Community Professional Loudspeakers is launching its new Distributed Design Series of ceiling loudspeakers.
Designed for exceptionally high quality sound with very wide, uniform coverage, the series debuts Community’s Drop-Stop™ and Twist-Assist™ features, to make the installation process easier, faster and safer. Each model is available as a complete unit with everything needed for standard installations. The drive unit and face plate assembly and the back-can can also be purchased separately.
The Drop-Stop feature provides spring-loaded legs which support the back-can on the included rails and C-ring, so that the installer no longer needs to hold the can against the tile while tightening the clamps.
If the loudspeaker back cans are pre-installed to a conduit system for termination at a later date, the product’s Twist-Assist locking system allows the baffle and loudspeaker assembly to be self-supporting while the installer fastens the screws to the can.
"Most ceiling loudspeakers typically have a half-inch or greater 'step' in their baffle where the grille is attached, with the low frequency driver rear-mounted behind the grille plate," explains Community Founder and President Bruce Howze.
"These designs produce a host of unwanted reflections and diffraction effects. We've designed the Distributed Design Series with baffles less than 1/8-inch from the grille, creating an uninterrupted planar surface between the baffle and ceiling surface for diffraction-free HF driver acoustic loading and a smooth, predictable pattern. The result is optimal coverage without dead zones or overlaps."
