QSC

QSC changed the face of amplifier technology with the introduction of the PowerLight™ switching power supply, a technological advance that significantly reduces weight and bulk while improving audio performance. PowerLight, first incorporated into the revolutionary PowerLight Series and now used in three other amplifier lines, is proof that high power can be achieved in small, lightweight packages.

The RMX series amplifiers brought truly professional performance at breakthrough pricing to portable sound reinforcement and became the leading products in the segment. At the same time, QSC amplifiers have become the standard for the cinema industry.

Recognizing customer needs for increasingly integrated systems, QSC has expanded beyond amplification into loudspeakers and digital signal processing and has assembled talented teams of recognized innovators and leaders to develop the elements of these systems.

QSC loudspeaker offerings include the WideLine with astonishing acoustic quality and output from one of the smallest line-array systems available. The Installation Line Array (ILA) brought line-array benefits and unprecedented affordability to the installation market. A growing catalog of installation loudspeakers also includes the AD series of small format speakers recognized for value and accurate reproduction. Entertainers and other users of portable sound systems are able to enjoy powered speaker simplicity combined with legendary QSC reliability in the HPR series. And a complete range of cinema loudspeakers makes QSC a one-stop supplier of "B-chain" products.

The company was a pioneer in computer control, digital signal processing and signal transport. QSControl (pronounced Q's Control), a remote audio monitoring system application, has proven its performance in systems worldwide, from the world's tallest buildings (the Petronas Towers in Malaysia) to Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

QSC manufactures products in a new 81,000-sq.-ft., state-of-the-art production facility. The factory, which has the ability to triple QSC's production capacity, is located next to QSC's current 51,000-sq.-ft. headquarters in Costa Mesa, Calif. The sophisticated electronic manufacturing facility is designed with build-to-order flexibility giving QSC unprecedented ability to respond to customer needs. This same approach is being applied to a wood-working and loudspeaker manufacturing facility scheduled to go on line during 2007. Manufacturing, warehousing, corporate offices, engineering, technical services, and sales are housed in both buildings.

"When this company was started, there was a common commitment to creating with integrity," said QSC CEO Barry Andrews. "That commitment has strengthened over the years. QSC products have a reputation for quality, innovation and reliability. Moving into the fully integrated systems allows us to expand that commitment into an area we feel is the future of system design."

The exceptionally high value of QSC products is achieved through developing leading technologies, world-class manufacturing techniques, and the purchasing power possible as the world's leading amplifier producer.

While QSC has grown from a small garage start-up to an internationally recognized leader in the pro-audio industry, the commitment to customers, partners and employees has remained strong and constant. Combining QSC's commitments to people with leading edge technologies and system integration will continue to move QSC forward.

WIDELINE 8 LINE ARRAY

Designed to meet the needs of both concert and fixed sound applications, the new WideLine-8 line array system from QSC leaves small footprints for all others to follow with its ability to pack full-size line array performance into compact enclosures.
 
   Including the full-range WL3082 and WL212-sw subwoofer, the WideLine-8 Series offers the same wide, 140° horizontal coverage as larger WideLine models, excellent ergonomics, and a rigging system integrated into each enclosure that provides strength to accommodate arrays of up to 12 boxes with a 10:1 design factor.

    Relying on a time-honoured formula for success adapted from American hot rod culture, QSC design engineers, in a most basic sense, gave the market what it wanted by stuffing a huge audio engine into the smallest and lightest chassis they could create.

    As a result, on the full-range side of the WideLine-8 design came the WL3082, which measures less than a perfunctory 20" wide and 9" high, and has an operable range from 68Hz-20kHz. With a triamplified configuration (there are no passive components), the enclosure is outfitted with a pair of high-powered, 8" drivers with neodymium magnets. While both of these elements cover low frequencies, only one extends into the midrange to insure that horizontal dispersion control is maintained at the crossover point.

    High frequencies within the WL3082 are managed by a 3" voice coil-equipped neodymium compression driver coupled to QSC’s patented 140° multiple aperture diffraction waveguide. Extending nearly to the top and bottom of the enclosure, the waveguide exit creates a continuous acoustical source with minimal discontinuities between adjacent elements to greatly reduce the negative impact of driver interaction. To minimise the frontal area of the system to a bare minimum, the ports were moved to the sides of the enclosure and incorporated within a patented handle design.

    In keeping with its goal of delivering amazing output from incredibly small packages, the WideLine-8 extends its low-end performance with the aid of the WL212-sw sub. Upon initial inspection, this subwoofer’s enclosure appears smaller than the space required to physically house the pair of long excursion 12" woofers with 4" voice coils that reside inside. Producing 135.4dB peak SPL nonetheless with an extended range down to 32Hz, the tiny dynamo delivers serious sonic punch with a high sensitivity of 99dB and 1,100W of continuous power handling capacity.

    Employing a fourth-order bandpass design, the sub matches the width of the full-range WL3082, allowing it to be flown in-line with or behind a WideLine-8 array. Its extremely low profile (less than 15") also makes it ideally suited for either fixed or portable use when system subs must be located under a stage or in other tight spaces.
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