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Equipment file · Constant-directivity line array (KSL)

KSL/SL-Series cardioid array

d&b audiotechnik · 2019

Evidence status · documented

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

d&b's KSL System, announced for NAMM 2019, is the smaller sibling of the GSL: KSL8 and KSL12 cabinets with KSL-SUB and KSL-GSUB, designed for broadband directivity control, used with ArrayCalc and NoizCalc.

Introduced
2019
Category
Constant-directivity line array (KSL)
Intended use
Arenas, festivals, theatres and worship
Production
d&b audiotechnik SL-Series

Equipment photographs · 1

KSL8 line array loudspeaker

1 / 1 · KSL8 line array loudspeaker

KSL8 line array loudspeaker·d&b audiotechnik·© d&b audiotechnik, used for identification and historical commentary

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    Low-mid directivity reduces masking in reverberant rooms.

  2. 02

    It brought SL-Series control to mid-size venues, alongside the [[dba-sl-series|GSL]].

Engineering record

Components
KSL8, KSL12, KSL-SUB, KSL-GSUB[2]
Directivity
Broadband control to minimise low-mid masking[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. 1d&b SL-Series KSL System at NAMM 2019d&b audiotechnik · brochure
  2. 2SL-Series KSL brochured&b audiotechnik · brochure

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