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  • ISE2019: Alcons, Dreamscreen kicking up a Storm

    Applying its powerful Pro-Ribbon tweeter based, commercial speaker, amplification and processing platform, to its by now traditional small theater made from sheepswool matts by All Areas in hall 6. Alcons audio is again joined by DreamScreen acoustically transparant projection screens, and Astro spatial audio rendering for the commercial market.

    However for the residential,Home Theater market Alcons has changed allegiance moving to the other popular French multichannel immersive audio processor maker Storm. Trinnov is exhibiting with Procella this time.

    The Alcons Pro-Ribbon Immersive Experience, at booth 6-H150, will see the company demonstrating both live production and immersive residential applications, with alternating demonstrations taking place at 30 minute intervals throughout ISE’s four days.

    “As always, the best way to experience the quality and power of Alcons Audio systems is to hear them for yourself,” says the company's co-founder Tom Back. “The Pro-Ribbon Audio Experience is a very popular, award-winning demonstration at shows in both Europe and the US. We look forward again to showing the benefits of our pro-ribbon technology and how, by working together, sound and vision manufacturers can deliver an unrivalled sensory experience.”

    Featuring all-digital, lossless signal distribution from source to amplification, the Alcons system for all demonstrations will comprise three CRMS mkII cinema reference monitor system, six CRMSC-SRHV90 compact, horizontal/vertical reference surrounds for front width, side and rear surrounds and seven of the company’s new CRMSC-SRHV120 compact, wide-dispersion horizontal/vertical reference surrounds for height and the ‘voice of God’. The Voice of god implies the demo's will consist of Auro 3D/Auromatic immersive audio.

    New for this year is the CRMSC-SRHV120 according to Alcons this speaker 'delivers true wide dispersion from a ribbon driver for the first time'. So, what have the previous ProRibbon speakers been doing then? These were known for their wide dispersion. Using the Alcons RBN202 pro-ribbon driver, the CRMSC SRHV120 is based on the patent-pending technology of the company’s CRMSC-SRHV90 and VR5 mini versatile monitor.

    The Pro-Ribbon Immersive Experience system will be completed by four CRMS-LFE18 subwoofers and seven Sentinel10 amplified loudspeaker controllers. Audio processing will be provided by Storm Audio’s ISP 3D.32 Elite Reference Édition immersive sound processor.

    Dreemscreen is supplying an 3.5m wide 2.40:1 aspect ratio, UltraWeave V6 screen. The frame is fitted with the TextileShield PRO version screencloth which comes with a special 10 year stain warranty due to its extensive fabric protection system.

    The company is also bringing over a JVC N7 4k projector this year. Used in combination with the DCR lens from Panamorph, this should result in screen brightness of about 20-25fL. This will look a bit dim compared to Sony´s VW5000 or the Barco F-90 used in previous years' demo's, but blacks would be superior. The new JVC was chosen as it has the internal automated tone mapping required when playing HDR files / clips "raw" directly off of an eGreat media player.

    The Pro Ribbon Immersive Experience is acoustically optimized with TexLnt acoustic baffles by Mojo Rental All Areas, to allow realistic sound pressure levels to be attained on the show floor. An active subwoofer array, driven by Alcons’ renowned cardioid processing in the Sentinel amplified loudspeaker controllers, prevents low frequency spill outside the booth..

    Alcons will also be showcasing the new CRMS-LFE15 low frequency extension for residential and studio markets. A smaller version of the CRMS-LFE18, with a 15” (38cm) inverted cone, it is designed to match the CRMSC screen channel in smaller applications. An SL version, with a sealed shallow cabinet just 11" (28cm) deep, is also in development.

    For the professional rental / installation market Alcons will preview a new addition to the Q-series of modular line source array columns. This is designed for smaller applications with less SPL and throw requirements, but with the same unique directivity control from the larger Q system solutions.

    Alcons Audio is an official ISE Technology Partner. Its systems will be used throughout the show, including the Main Stage Theatre.

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    Alcons introduces its CRMSC-SRHV/120 reference (surround) monitor system, designed for studios, screening rooms, post-production facilities, commercial cinemas and premium Home Cinemas.

    The CRMSC-SRHV/120 is the first (pro-) ribbon system to feature a wide 120 x 90 degree constant-directivity dispersion, broadens Pro-Ribbon's horizon. The system will be launched at the coming ISE show in Amsterdam, as part of the Alcons Pro-Ribbon Immersive Experience (booth 6H150).

    According to Alcons this makes for the widest dispersion surround system. The CRMSC-SRHV/120 reference surround is a 2-way passive-filtered full range loudspeaker, designed to meet all requirements of current and future high-resolution surround sound formats.



    Featuring the multiple-patented Alcons pro-ribbon driver transducer technology, the CRMSC-SRHV/120 surround combines an exceptional clarity and intelligibility with an unusually high dynamic range, offering the most realistic sound reproduction possible.

    The CRMSC-SRHV/120 system consists of one RBN202 pro-ribbon driver for HF and a vented 6.5” mid-bass for LF reproduction. The HF section has a 500 W peak power input, enabling a 1:16 dynamic range with up to 90% less distortion from 1 kHz to beyond 20 kHz.
    Due to the “compression-less” principle of the pro-ribbon transducer, the system has a linear response at any SPL.

    Unique property of the surround is the very wide dispersion pattern; The patented (120-degrees) and patent-pending (90-degrees) dispersion, up to 20.000Hz, offers a very wide and consistent coverage and significantly extends the stereo “sweet-spot” throughout the room.
    The revolvable RBN waveguide enables a precise projection-matching of the listening area.

    Philip de Haan, head of Alcons R&D: “the CRMSC-SRHV120 follows our initial designs CRMSC-SRHV and VR5 with the patent-pending waveguide technology. No we were able to extend the dispersion of the RBN202 transducer up to a very wide 120-degree by 90 degree over the entire bandwidth from 1kHz to 20kHz. This is the very first time ever that a (pro-)ribbon transducer reaches this extreme coverage with this constant directivity. The resulting imaging and sound-stage needs to be experienced to be truly appreciated by the listener.”   

    Typical applications include (height layer) surround sound system for premium Home Cinemas, high-end mix/screening rooms, quality-conscious post-production facilities and dubbing stages.

    By utilizing identical MHF components, a perfect voicing matching between screen- and surround system is realized, resulting in an exceptionally wide and uniform sound stage throughout the entire listening area. As a result of Alcons’ tight manufacturing standards, all system cabinets are within “matched pair” tolerance.

    The Signal Integrity Sensin pre-wiring ensures complete cable/connector compensation between the CRMSC-SRHV/120 and ALC, significantly increasing response accuracy, regardless of cable length and system impedance, with tight and accurate mid and bass response as result.

    The CRMSC-SRHV/120 will be part of the Alcons Pro-Ribbon Immersive Experience at the coming Integrated Systems Europe show in Amsterdam.

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