EDISON, NJ – The active dB Technologies DVX Series has been popular for staging and live performance applications. Now, dB Technologies moves the DVX Series into the integrator marketplace with a passive selection of cabinets for the contactor. Initially, six models will be available in 8”, 10”, 12” and 15” two-way versions, as well as 15” and 18” subwoofer models.
More details from RCF USA (www.rcf-usa.com):
All cabinets feature rear cabinet angle cuts of 20 and 40-degrees for monitor applications. 12 M8-thread rigging points, two side-mount flypins for wall mounting, plus pole mount cup.
Subwoofers feature 2 lateral handles for easy transport, a standard M20 pole mount plate, the predisposition for wheels on the bottom and recesses on the top to facilitate the stacking of 2-way loudspeakers or another subwoofer.
Let’s take a quick look:
- DVX P8 – 300 watts@8 ohm. Freq. response: 100 Hz-19 kHz. 125 dB max SPL. 8” woofer with 2” voice coil + 1” compression driver with 1.5” voice coil. 90×70 rotatable horn.
- DVX P10 – 300 watts@8 ohm. Freq. response: 90 Hz-19 kHz. 127 dB max SPL. 10” woofer with 2” voice coil + 1” compression driver with 1.5” voice coil. 90×70 rotatable horn.
- DVX P12 – 500 watts@8 ohm. Freq. response: 70 Hz-19 kHz. 133 dB max SPL. 12” woofer with 2.5” voice coil + 1.4” compression driver with 2.5” voice coil. 90×40 rotatable horn.
- DVX P15 – 500 watts@8 ohm. Freq. response: 70 Hz-19 kHz. 133 dB max SPL. 15” woofer with 2.5” voice coil + 1.4” compression driver with 2.5” voice coil. 90×40 rotatable horn.
- DVX PSW15 – 500W@8 ohms. Freq. response: 40 Hz-120 Hz. 132 dB max SPL. 15” woofer with 3” voice coil.
- DVX PSW18 – 1000W@8 ohms. Freq. response: 35 Hz-120 Hz. 133 dB max SPL. 18” woofer with 4” voice coil.
DVX P8 8” 2-way with 1” HF, 300W RMS
DVX P8 is a powerful 8” / 1” 2-way passive loudspeaker whose birch plywood cabinet has been specifically designed to render speech contents, background and any other kind of music in medium to large sized rooms. Provided with a high-quality 8” woofer, a 1” neodymium compression driver on a rotatable CD horn and a premium crossover with precision filters, it assures maximum speech intelligibility and excellent audio properties at any sound pressure level. Not only, but combined with its compact dimensions, light weight and sturdy construction, it is rightfully placed among dBTechnologies high-end passive loudspeakers. DVX P8 is equipped with a 8” woofer (2” voice coil) and a 1” compression driver (1.5” voice coil) on a 90°x70° rotatable CD- horn. It also features a passive crossover filter with 12dB/oct slope of for low-pass part, 18dB/oct for high-pass and a self-resetting thermal protection circuit on the high-frequencies driver to prevent protracted overloading. The huge versatility is confirmed by a top handle that enables easy transport, 2 flypins for wall-mount brackets located on the sides of the speaker, 12 x M8 threads rigging points, and a standard aluminum pole mount cup (D36mm). Its slanted back panel with two angles (40° and 20°) enables stage monitoring purposes, and the rotatable CD-horn allows the user to maintain the same high- frequencies coverage angle also when the speaker is used as monitor.
Acoustical data
- Nominal Power Rating: 300 W/RMS
- Program Power Rating: 600 W
- Impedance: 8 Ohms
- Sensitivity 1W@1m: 94 dB
- Frequency Response [+/- 3dB]: 100 – 19.000 Hz
- Max SPL: 125 dB
- HF: 1 “
- Voice Coil HF: 1.5 “
- Driver Protection: PTC
- Directivity: 90×70 °
- Horn: CD Horn Aluminium
- Rotatable Horn: YES
- Crossover Frequency (passive): 1800 Hz
- LF: 8 “
- Voice Coil LF: 2 “
- Amplifier
- Processor
Input
Signal Input: 1x Speakon (Pin 1+=+) (Pin 1-=-)
Signal Output: 1x Speakon (Pin 1+=+) (Pin 1-=-)
Mechanics
- Housing: Multiplex birch plywood
- Rigging Points: 12 x M8
- Width: 250 mm (9.8 in)
- Height: 425 mm (16.7 in)
- Depth: 260 mm (10.2 in)
- Weight: 9.6 kg (21.6 lbs)
DVX P10 10” 2-way with 1” HF, 300W RMS
DVX P10 is a powerful 10” / 1” 2-way passive loudspeaker whose birch plywood cabinet has been specifically designed to render speech contents, background and any other kind of music in medium to large sized rooms.
Provided with a high-quality 10” woofer, a 1” neodymium compression driver on a rotatable CD horn and a premium crossover with precision filters, it assures maximum speech intelligibility and excellent audio properties at any sound pressure level. Not only, but combined with its compact dimensions, light weight and sturdy construction, it is rightfully placed among dBTechnologies high-end passive loudspeakers.
DVX P10 is equipped with a 10” woofer (2” voice coil) and a 1” compression driver (1.5” voice coil) on a 90°x70° rotatable CD- horn. It also features a passive crossover filter with 12dB/oct slope of for low-pass part, 18dB/oct for high-pass and a self-resetting thermal protection circuit on the high-frequencies driver to prevent protracted overloading.
The huge versatility is confirmed by a top handle that enables easy transport, 2 flypins for wall-mount brackets located on the sides of the speaker, 12 x M8 threads rigging points, and a standard aluminum pole mount cup (D36mm). Its slanted back panel with two angles (40° and 22°) enables stage monitoring purposes, and the rotatable CD-horn allows the user to maintain the same high- frequencies coverage angle also when the speaker is used as monitor.
Acoustical data
- Nominal Power Rating: 300 W/RMS
- Program Power Rating: 600 W
- Impedance: 8 Ohms
- Sensitivity 1W@1m: 96 dB
- Frequency Response [+/- 3dB]: 90 – 19.000 Hz
- Max SPL: 127 dB
- HF: 1 “
- Voice Coil HF: 1.5 “
- Driver Protection: PTC
- Directivity: 90×70 °
- Horn: CD Horn Aluminium
- Rotatable Horn: YES
- Crossover Frequency (passive): 1800 Hz
- LF: 10 “
- Voice Coil LF: 2 “
- Amplifier
- Processor
Input
- Signal Input: 1x Speakon (Pin 1+=+) (Pin 1-=-)
- Signal Output: 1x Speakon (Pin 1+=+) (Pin 1-=-)
Mechanics
- Housing: Multiplex birch plywood
- Rigging Points: 12 x M8
- Width: 290 mm (11.4 in)
- Height: 510 mm (20.1 in)
- Depth: 310 mm (12.2 in)
- Weight: 12.5 kg (27.6 lbs)
DVX P12 12” 2-way with 1.4” HF, 500W RMS
DVX P12 is a powerful 12” / 1.4” 2-way passive loudspeaker whose birch plywood cabinet has been specifically designed to render speech contents, background and any other kind of music in medium to large sized rooms.
Provided with a high-quality 12” woofer, a 1.4” neodymium compression driver on a rotatable CD horn and a premium crossover with precision filters, it assures maximum speech intelligibility and excellent audio properties at any sound pressure level. Not only, but combined with its compact dimensions, light weight and sturdy construction, it is rightfully placed among dBTechnologies high-end passive loudspeakers.
Acoustical data
- Nominal Power Rating: 500 W/RMS
- Program Power Rating: 1000 W
- Impedance: 8 Ohms
- Sensitivity 1W@1m: 100 dB
- Frequency Response [+/- 3dB]: 70 – 19.000 Hz
- Max SPL: 133 dB
- HF: 1.4″
- Voice Coil HF: 2.5″
- Driver Protection: PTC
- Directivity: 90X40°
- Horn: CD Horn Aluminium
- Rotatable Horn: YES
- Crossover Frequency (passive): 1400 Hz
- LF: 12″
- Voice Coil LF: 3″
- Amplifier
- Processor
Input
- Signal Input: 1x Speakon (Pin 1+=+) (Pin 1-=-)
- Signal Output: 1x Speakon (Pin 1+=+) (Pin 1-=-)
Mechanics
- Housing: Multiplex birch plywood
- Rigging Points: 12 x M10
- Width: 370 mm (14.6 in)
- Height: 625 mm (24.6 in)
- Depth: 395 mm (15.5 in)
- Weight: 23.2 kg (51.1 lbs)
DVX P15 15” 2-way with 1.4” HF, 500W RMS
DVX P15 is a powerful 15” / 1.4” 2-way passive loudspeaker whose birch plywood cabinet has been specifically designed to render speech contents, background and any other kind of music in medium to large sized rooms. It is also the right choice in case of use as a full-range FOH speaker or a powerful drum monitor.
Provided with a high-quality 15” woofer, a 1.4” neodymium compression driver on a rotatable CD horn and a premium crossover with precision filters, it assures maximum speech intelligibility and delivers punchy, assertive bass response without requiring an added subwoofer. Not only, but combined with its compact dimensions, light weight and sturdy construction, it is rightfully placed among dBTechnologies high-end passive loudspeakers.
DVX P15 is equipped with a 15” woofer (3” voice coil) and a 1.4” compression driver (2.5” voice coil) on a 90°x40° rotatable CD- horn. It also features a passive crossover filter with 12dB/oct slope of for low-pass part, 18dB/oct for high-pass and a self-resetting thermal protection circuit on the high-frequencies driver to prevent protracted overloading.
The huge versatility is confirmed by 2 handles on the sides that enables easy transport, 4 flypins for wall-mount brackets located in pairs on each side of the speaker, 12 x M10 threads rigging points, and a standard aluminum pole mount cup (D36mm). Its slanted back panel with two angles (40° and 25°) enables stage monitoring purposes, and the rotatable CD-horn allows the user to maintain the same high- frequencies coverage angle also when the speaker is used as monitor.
Acoustical data
- Nominal Power Rating: 500 W/RMS
- Program Power Rating: 1000 W
- Impedance: 8 Ohms
- Sensitivity 1W@1m: 100 dB
- Frequency Response [+/- 3dB]: 70 – 19.000 Hz
- Max SPL: 133 dB
- HF: 1.4″
- Voice Coil HF: 2.5″
- Driver Protection: PTC
- Directivity: 90X40°
- Horn: CD Horn Aluminium
- Rotatable Horn: YES
- Crossover Frequency (passive): 1400 Hz
- LF: 15″
- Voice Coil LF: 3″
- Amplifier
- Processor
Input
- Signal Input: 1x Speakon (Pin 1+=+) (Pin 1-=-)
- Signal Output: 1x Speakon (Pin 1+=+) (Pin 1-=-)
Mechanics
- Housing: Multiplex birch plywood
- Rigging Points: 12 x M10
- Width: 430 mm (16.9 in)
- Height: 690 mm (27.2 in)
- Depth: 450 mm (17.7 in)
- Weight: 26.1 kg (57.5 lbs)
DVX PSW15 – 15” subwoofer, 500W RMS
The DVX PSW15 is a powerful 15” high-performance passive subwoofer in a bass reflex birch plywood cabinet, designed for medium to large sized rooms.
Thanks to its 15” high-quality woofer, the impulse response is incredibly truthful, reproducing low-end frequencies with extreme precision and providing a finely shaped sound image. Compact dimensions combined with light weight and sturdy construction of this subwoofer, make it a good choice whenever you need to boost low-end frequencies without losing the advantages of portability.
The DVX PSW15 offers a 15″ woofer with a 3″ voice coil, which can take a load up to 1000 watts putting out an extraordinary SPL of 132dB at very powerful low end frequencies.
It features 2 lateral handles for easy transport, a standard M20 pole mount plate, the predisposition for wheels on the bottom and recesses on the top to facilitate the stacking of 2-way loudspeakers or another subwoofer. It can be easily combined with DVX P12 and DVX P10 high/mid units by using an external crossover like dBTechnologies AC26N. In both standalone and dual stack configurations, it is an excellent choice for FOH applications. What’s more, its powerful punch makes this subwoofer the right choice for drum fills.
Acoustical data
- Nominal Power Rating: 500 W/RMS
- Program Power Rating: 1000 W
- Impedance: 8 Ohms
- Frequency Response [+/- 3dB]: 40 – X-Over Hz
- Max SPL: 132 dB
- LF: 15″
- Voice Coil LF: 3″
- Amplifier
Processor
Input
- Signal Input: 1x Speakon (Pin 1+=+) (Pin 1-=-)
- Signal Output: 1x Speakon (Pin 1+=+) (Pin 1-=-)
Mechanics
- Housing: Multiplex birch plywood
- Pole mount: M20
- Width: 470 mm (18.5 in)
- Height: 627 mm (24.7 in)
- Depth: 600 mm (23.6 in)
- Weight: 30.9 kg (68.1 lbs)
