Product Overview
The Community R.35-3896 is a fully horn-loaded triaxial three-way, full-range loudspeaker system designed to provide high-quality voice and music reproduction in applications requiring extreme weather resistance. It is designed to withstand longterm exposure to tough, environmental conditions and to provide musical performance normally only associated with indoor loudspeakers. The R.35-3896 features Community's innovative MultiSource Waveguide™ horn design; the output from the dual midrange compression drivers and 1" exit HF driver are combined seamlessly into a single timecoherent source, resulting in excellent musicality, intelligibility and dispersion consistency. The high output, 3" voice coil, 8" carbon ring cone LF driver features a flange-less frame design that permits a cone area nearly equivalent to a typical 10" driver, resulting in high sensitivity and increased LF extension. The low LF/MR passive crossover point results in improved mid-range pattern control and elimination of horn coloration in the LF response.
The Music / Voice switch allows for additional application flexibility. The "Music" setting provides an out-of-the-box flat response and selecting "Voice" provides up to a 5dB boost for increased vocal projection and intelligibility. The LF cone is treated with the same NeverWet™ coating as the grille cloth to ensure trouble-free performance in the harshest conditions.
Community R.35-3896 Features:
- Excellent musicality and intelligibility, low distortion, and high sensitivity and output
- Weather-resistant, compact, matte finish paintable high impact ABS plastic modified-trapezoidal enclosure
- NeverWet™ treated grille and LF driver cones, polymer HF and MR diaphragms, and moisture-sealed crossover
- Corrosion-resistant zinc-rich epoxy dual-layer powder coated (DLPC) steel grille and low-profile yoke
- Innovative MultiSource Waveguide™ (MSW) horn design for high frequency and dual midrange drivers
- 200W autoformer (standard)
- Five-year product warranty / Fifteen-year enclosure warranty
Community R.35-3896 Specifications:
- Loudspeaker Type: Full-range, three-way, triaxial, weather-resistant
- Operating Range: 80 Hz to 16 kHz (-10 dB)
- Frequency Response: 120 Hz to 12.5 kHz (-3 dB)
- Max Input Ratings: 400W RMS, 800W Program 56 volts RMS, 113 volts momentary peak
- Autoformer Taps:
- 70V: 200W, 100W, 50W, 25W and low impedance
- 100V: 200W, 100W, 50W
- Maximum Output:
- Music: 124 dB (130 dB peak)
- Speech: 126 dB (132 dB peak)
- Sensitivity (1W / 1m) Free Space SPL:
- Music: 98 dB(125 Hz - 10 kHz), 97 dB (250 Hz - 4 kHz)
- Speech: 100 dB(125 Hz - 10 kHz), 99 dB (250 Hz - 4 kHz)
- Nominal Impedance:
- Music: 8 ohms, 6 ohms @ 9 kHz minimum
- Speech: 8 ohms, 4.1 ohms @ 8 kHz minimum
- Nominal Beamwidth (-6dB): 90° x 60°, 1.6 kHz to 10 kHz
- Axial Q / DI: 11.6/10.7, 1.6 kHz to 10 kHz
- Crossover Frequency: 850 Hz, 2.7 kHz
- Recommended High Pass: 80 Hz 24 dB / Octave
- Recommended Amplifier : 800W to 1200W at 8 ohms
- Triaxial Tranducers:
- Low Frequency: 1x 8" Carbon ring NeverWet™* treated cone, 3" VC
- Middle Range: 2x 2.35" MultiSource Waveguide™ compression
- High Frequency: 1x 1" exit compression
- Input Connection: NL4 Speakon-type connector for low impedance operation only; and 7-position terminal strip for low impedance or constant voltage operation
- Controls: Music / speech switch, 70V/100V operation jumper
- Enclosure: ABS plastic, matte finish, paintable
- Finish: Light Grey RAL # 7038
- Mounting/Rigging Provisions: Two M8 rigging points, zinc-rich epoxy DLPC yoke, included integral safety cable mounting point
- Grille: 3-layer Weather-Stop™ featuring NeverWet™ treated polyester mesh, foam, zinc-rich DLPC perforated steel color-matched to enclosure
- Input Panel Weather Cover: Color-matched ABS plastic with 13.5mm ID gland nut installed in 0.82" knockout
- Environmental: IP55W per IEC 529 at the recommended 5° down-tilt, designed to MIL-STD-810G
- Dimensions: 11" H x 13" W x 13.5" D (279 x 330 x 343 mm)
- Loudspeaker Unit Weight: 34 lbs (15.4 kg) with included yoke
- Shipping Weight: 40 lbs (18.1 kg)
