Planar magnetic surface array
HYDRA
Hyper-fidelity audio is achieved by arraying multiple state-of-the-art aerospace grade planar magnetic drivers into a mutually-coupling acoustic structural architecture.
fidelity audio is achieved by arraying multiple state-of-the-art aerospace grade planar magnetic drivers into a mutually-coupling acoustic structural architecture.
With powered eight and passive three driver planar magnetic curvatures, HYDRA890 and HYDRA360 excite hyper-fidelity audio response with laser precise coherence and controlled dispersions of ninety (90) and sixty (60) degrees respectively.
Distortionless rising full-range response from 100 to 50,000 Hz overcomes energy loss due to air friction by light-as-air 5-micron space-tempered cryogenic diaphragms.
With unrivaled long throw performance, yielding merely 1.2 dB of sound pressure level (SPL) per doubling of distance away from source, decimating line arrays by double (−3 dB) and point sources by 4× (−6 dB).
Able, stackable, and flyable up to 32× rows high for even, tonally balanced coverage as far as the eye can see.
Specifications
HYDRA890 & HYDRA360.
HYDRA890 is powered, with 90° horizontal dispersion. HYDRA360 is passive, with 60°.
HYDRA890
Powered · 90° horizontal
HYDRA890
- System
- Planar magnetic surface array
- Transducer type
- New generation dipole planar
- Magnetic structure
- Proprietary double-sided magnet array for the highest induction in the industry of 1.8 Tesla
- Magnet type
- High temperature N48H Neodymium
- Diaphragm type
- Precision tensioned, ultra-thin with force equalization, the lightest in the industry
- Frequency response
- 200–50,000 Hz (1 row)100 to 50,000 Hz (4 or more rows)
- Vertical dispersion
- Adjustable from 0 to 15 degrees in 5 degree increments
- Horizontal dispersion
- 90 degrees
- Peak power handling
- 8,000 W
- RMS power handling
- 1600 W per row
- Energy loss per doubling of distance (4 rows)
- −1.2 dB per doubling of distance from source
- Efficiency
- +114 dB/1W/1m above 10 kHz
- THD
- <1% @ 100 dB system
- Impedance
- 4 Ohms purely resistive
- Color
- Anodized black, other colors available on custom order
- Weight
- 100 lbs
HYDRA360
Passive · 60° horizontal
HYDRA360
- System
- Planar magnetic surface array
- Transducer type
- New generation dipole planar
- Magnetic structure
- Proprietary double-sided magnet array for the highest induction in the industry of 1.8 Tesla
- Magnet type
- High temperature N48H Neodymium
- Diaphragm type
- Precision tensioned, ultra-thin with force equalization, the lightest in the industry
- Frequency response
- 200–50,000 Hz (1 row)100 to 50,000 Hz (4 or more rows)
- Vertical dispersion
- Adjustable from 0 to 15 degrees in 5 degree increments
- Horizontal dispersion
- 60 degrees
- Peak power handling
- 3,000 W
- RMS power handling
- 600 W
- Energy loss per doubling of distance (4 rows)
- −1.2 dB per doubling of distance from source
- Efficiency
- +114 dB/1W/1m above 10 kHz
- THD
- <1% @ 100 dB system
- Impedance
- 4 Ohms purely resistive
- Color
- Anodized black, other colors available on custom order
- Weight
- 30 lbs
Amplification
HYDRA890 powered amplifier
Amplification
- HYDRA890
- Powered
- HYDRA360
- Passive
- Output power
- 2500 W BTL
- Output circuitry
- UMAC™ Class D, full bandwidth PWM modulator with ultra low distortion
- Output voltage
- 85 Vp / 170 Vpp (unloaded) · bridged 170 Vp / 340 Vpp (unloaded)
- Amplifier gain
- 28.2 dB / 34.2 dB bridge mode
- Signal-to-noise ratio
- >119 dB (A-weighted, 20 Hz – 20 kHz, 8 Ω load)
- THD+N (typical)
- <0.05% (20 Hz – 20 kHz, 8 Ω load, 3 dB below rated power)
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz – 20 kHz (+0/−0.25 dB, 8 Ω load, 3 dB below rated power)
- Damping factor
- >350, each channel (8 Ω load, 1 kHz and below)
- Protection circuits
- Short circuit, DC, under voltage, temperature and overload protection
- Readouts & control options
- Protect/disable (mute), temperature, clip, voltage, auto standby/wake-up (3 timings)
- Power supply
- UREC™ universal mains switch mode power supply with Power Factor Correction (PFC) and integral standby converter
- Operation voltage, universal mains
- 85–265 V
- SMPS RMS power limit
- 1500 W (230 VAC / 120 VAC) · 1300 W (100 VAC)
- Aux. power for DSP
- ±15 V, +7.5 V; maximum total watt available: L-PRO2S: 8.3 W
- Standby consumption
- <0.25 W (Green Energy Star & ErP 1275/2008/EC compliant)
Listen
Talk to us about HYDRA.
HYDRA has been presented at the official opening party of ETHDenver and at the Superchief NFT Gallery in Los Angeles.