Sonance shocked us at CEDIA Expo 2023 with the launch of an all-new Visible Expertise line of architectural loudspeakers. Embodying a number of true improvements, and obtainable in each Sonance and James variations, the Visible Expertise line will supersede the extremely profitable and award-winning Visible Efficiency sequence – a sequence that was a best-seller for many Sonance integrators.
See extra on the Sonance Visible Expertise line of audio system
There’s a motive why Sonance has for many years remained the trade’s main model of architectural loudspeakers for each the residential and business integration segments. Most different manufacturers head to China to purchase off-the-shelf merchandise and silkscreen their model identify on an merchandise they’ll market that is still nearly equivalent to those who might be supplied by many different manufacturers as effectively. However not Sonance…they proceed to innovate and advance the state-of-the-art of the audio integration enterprise, with all-new, fully recent designs that embody recent improvements, new expertise, and expansive capabilities.
We see this technique take maintain once more, as the corporate strikes past its common Visible Efficiency sequence to this new Visible Expertise sequence. Sonance has at all times been targeted on the expertise – for the consumer and for the integrator as effectively. And the Visible Expertise sequence advances that technique with some attention-grabbing new options that every one will recognize.
Two Iterations – Sonance VX Sequence and James VXQ Sequence
There are two iterations of the Visible Expertise sequence, Sonance VX fashions and James VXQ fashions. There’s a number of shared expertise, however James affords an attention-grabbing new high-frequency part with new technical refinements that improve the efficiency of its well-known quad tweeter array. I can’t wait to listen to it.
For now, this preliminary introduction by the corporate simply offers us a tantalizing glimpse of what this dramatic line of 21 all-new fashions will supply. For instance, the corporate has designed an all-new core driver they name their Subsequent Gen transducer.
New Sinusoidal Waveguide Tweeter Design
Sonance says that its new tweeter design is the guts of the Sonance VX sequence. This new tweeter encompasses a expertise they name the Sonance Waveguide Tweeter Design. This “sinusoidal” waveguide is “a specifically tuned expertise” that it says delivers “pristine audio high quality with easy, constant dispersion and protection.”
The aim of those technological developments is to supply finish customers an immersive expertise with a top quality of audio efficiency they’ve by no means heard earlier than.
James VXQ with New Expertise Quadratech Tweeter Array
To not be outdone, within the James VXQ sequence, now we have the most recent development of their quad tweeter design – for which the model is kind of well-known. This newest innovation known as the James Visible Expertise with Quadratech, VXQ. What’s the distinction between the brand new Quadratch tweeter versus James’ unique quad tweeter design? Properly, in brief, the corporate used refined modeling strategies with machine studying to create a Cymatic Diffuser that optimizes the dispersion sample of this newest quad tweeter design.
As soon as once more, that easy huge dispersion is designed to immerse the listener in a wealthy, detailed music efficiency – regardless of the place they’re within the room. Are you sensing a theme right here?
This stage of audio engineering and our method for growing the brand new VXQ fashions is in contrast to something now we have actually accomplished earlier than. We leveraged iterative machine studying and simulation to optimize the cymatic diffuser for every driver dimension so that every is delivering easy dispersion and protection with constant tonality for that specific mannequin.
Skylar Grey, Sonance Product Designer
Contains In style CDX Crossover and Trim Choices
Additionally included in all Visible Expertise fashions is the corporate’s common Fixed Directivity Crossover (CDX) crossover design first launched in its Invisible Sequence fashions. There are additionally choices for the trim with the fashions transport with a brand new Micro Trim grille as the usual possibility. Integrators have the choice of ordering a Trimless grille…or to even go one step additional and flush mount the speaker utilizing Sonance TRUFIG Mounting Expertise.
Importantly, this new speaker line affords an progressive one- or two-step set up scheme. How does the two-step set up work? The system features a separate body, known as a Flex Bodywhich will be mounted itself within the opening and linked to the speaker wire. Then the speaker, which comprises a color-coded locater system will be slid into the body and totally locked into place for safe efficiency.
Modern New Flex Body 1- or 2-Step Set up System
The benefit of a two-step set up system is bigger ease of set up – no balancing on the high of your ladder holding a heavy speaker in a single hand, energy driver within the different…whereas attempting to attach cables. place the speaker, and drill down the canine. One other benefit is set up flexibility, because the opening with the Flex Body mounted into it may be briefly coated with a grill, leaving the speaker to be put in at a later time. It’s a intelligent design that appears safer than a few of the toolless set up ideas I’ve seen.
Nevertheless, in the event you desire, you may merely mate the 2 models collectively and set up it simply as you’ll a standard one-step in-ceiling speaker. The selection is yours…and in our enterprise, selection is nice.
Anticipated Availability
Sonance estimates that each the VX and the VXQ sequence are anticipated to ship in mid- to late-first quarter of 2024¹.
See extra on Sonance’s new VX and James’ new VXQ sequence at sonance.com/visual-experience.
CORRECTIONS
#1 – October 20, 2023 – When initially posted, this sentence mentioned that the VX sequence can be obtainable to ship in late December/early January. The corporate has corrected the timing as indicated above.
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