Detailed Description
The Q-SYS PL-SUB family are passive, installation subwoofers featuring a weatherized wooden enclosure in a compact form factor, suitable for a broad range of applications from entertainment venues and small sports arenas to corporate auditoriums and higher education lecture halls. Available in four models (10-inch, 12-inch, 15-inch, and 18-inch), they offer a wealth of options to ensure the ideal loudspeaker solution for any venue area requiring high-performance audio. PL Series performance loudspeakers combine a rich heritage of high-performance audio with the power and flexibility of Q-SYS, extending an integrated audio, video, and control experience to your Front-of-House applications.\n\n# Features\n\n* 10-inch, 12-inch, 15-inch, and 18-inch models in a compact form factor for modern applications\n* Weatherized (IP54) wooden enclosure for indoor and protected outdoor environments\n* The PL-SUB18 is flyable with the PL-LA12 line array (PL-LA12-AF Array Frame not included)\n* PL-SUB15 and PL-SUB18 offer omnidirectional or cardioid radiation modes (selectable in Q-SYS) when deploying two or more subwoofers.\n* Black (RAL 9011)\n\nBenefits\n\n* Deliver the Right System for your Customers: PL Series loudspeakers provide an abundance of options to ensure the right loudspeaker solution anywhere in the venue that requires higher performance audio. All PL Series loudspeakers feature a weatherized enclosure (IP54 rating), making them a perfect choice for indoor or protected outdoor applications. Pairing them with the Q-SYS Platform, including Q-SYS processing and network amplifiers, extends a number of unique benefits—from custom voicings and protection safeguards to advanced telemetry—helping to speed up deployment and deliver a more holistic system operation experience.\n* Full Control and Monitoring for Entertainment Venues: The Q-SYS Platform offers a full-featured control engine that lets you deploy the right level of intuitive user control and system visibility for each stakeholder in the venue. Design an advanced system control interface with Q-SYS UCI Editor for sound operators, containing any combination of gain, preset triggers, status indicators, telemetry data, and more. Similarly, utilize Q-SYS Reflect Enterprise Manager to remotely monitor and manage the integrity of your system from anywhere, even allowing an offsite technician to identify and troubleshoot issues from any web browser.\n* Seamless Q-SYS Experience for Entertainment Venues and Complexes: PL Series loudspeakers are part of a comprehensive Q-SYS portfolio that lets you take advantage of industry-leading power amplification, flexible AV routing, intuitive control, and robust processing capabilities to deliver a singular Q-SYS experience venue-wide. Whether you need foreground reinforcement for your performance area, background music in lobbies or ancillary areas, collaboration spaces in meeting rooms, wide-area audio distribution, or third-party device integration and automation, the Q-SYS Platform ties these elements together to deliver a uniquely tailored experience throughout.\n\n| SPECIFICATIONS | PL-SUB10 | PL-SUB12 | PL-SUB15 | PL-SUB18 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Transducers | LF: 10 in (250 mm), 3 in (75 mm) voice coil | LF: 12 in (300 mm), 3 in (75 mm) voice coil | LF: 15 in (380 mm), 4 in (100 mm) voice coil | LF: 18 in (460 mm), 4 in (100 mm) voice coil |\n| Enclosure Configuration | Passive subwoofer in bass reflex enclosure | | | |\n| Coverage | Omnidirectional | | Omni-directional or cardioid radiation modes selectable in Q-SYS; cardioid setup requires minimum two (2) units | |\n| System Bandwidth (-10 dB with EQ) | 43-100 Hz Sub Crossover = 8043-110 Hz Sub Crossover = 100 43-140 Hz Sub Crossover = 125 | 40-100 Hz Sub Crossover = 8040-110 Hz Sub Crossover = 100 40-140 Hz Sub Crossover = 125 | 38-100 Hz Sub Crossover = 8038-110 Hz Sub Crossover = 100 38-140 Hz Sub Crossover = 125 | 34-100 Hz Sub Crossover = 8034-110 Hz Sub Crossover = 100 34-140 Hz Sub Crossover = 125 |\n| System Sensitivity | 90 dB 1W/1m | 93 dB 1W/1 m | 97.5 dB 1 W/1m | 96 dB 1 W/1 m |\n| Max SPL (continuous)* | 132 dB | 137 dB | 139 dB | 140 dB |\n| Enclosure Material | Exterior plywood | | | |\n| Enclosure Color | Black (RAL 9011) | | | |\n| Connectors | 2x Speakon NL4 (cable connector not provided) 1x Euroblock (parallel to Speakon): Solid wire 8-24 AWG, 4 poles | | | |\n| Weatherization | IP54 External plywood Stainless screws Treated grille vs. UV and corrosion Hydrophobic stainless steel mesh behind grille Polyurea Paint Input cup (IP65) sealing with gland | | | |\n| Recommended Amplifiers | Q-SYS CX-Q 8K4 (up to 2 per ch)Q-SYS CX-Q 4K4 (up to 1 per ch) | Q-SYS CX-Q 8K4 (up to 2 per ch) | | |\n| Dimensions | 10.8 x 16.7 x 20 in (275 x 425 x 510 mm) | 12.7 x 20.6 x 24 in (325 x 525 x 610 mm) | 14.7 x 23.5 x 27.1 in (375 x 598 x 690 mm) | 20.9 x 24.4 x 28.7 (531 x 620 x 730 mm) |\n| Weight | 41.8 lb (18.96 kg) | 53.1 lb (24.1 kg) | 80 lb (36.3 kg) | 102.2 lb (46.3 kg) |\n\n*\1 m on-axis in free space; continuous IEC noise 6 dB crest factor into power rating \nAll specifications are subject to change without notice.