x 8 in |
Shipping weight | 51 lbs / 23.2 kg |