Equipment file · Horn-loaded modular array

C4 system

d&b audiotechnik · 1990s

Evidence status · documented

Identity and core specifications are documented; some historical fields remain unavailable.

The d&b C4 system was built around the C4-TOP, a coaxial horn-loaded 12-inch/2-inch cabinet with 35°×35° dispersion, flown on rigging co-developed with MAN flying systems for quick arrays.

Introduced
1990s
Category
Horn-loaded modular array
Intended use
High-level touring and large installations
Production
d&b audiotechnik; heritage product

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    It paired d&b's integrated amplifier-and-loudspeaker approach with a touring flying array.

  2. 02

    Its type-approved rigging set expectations later applied to line arrays like the J-Series.

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Engineering record

C4-TOP
Coaxial 12-inch/2-inch horn-loaded, 35° × 35° above 700 Hz[2]
Max SPL
140 dB[2]
Rigging
Co-developed with MAN flying systems; type-approved to BGV C1[1]

Original pricing

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2026 equivalent

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Use in the field

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Manuals & original documents

Sources

  1. 1C4 System Specifications and Configurations, TI 323d&b audiotechnik · technical paper · 2003
  2. 2C4-TOP loudspeakerd&b audiotechnik · reference

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