PreSonus StudioLive 328i Two 8" 3 Way Active CoActual Loudspeaker with TQ DSP and SL Room Control, Single, White

StudioLive AI-series 328i-W and 328i-B 3-way active loudspeakers combine high power and advanced coaxial configuration with the most powerful DSP engine ever built into a compact PA system. Through seamlessly integrated software, StudioLive AI speakers can be set up, adjusted and continuously monitored via wired or wireless remote control using Windows, OS X or iPad. An optional card provides Dante networking.

• 2 x 8" 3-way, full-range, active loudspeaker
• 8" CoActual MF/LF speaker with integrated 1.75" compression driver
• Dual 8" ferrite LF transducers
• 133 dB maximum peak SPL
• 2,000 watts quad-amped Class D Pascal amplification
• Universal switch mode power supply with power-factor correction
• 24-bit floating point, 96 kHz DSP with asymmetric three-way crossover; Fulcrum Temporal Equalization for uncolored response and exceptionally crisp transient response, coaxial-speaker coherence alignment and performance contouring; temperature and over
• Wireless and wired control over output level, DSP presets and much more with SL Room Control for iPad, Mac OS X and Windows
• Three DSP contours
• XMAX mic preamp with 15V phantom power
• Balanced, combo line input with attenuation
• Audio mix output
• Speaker attenuation control
• USB port for use with included USB Wi-Fi module and disaster recovery
• Ethercon connection for wired control
• Integrated grille cloth masks the drivers so they blend seamlessly
• 16 Integrated M10 fly points
• Optional Dante networking card

Ideal for flown indoor installations
Designed specifically for indoor flown installations, these models are available in white (328i-W) and black (328i-B) and have internal grille cloth that masks the drives so they blend seamlessly with their environment. Pole mounts and handles have been removed to facilitate flown installations. The front-panel blue power LED can be turned off in SL Room Control software.

Advanced 24-bit floating point digital signal processing
StudioLive AI-Series loud-speakers were tuned by master speaker designer Dave Gunness using Fulcrum Acoustic's trade-marked Temporal Equalization algorithms. Previously possible only using powerful outboard rack processors, TQ is used to manage horn reflections, linear time and amplitude anomalies correction, performance contouring and dynamic and excursion limiting. The result is a coaxial speaker system with:
• Crisper stereo image
• Greater soundstage depth
• More separation between complex mix components
• Increased resistance to feedback
• More seamless transitions between distributed loudspeakers
• Less fatiguing listening experience at very high SPLs
• Exceptional clarity and coherence

Complete remote control
The robust onboard CPU in all StudioLive AI speakers also makes possible an extensive set of control features for customizing and optimizing the system and for monitoring and fine-tuning performance in real time. Since system EQ can be set up per speaker, independently of a mixer, mixer output EQs are freed up for other uses. SL Room Control software for Mac OS X, Windows and iPad provides each full-range speaker and groups of speakers with wired and wireless remote control of a variety of features.

Remote Control over:
• DSP contours
• 100 Hz highpass filter
• Front-panel blue power-status LED

Network setup wizard
• Network scanning automatically detects connected speakers
• Network browser

Performance monitoring over:
• Excursion limiting
• Real-time temperature
• ADC clip detection
• Power-amp soft limiting

Individual speaker DSP settings:
• 8-band parametric EQ
• 8 notch filters
• Speaker delay (up to 500 ms)
• Mute and solo
• Level

Group speaker management
• Group level control
• 31-band graphic EQ
• Store/load graphic EQ presets
• Speaker-group browser
• Store multiple speaker groups together
• Custom labels for each speaker and group

Settings are automatically stored in the User Layer onboard each loudspeaker for use away from SL Room Control.

Optional Dante networking
The SL-Dante-SPK upgrade option card houses one Ethercon connection for Dante audio networking and remote control via SL Room Control. It offers two Dante Transmit and two Receive channels and operates at 48 kHz. Dante-enabled StudioLive AIseries loudspeakers allow users to create a complete, networked audio system with any Dante-enabled mixer using a standard 1 GB Ethernet switch and Audinate's Dante digital media networking technology, which offers self-configuring, true plug and-play digital audio networking. Users can also connect non-Dante mixers, such as a first-generation StudioLive, to the analog inputs of a Dante-equipped AI loudspeaker and then broadcast the signal over the Dante network using CAT5 cables. This makes Dante-enabled StudioLive AI loudspeakers an ideal solution for large front-of-house systems.

The CoActual approach to better speaker design
The new CoActual driver uses a single magnet structure, shared by the midrange/woofer and compression driver. This results in a much more compact, lightweight assembly that keeps the compression-driver diaphragm located in close proximity to the larger cone voice coil. A purpose-built, high-frequency horn is used for high frequency pattern control and also to keep the HF energy off of the woofer cone. This allows StudioLive AI PA loudspeakers to remain sonically stable at high levels. The crossover overlaps the HF horn and woofer, thereby allowing the compression driver to fill in the woofer frequency range that is shadowed by the horn. TQ processing allows the compression driver to work at lower frequencies without sonic artifacts.

The woofer's larger radiating surface works in conjunction with the HF horn to improve directional control at the bottom of the horn's operating range. This increases directional control beyond what can be accomplished by the horn alone. At the low-frequency end of its range, a coaxial horn "leaks" sound back onto the woofer cone. This reflects forward, out of time and produces tonal colorations that don't respond to conventional EQ. TQ eliminates these colorations, thereby removing one of the primary shortcomings of conventional coaxial designs. The result is extremely accurate transient reproduction, making the speaker less subject to intermodulation distortion.

SL Room Control Software
Wired and wireless integration with SL Room Control software
The StudioLive 328i communicates with SL Room Control software over a wireless or wired LAN network and provides a wealth of system control and performance-monitoring features. SL Room Control is a speaker management system and remote control/monitoring software for StudioLive AI-series loudspeakers that runs under Windows, Mac OS X and iOS for iPad. Use the included USB Wi-Fi dongle to connect to an established wireless network or hardwire your StudioLive loudspeaker to a wireless router using an Ethernet connection to provide more stable connectivity. In addition to providing remote wireless control over all onboard features, SL Room Control includes speaker group management and individual speaker control including eight notch filters, eight-band parametric EQ, output delay and performance monitoring. It also enables you to turn the front-panel blue power-status LED off. In short, this full-featured software opens up the power of the onboard DSP, providing optimization tools that were previously only available in standalone rack units.

Onboard speaker delay
Using multiple sets of speakers in a live performance can make a huge difference in the quality of the sound. Rather than relying on a pair of front-of-house speakers to fill the entire room, you can create listening zones throughout the room so that your front-of-house system only needs to be loud enough to cover the front of the room. This allows you to lower the level, give the front-row listeners' ears a break and get better fidelity from your speakers. Delay systems allow you to provide the same listening experience throughout the entire venue by extending the reach of the FOH system. The onboard DSP on the StudioLive AI-series loudspeakers allows you to achieve this experience without any additional equipment or wiring.

Onboard speaker grouping
SL Room Control provides individual and grouped speaker management. Grouping speakers allows you to adjust the overall graphic EQ of your entire FOH or satellite system. In addition, you can mute or solo individual speakers in the system and quickly zoom in on different groups around the venue.

Studiolive 328i Architect and Engineering Specifications
General
The loudspeaker shall be self-powered and shall include two 8-inch LF cone transducers and one CoActual transducer with one 8-inch diameter, low-frequency/mid-frequency cone transducer and one integrated, horn-loaded 1.75-inch compression driver. Transducer protection shall consist of a 4-channel multi-threat limiter.

Internal Amplification
The loudspeaker shall incorporate four Class D power amplifiers, each with a burst capability of 500W total. Distortion (THD, IM, TIM) shall not exceed <0.05% (20 Hz - 20 kHz). Dynamic range shall be 119 dB (A-weighted). Bandwidth shall be 20 Hz - 20 kHz. Amplifier protection shall be overcurrent, DC, over/under voltage, over temperature and high frequency