The d&b audiotechnik E-Series comprises some of the smallest loudspeakers within the company’s Black range of products, with the series now joined by the new E4 and E5 loudspeakers that are even smaller than the recently launched E6.
The two-way E4 and E5 have a coaxially mounted wide dispersion dome tweeter and a built-in passive crossover network. They offer wide symmetrical dispersion patterns in the horizontal and vertical plane, while the cabinet may be mounted in either attitude.
The E5 is outfitted with a 5-inch low-frequency driver. Frequency response is 85 Hz to 20 kHz, with maximum SPL of 117 dB. Weight is 4.8 pounds.
The E4 has a 4-inch LF driver, with frequency response of 130 Hz to 20 kHz and maximum SPL of 115 dB. Weight is 2.4 points.
The enclosures are injection-molded, providing both excellent mechanical and acoustical properties, and are coated with an impact resistant black paint finish.
The front of the loudspeakers are protected by a rigid metal grill, and incorporated into the rear panel is an M10 threaded insert to accept the Ball joint adapter, two NL4 connectors and a 2-pole push terminal.
The loudspeakers are weather protected and suitable for temporary outdoor use as standard, and as with all other E-Series cabinets, are available to order with a special color option. They can be powered by either the d&b D6 or D12 amplifiers, and up to four cabinets may be driven by each channel of either amplifier.
Firmware and software updates including the E4 are available for download under the relevant sections within the Support/Downloads region at the d&b audiotechnik website. These provide configurations for all current d&b amplifiers and the latest version of R1 Remote control software.
Firmware and software updates to include the E5 will be available in January 2012.
The E4 and E5 loudspeakers are specifically intended for mobile near field applications for speech and music reinforcement in theatres, conferences, industrial presentations and broadcast studios and as surround sound, delay and fill systems.
Both can be used stand-alone or supplemented by different subwoofers from the E-Series.
Werner “Vier” Bayer, product manager at d&b, notes, “When we recently launched the E6 into the E-Series, we thought at the time that this little loudspeaker was the final piece to complete the package since the introduction of the E12X and the cardioid B4 subwoofers; however, these two new loudspeakers have proved us wrong. The E4 and E5 are great additions to this series, providing even further flexibility along with astonishing performance for their size.”
The E4 will be available from November 2011, while the release of the E5 is scheduled for January 2012.
