[ATTACH=CONFIG]194424.vB5-legacyid=1094[/ATTACH]Frankfurt, Germany, April 2011 – In 12 public demonstration sessions and a live demo to the world’s entertainment technology media, Renkus-Heinz unveiled the groundbreaking IC2 (IC Squared) – the world’s first high powered, medium format digitally steerable loudspeaker system – at Pro Light+Sound.
Designed for theater and club installations, IC2 integrates digital beam steering with high power output, built-in amplification and RHAON network control, opening a totally new product sector in pro audio for venues looking for the ultimate in quality and control.
Renkus-Heinz also showed the expanding IC Live family of digitally steerable array loudspeakers, and the new CF/CFX101-LA Modular Point Source Array, a potent solution for today’s small and mid-sized venues, including auditoria, night clubs, theaters and houses of worship.
Other systems on display were the Iconyx IC8 and IC16R, designed for digital beam steering installations; the high power, fully portable IC Live digital beam steering system with matching IC215S-R subwoofer, and the compact and low profile IC7 / CF12S Combo package.
IC2 sets a new benchmark in live sound loudspeaker design by combining the control and flexibility of Iconyx digitally steerable technology with the power and focus of a point source loudspeaker, creating the world’s first ‘hybrid array’ with the full benefits of both technologies.
Four 8-inch low frequency Neodymium transducers and 1-inch Titanium Nitride coated HF drivers offer high SPL point source performance, while individual steering control of each driver gives the IC2 exceptional vertical pattern control for maximum intelligibility by delivering up to four separately controllable beams.
Each IC2 two-way 8-inch module delivers articulate musicality and powerful punch, with a versatile design that can be used as a stand-alone high-performance loudspeaker, a small ground stack or a flown array of up to 20 cabinets.
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Headquartered in Foothill Ranch, California, Renkus-Heinz, Inc. is the worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of audio operations networks, digitally steerable arrays, powered and non-powered loudspeakers, system specific electronics and fully integrated Reference Point Array systems.
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Very smart. I’m sure innovation like this won’t come cheap, but certainly boxes like these could be used in tons of applications. Hopefully more companies will follow suit and put out offerings where versatility is possible with minimal compromises to quality. Congrats to both Renkus and Martin for their recent impressive developments in this regard.