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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
EAW® Releases QX300 Range
Extends QX Series technology platform to smaller enclosure, two-way design
Whitinsville, MA, USA, June 3, 2013 – Eastern Acoustic Works® (EAW®) has announced that the new QX300
range of full range loudspeaker systems is available for order. EAW President Jeff Rocha made the
announcement.
"EAW customers have quickly fallen in love with the unique combination of high output, tremendous pattern
control and focused fidelity found in the surprisingly compact QX500 range,” Rocha said. “But they have
challenged us to design the same core feature set into an even smaller package. The EAW team has once again
delivered and is now thrilled to be launching the QX300 range, a two-way marvel at a price-point that’s extremely
attractive."
The QX300 range surrounds a high-output, low-resonance, 4-in coil / 1.4-in exit high frequency compression
driver with four 10-in low frequency cone transducers in vertical and horizontal pairs. EAW engineers have drawn
upon their extensive horn design experience to offer six distinct coverage patterns within the range. And unlike
the QX500 range, the QX300 range uses different spacing for the vertical and horizontal pairs of LF devices to
better match the beamwidth of the system through the crossover transition.
"EAW engineers carefully crafted the low frequency driver spacing in the QX300 range to transition smoothly to
the high frequency section in both the horizontal and vertical planes," Rocha continued. "The smaller format of the
QX300 horns and the nature of a 2-way system push the optimal bandwidth of the low frequency section to a
higher frequency than that found in the QX500 range. At these frequencies, the horns are exhibiting the targeted
pattern control of the finished system which is most commonly wider in one plane than the other. In order to
ensure a beamwidth-matched crossover on both axes, the engineering team developed a symmetrical enclosure
that delivers wider LF spacing in one plane than the other. It's like taking the founding principles of the MK Series
from 15 years ago and bringing them to a completely new level."
Like the QX500 range, all models share an identical enclosure. EAW designed the QX300 range for permanent
installation only, and the products can be ordered in standard black or white or with EAW’s famous WP weatherprotected coating. The QX300 range includes:
Model Name
QX399
QX396
QX394
QX366
QX364
QX326
Coverage Pattern
90° (h) x 90° (v)
90° (h) x 60° (v)
90° (h) x 45° (v)
60° (h) x 60° (v)
60° (h) x 45° (v)
120° (h) x 60° (v)
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Photo File 1: QX396.jpg
Photo Caption 1: QX396. All models share an identical enclosure.
Photo File 2: QX300-cutaway.jpg
Photo Caption 2: Cutaway version of a QX300 range enclosure displayed at ISE 2013.
About EAW
Since 1978, Eastern Acoustic Works® (EAW ®) loudspeaker systems have solved unsolvable problems for audio
professionals working in concert touring, permanent installation and portable A/V. EAW engineers relentlessly
pursue total system design, initially viewing the single loudspeaker as a system. Over time, the total system
encompassed multi-enclosure arrays (KF850/Virtual Array Technology: 1987), digitally controlled arrays
(KF900/Phased Point Source Technology: 1997), and ultimately all audio equipment and the venue it is in (EAW
Resolution software: 2009). In addition to hosting research and development, engineering, support and
administration, EAW now manufactures all built-to-order products at its headquarters in Whitinsville, MA, USA.
About LOUD Technologies Inc.
As the corporate parent for world-recognized brands Alvarez®, Ampeg®, Blackheart®, Crate®, EAW ®, Mackie® and
Martin Audio®, LOUD engineers, markets and distributes a wide range of professional audio and musical
instrument products worldwide. Our product lines include sound reinforcement systems, analog and digital mixers,
guitar and bass amplifiers, and acoustic and electric guitars. These products can be found in professional and
project recording studios, video and broadcast suites, post-production facilities, sound reinforcement applications
including houses of worship, stadiums, nightclubs, retail locations, and on major musical concert tours. The
Company distributes its products primarily through retail dealers, mail order outlets and installed sound
contractors. The Company has its primary operations in the United States with operations in the United Kingdom,
Canada and China. For more information, please see our website: www.loudtechinc.com.
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