Turbosound TA-500 t 15" Bi-Amp/Tri-Amp 3-Way Full-Range Arrayable Loudspeaker

The Turbosound Aspect TA-500 is an arrayable trapezoidal switchable bi-amp/tri-amp three-way full-range loudspeaker for designed for a wide range of fixed installations.

The TA-500 consists of a high efficiency 15” low frequency driver, a custom high efficiency neodymium motor 10” drive unit on a Polyhorn device optimized for mid-frequencies, and an aluminium dome 1” neodymium motor high-frequency compression driver loaded by a high-frequency Polyhorn device. Both low distortion Polyhorn designs feature a sharp cut-off at the edges of the 50° horizontal by 25° vertical coverage pattern, which all but eliminates the comb filtering effects commonly experienced between adjacent sources when arraying conventional horn designs.

The TA-500 includes a passive crossover network between the MF and HF drive units for bi-amped operation which can be bypassed for full tri-amped operation by moving an internal jumper.

The 15mm (5/8”) birch plywood cabinet with is trapezoidally shaped with side angles optimized for close packing, and is finished in hard wearing semi matte black paint with an architecturally styled powder coated perforated steel mesh grille. An optional removable, stackable wheelboard clips on to the front of the cabinet for transportation.

M10 rigging points are provided on the top, bottom and sides of the cabinet for suspension in any orientation, and two further rigging points are provided on the rear for pull back. A cost-effective external flying system consists of internal steel struts which are used in conjunction with lifting bars, hinge kits and rear straps to assemble simple two-wide and three-wide arrays of cabinets. A recessed panel at the rear of the cabinet carries two parallel-linked Neutrik speakON NL8s for input and link through connections, with a further Neutrik speakON NL4 which is used for the sub link-out connection.

Features:

• Arrayable 3 way full range loudspeaker for installation applications
• High efficiency 15” low frequency driver
• High efficiency 10” neodymium motor mid range compression driver
• 1” neodymium motor compression driver
• Low distortion Polyhorns provide 50° H x 25° V dispersion
• Multiple array configurations for extended coverage
• Switchable bi-amp/tri-amp operation for flexibility of use
• Trapezoidal cabinet shape enables visually unobtrusive loudspeaker arrays
• Multiple internal rigging points allow suspension in any orientation
• 15mm (5/8”) birch plywood enclosure with hard wearing semi matte black paint finish
• Architecturally styled powder coated perforated steel mesh grille
• Neutrik speakON NL8 and NL4 connectors
• 3-Year Warranty Program
• Designed and engineered in England

Specifications:

• Components:
  • 1x Custom 15" (381 mm) LF Driver
  • 1x Custom 10" (254 mm) MF Driver on a Midrange Polyhorn
  • 1x Custom HF Driver on a High Frequency Polyhorn
• Frequency Response: 60 Hz - 20 kHz ±4dB (with DSP)
• Dispersion: 50°H x 25°V; Horizontal Array Angle: 45°
• Sensitivity (1 W @ 1 M):
  • LF: 106dB
  • MF: 105dB
  • HF: 112dB
• Power Handling:
  • LF: 400 Watts Continuous, 1,600 Watts Peak
  • MF: 200 Watts Continuous, 800 Watts Peak
  • HF: 50 Watts Continuous, 200 Watts Peak
• Calculated Max SPL: 135dB Continuous, 141dB Peak
• Nominal Impedance:
  • LF: 8 Ohms
  • MF: 16 Ohms
  • HF: 16 Ohms
• Crossover:
  • Passive: 250 Hz
  • Active: 250 Hz, 4 kHz/5.99 kHz
• Construction: 15mm (5/8") and 18mm (3/4") Birch Plywood Throughout Finished in Black Semi-Matte Textured Paint. Two Recessed Carrying Handles and Two Additional Grab Positions
• Grille: Cloth / Expanded Metal
• Connectors:
  • 2x speakON NL8 wired: Pin1+ and 1- Link to NL4; Pin 2+: LF Positive; Pin2-: LF Negative; Pin 3+: MF Positive, Pin 3-: MF Negative, Pin 4+: HF Positive, Pin 4- HF Negative;
  • 1x speakON NL4 wired: Pin1+: Sub Positive, Pin1-: Sub Negative
• Dimensions (HxWxD): 38.5" x 22.6" x 19.6" (977mm x 574mm x 498mm)
• Net Weight: 123.2 lbs (56 kg)