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Mackie C200
10" Two-way Passive Loudspeaker
Mackie's C200 2-Way Portable
Passive Loudspeakers put the superior clarity, wide dispersion, and legendary
ergonomics of the SRM Series within reach. These compact-yet-loud speakers
can be pole-mounted for use as a small full-range PA system, combined
with subwoofers as needed, and even employed as high-quality passive
floor monitors.
Designed and Tuned by EAW
The new C Series Passive Loudspeakers represent
Mackie's first lightweight passive speakers designed and tuned exclusively
by the Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) loudspeaker engineering team - the
same folks responsible for designing loudspeaker systems for the Super
Bowl, the Olympics and the Vatican. And although loudspeakers for these
mega-systems cost exponentially more than the humble C200, some of the
same concepts applied, namely: designing custom 10" LF drivers with
a frequency range from 59 Hz – 3000 Hz and a 2" voice coil
that can take a pounding. And a 1.4" High-Frequency titanium Driver
and Horn providing a wide, controlled dispersion pattern and precise
reproduction of the critical 1000 Hz – 20,000 Hz upper mid-range
and high frequencies.
Tuned Crossovers
Tuning a crossover (i.e. voicing a system),
involves dozens of critical decisions that many manufacturers overlook.
In the end, it is all about balancing the design so that you get the
best subjective results from the speaker while maintaining a good technical
implementation. The crossover in the C Series is a unique Low Impedance
Compensated Crossover (LICC) design with an asymmetrical slope. With
EQ and crossover points meticulously chosen so that beamwidth patterns
match in both drivers, C Series loudspeakers offer natural sound at all
volume levels.
Dispersion
A loudspeaker's dispersion characteristic shouldn't
be lame just because its compact in size. The C200's high-frequency compression
driver is mounted on an acoustically non-resonant exponential waveguide,
providing a wide, controlled dispersion pattern and precise reproduction
of the critical upper mid-range and high frequencies. The result is
an unbelievably smooth off-axis response that allows everyone in the
audience to experience the same high-resolution audio no matter where
they are seated.
Construction
Anyone with a factory can build a box and stick
some speakers in it. But low-frequency
transducers in square boxes can create resonance's that reflect off the
rear wall and pass through the woofer cone out of phase, and ready to
mess up your sound. The C200 enclosure is an asymmetrical monocoque design
with no parallel surfaces, causing mid and high frequency resonance's
to be reflected at angles into internal damping materials, instead of
interfering with the woofer doing its thing.
Built for Serious Abuse
Designed for use with existing speakers and
power amps (and optimized for use with the Mackie PPM Series), the C200
loudspeakers are passive versions of the SRM350 portable
active loudspeakers. These speakers' injection-molded composite chassis
is built for the rigors of the road. And they shrug off impacts that
would turn those cheap-o, fuzz covered wood box speakers into toothpicks.
Makes a Wonderful Floor Monitor
A good floor monitor plays loudly
without generating feedback through vocal microphones. A poor floor monitor,
on the other hand, will generate feedback just about the time you turn
it up to a useable level. Floor monitor feedback is often caused by uneven
frequency response and dispersion; some frequencies arrive at the microphone
much louder than others. These "spikes" are what trigger feedback
as the floor monitor volume is increased. The C200 has incredibly smooth,
spike-free response and dispersion over a wide range of treble frequencies.
So you can increase its volume without boosting those nasty, feedback-inducing
spikes. Without extensive tuning, no passive speaker or specialized floor
wedge in this class can even come close.
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