L-Acoustics encourages users to “amplify differently,” unveiling the new LA7.16i amplified controller. After extensive years of research and development, LA7.16i surmounts the limitations of current high power amplifier configurations used in most installation projects.
LA7.16i significantly improves flexibility and efficiency, especially in multi-channel scenarios. Unique in the market, LA7.16i offers an unprecedented 16x16 architecture in a 2U chassis with seamless Milan-AVB redundancy. Each of the 16 output channels delivers up to 1300 watts at 8 ohms or 1100 watts at 4 ohms.
The LA7.16i amplified controller will drive both current and future L-Acoustics loudspeakers for more efficient and sustainable installations. It offers supreme flexibility to meet real-time power needs, energy efficiency, and the ability to address multi-channel and hybrid applications, including the newly released L-ISA Ambiance® room enhancement software.
LA7.16i was developed by thinking differently. Current amplifier technology is dimensioned to power all channels simultaneously over extended periods of time. However, in real-world applications, this kind of demand is rare. The new breed of amplified controller technology introduced with LA7.16i delivers power more efficiently and uses energy more effectively, ultimately offering a lower cost-per-channel solution and an electronic unit that consumes 30% less energy when idle.
“Getting this kind of power capacity into this kind of space is an incredible breakthrough in R&D. No other amplified controller offers the channel density of LA7.16i in this power class,” explains Germain Simon, Head of Product and Technology Marketing at L-Acoustics. “Before LA7.16i, you’d need 8U to generate the same power as LA7.16i. Conversely, you could fit 16 channels in 4U, but you’d be giving up power. That kind of compromise is no longer necessary with LA7.16i.”
Learn more at L-Acoustics.com.
