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Equipment file · Horn-loaded point-source PA system

Alpha system

NEXO · 1996

Evidence status · documented

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

The NEXO Alpha was a large horn-loaded point-source system launched in 1996, built from modular M3/M8, S2 and B1 cabinets designed with NEXO's waveguide software and flown on the dedicated Crossbow rigging system.

Introduced
1996
Category
Horn-loaded point-source PA system
Intended use
Front of house for touring and large clubs
Production
NEXO; later Alpha E

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    It established NEXO in large-format touring before its move to line arrays with GEO T.

  2. 02

    Its integrated Crossbow rigging set a precedent for later NEXO systems.

Engineering record

Rigging
Integral Crossbow fittings; arrays up to 16 single-height cabinets[1]

Original pricing

No reliable period price located

2026 equivalent

Not calculated without a reliable original price.

Public price evidence was not sufficient to publish a defensible original figure.

Use in the field

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Manuals & original documents

Sources

  1. 1Alpha System BrochureNEXO · brochure
  2. 2HistoryNEXO · archive

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