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ARCS

L-Acoustics · 1995

Evidence status · documented

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

L-Acoustics introduced ARCS in 1995 as its first constant-curvature line source, extending the Wavefront Sculpture Technology proven in the 1992 [[l-acoustics-v-dosc|V-DOSC]] to a compact box usable alone or with V-DOSC.

Introduced
1995
Category
Constant-curvature line source
Intended use
Mid-size venues and fills
Production
L-Acoustics; redesigned as ARCS Focus/Wide in 2019

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    It broadened coherent line-source coverage to venues where V-DOSC was impractical.

  2. 02

    It made L-Acoustics a systems company built on one acoustic theory.

Engineering record

Array type
First constant-curvature line source from L-Acoustics, based on WST[1]

Original pricing

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2026 equivalent

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Sources

  1. 1Discover L-AcousticsL-Acoustics · archive

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