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Equipment file · Line array platform

SL-Series

d&b audiotechnik · 2016 onward

Evidence status · documented

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

d&b's SL-Series comprises the GSL, KSL and XSL line arrays in touring and installation versions. d&b describes it as holding horizontal directivity across the whole spectrum by combining cabinet geometry with cardioid low-frequency techniques; the GSL12 pairs forward and side-firing woofers with a coaxial mid and three compression drivers.

Introduced
2016 onward
Category
Line array platform
Intended use
Large touring and installed sound
Production
d&b audiotechnik

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    Broadband directivity reduces spill onto the stage and neighbours.

  2. 02

    It extended the [[dba-j-series|J-Series]] lineage, alongside the GSL.

Engineering record

GSL12
Forward 14-inch and side-firing 10-inch woofers, 10-inch coaxial mid, three 1.4-inch HF drivers[2]
Output
149 dB max, 80 kg[2]

Original pricing

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2026 equivalent

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Use in the field

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Manuals & original documents

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Sources

  1. 1The SL-Seriesd&b audiotechnik · brochure
  2. 2GSL12 loudspeakerd&b audiotechnik · manual

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