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Mackie S408 Quad 8" Speaker, Two-Way PA Loudspeaker, Floor Monitor
High-impact Touring Sound in an Affordable Package
With Tetrad Driver Alignment Technology
Top-flight sound companies provide high-output, high-quality sound to large audiences all over the world, on a daily basis. They have toor they're out of business. That's why they employ experts to design and tune their systems and use arrayable cabinets loaded with multiple drivers. Systems that feature large, wide-dispersion horns, and subwoofer stacksall configured to match the requirements of each venue.
Mackie believes that smaller venues, including clubs and houses of worship, also deserve high-quality, affordable sound. That's why we collaborated with the loudspeaker design gurus at EAW and came up with a solutionthe Mackie S400 Series Precision Passive Loudspeakers with Tetrad Driver Alignment Technology.
Compare the coverage pattern of the Mackie S408 with a "garden-variety" two-way 15" speaker system at left. The 15" system breaks down on the outer edges of its coverage pattern, due to unmatched dispersion characteristics of the 15" transducer and horn plus the difficult crossover point between a large 15" driver and a small horn. This tends to "muddy" the overall sound, even for those directly in front of the speaker. The Mackie S408 projects consistent, focused, high-quality sound to its very limits, providing clearer, more accurate sound to the entire audience even when used in highly reverberant spaces, like churches, gymnasiums and banquet halls. Tetrad Technology brings superior sound to more of your audience.
Ever wonder how a band can sound so good at a concert and then sound so bad in a smaller venue? Most likely, the small loudspeakers available to most houses of worship, clubs, and performers have a relatively narrow dispersion pattern and can't be flown like touring arrays. Most full-range loudspeakers can provide ample punch and frequency response when you are positioned directly in front of thembut sit off to the side, even just a little bit, and the sound quality quickly deteriorates.
Mackie turned to the gurus at Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) for a solution to this dilemma and they, in turn, developed Tetrad Technology. This remarkable technology makes its debut in the Mackie S408. The ideal choice for any establishment where high quality live sound is crucial, including houses of worship, DJs, club sound reinforcement, and keyboard/drum monitoring. And if that weren't enough, the Mackie S408's trapezoidal shape makes it perfect for vocal monitor wedge applications.
FEATURES:
4 x 8" LF drivers in unique Tetrad alignment offer wide low-frequency dispersion and enhanced transient response
1" exit HF driver on an oversized 75 x 40° horn provides superb coverage and high-frequency definition; 2 vertically arrayed enclosures provide 150° coverage
Pole mountable on commercially available speaker stands
Symmetrical Trapezoidal design allows for monitor wedge applications
Stackable atop S410s Precision Passive Subwoofer
Flyable both horizontally and vertically via 12 integrated 3/8" threaded inserts
Portable with 4 balance-optimized top and side-mounted handles
Dual parallel, locking NL4 connections for Input and Thru on rear panel
Thermal Overload HF driver protection
Sensitivity: 99dB SPL (1W/1m)
600W RMS power handling at 8 Ohms
Frequency Response: 60Hz-22kHz |
