Bose MA12EX- User Manual

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Key Features

• Designed to deliver full-range music and high speech intelligibility

in both indoor and outdoor acoustically demanding spaces

• Full-range music performance from 75 Hz to 13 kHz (-3 dB)

without the need for additional bass augmentation

• Articulated Array

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loudspeaker technology delivers wide

horizontal dispersion for broad 160° coverage*

• Available in black or white, paintable

Panaray

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MA12EX

Modular Line Array Loudspeaker

Description

The Panaray

®

MA12EX modular line array loudspeaker is designed

for indoor and outdoor applications where full-range music and
speech intelligibility are required. The Panaray MA12EX loudspeaker
is engineered to provide full-range music performance from 75 Hz
to 13 kHz (-3 dB) without the need for additional bass augmentation.

The MA12EX loudspeaker can be mounted in single or multiple
loudspeaker configurations. This loudspeaker is well-suited for
indoor and outdoor applications such as houses of worship, multi-
purpose spaces, recreation, restaurants, auditoriums, transportation
hubs, gymnasiums, atriums and malls.

System Performance (Single Module)

Frequency Response (-3 dB)

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75 Hz - 13 kHz

Frequency Range (-10 dB)

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58 Hz - 16 kHz

Calculated Maximum SPL @ 1m

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109 dB

Input Power Rating (continuous/peak)

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150W/600W

6

Axial Sensitivity (SPL/1W @ 1m)

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87 dB

Nominal Horizontal Coverage (-6 dB)

160°

Nominal Vertical Coverage (-6 dB)

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20°

Nominal Impedance (transformer bypass)

8

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Minimum Impedance

7.1

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Crossover Frequency

N/A

Recommended High-Pass Filter

65 Hz

Transducers

Driver Complement

Twelve 2.25" (57mm) high-excursion, weather-resistant drivers

Physical

Enclosure Material

Powder-coated aluminum

Grille

Powder-coated aluminum

Environmental Specification

Indoor and outdoor use per IEC 529 IPX5 specifications

Connectors

Two parallel-wired Neutrik Speakon

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NL4 connectors

Two two-conductor barrier strips

Suspension Attachment

6 x M6 threaded inserts

Dimensions (H x W x D)

38.8" x 4.1" x 5.5"
(986mm x 104mm x 140mm)

Net Weight

20.8lbs

Shipping Weight

22.9lbs

Descriptive Data

Notes:

*Articulated Array loudspeaker technology produces wide, uniform sound coverage by angling every other driver within the enclosure to create 160 degrees of

horizontal coverage and consistent tonal balance.

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See “How our Loudspeakers are Measured” on page 6.

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Vertical coverage varies by number of modules vertically arrayed and distance from line-source boundary.

Use Modeler

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software for the best prediction.

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150W for full-range music and speech applications. Speech-only applications (155 Hz to 12 kHz), power handling (continuous) at 300W/1200W.