The recent World Cable Ski Championship at the Schloss Dankern holiday center in Germany’s Emsland region were supported by S.E.A. Vertrieb & Consulting GmbH, which provided One Systems CrossField Array-2 (CFA-2) loudspeakers to reinforce the four-day event.
“We placed two CFA-2 loudspeakers across the lake from the resort and the results were exceptional,” explains Matthias Bremer, technical director at S.E.A. “Speech was crystal clear throughout the area along with crisp sound for background music – it was outstanding.”
The CFA-2 was designed to provide high intelligibility and output in long throw applications. The loudspeaker is a nominal 55 degree horizontal by 30 degree array that features a fully rotatable high frequency horn/waveguide. This allows the CFA-2 to be used in either a vertical or horizontal orientation and still provide the desired coverage patterns.
HF is provided by two large format close-spaced compression drivers coupled to a 2-inch (50.8mm) constant directivity horn. Four bandwidth optimized 10-inch (254mm) diameter woofers in a 2 x 2 array provide substantial low frequency.
The CFA-2 is a direct weather design that features a three layer stainless steel grill assembly. The enclosure design is a laminated fiberglass construction with high safety factory structural rigging points molded in the enclosure shell.
“It’s astounding how far the loudspeakers can throw and still maintain intelligibility,” Bremer adds. “The International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation had never experienced a direct weather system that was this powerful and sounded as good as it did. They were very pleased.”