Linex™

A vertical line array module with exceptional qualities. In any situation where one box just is not loud enough or can‘t deliver the desired coverage, Linex™ will most likely offer a spectacular solution.

Acoustic properties

Musicality, smooth HF radiation, breath taking impulse behaviour and immaculate acoustic coupling are decisive Linex™ ingredients. An important feature is the impressive low-end performance of a Linex™ rig. Subs can remain ground stacked without loosing musical coherence; all musical information comes from the fly. Whenever called upon, a Linex™ rig will deliver sound pressure levels second to none... This is vital for reproducing all the emotions and dynamics of a live performance.

Pragmatic rigging hardware

Self explanatory, aluminium alloy, rigging hardware allows safe and easy assembly of rigs up to 24 units per hang. Enclosure angles up to 6 degrees are possible without wave-front break-ups.

Carbonfibre composite cabinet

Linex™ is an ultra compact module constructed of proprietary carbon fibre composite with an unmatched stiffness to weight ratio. One Linex™ enclosure weighs only 40 kg. The rigidity of the complex cabinet shape is furthermore enhanced by multiple, arrhythmic reinforcement ribs and bracings.

Components

Four custom designed 6.5-inch MF drivers are mounted behind two narrow, rectangular diffraction slots acting as two “line sources” flanking the patented HF Wave-shape-transformer™. Minimized horizontal dimensions and an appropriate time offset guarantee a smooth transition between the three exits at cross-over frequencies and therefore a constant horizontal coverage angle.

To emulate a single, symmetrical low frequency source, two 12” woofers are mounted ”side firing” in the enclosure, which has a 62 Hz bass reflex tuning. This configuration endows Linex™ with an impressive low-end response that often makes subwoofers obsolete.

Not self-powered

Linex™ will almost exclusively be used as multiple-enclosure rigs. Consequentially most, if not all, arguments for built-in amplification are invalid. In fact the "power-packing-density" of loudspeaker-chassis already generates a lot of heat. Thus adding even minimal heat-generating power-amplifiers would be prohibitive. Therefore, unlike all other SOUND PROJECTS systems, Linex™ has not been made self-powered.