At InfoComm 2024 in Las Vegas, Meyer Sound will unveil Ultra-X80, the most powerful member of Meyer's Ultra family with new point source loudspeaker technology. The Ultra -X80 point source loudspeaker draws on both the acoustic lineage of the Ultra family, including the Ultra -X40 and Ultra -X20, and technology innovations behind the Panther large-format linear line array loudspeaker.
The Ultra -X80’s focus on frequency response, phase coherence, and fidelity is designed to pair with products in the Meyer Sound ecosystem. Ultra -X80 and ULTRA-X82 offer analog and Milan connectivity as standard; together, the Ultra family, Panther, 2100-LFC, and the USW subwoofer family take advantage of Meyer Sound’s award-winning Nebra integrated software platform.
“With Ultra -X80, we are providing extraordinary power-to-size performance along with the kind of flexibility and simplicity of deployment that make a point source loudspeaker so versatile,” says Andy Davies, Meyer Sound’s Director of Product & Services. “With our Ultra family, we’ve proven where we can take our acoustic innovations, and with Panther, we’ve shown that we can scale and deliver incredible power in a compact footprint. Ultra -X80 represents the best of both worlds; it’s truly in a class all its own.”
Ultra -X80 is an evolution of the Ultra family’s concentric-driver design, which couples two 12-inch neodymium-magnet cone drivers to a rotatable 95 x 40 degree waveguide coupled to a 4-inch high-frequency compression driver. This configuration is designed for smooth response across the speaker’s range and improved directional control.
The Ultra -X80 leverages Meyer Sound’s ultralight Class D amplifier technology to deliver a total linear peak output of 141 dB SPL in a cabinet weighing 130 lb (59 kg). This point source loudspeaker is designed to provide the power, clarity, and performance of multiple line array loudspeaker in a single box.
For maximum flexibility in coverage, an Ultra -X82 variant offers a more tightly focused 50 x 40-degree dispersion pattern. The Ultra -X82 delivers a total linear peak output of 142 dB SPL.
Applications include stadiums, arenas, theaters, houses of worship, music venues, performing arts centers, high-performance spatial applications, corporate AV, and more. Ultra -X80’s sibling Ultra-X82 provides even greater flexibility for those looking for targeted use cases.
“There are many high-SPL applications in the market where two, three, or four-box arrays have been stop-gap solutions because traditional point source products just couldn’t deliver the coverage and power needed,” says Davies. “Ultra -X80 offers a much simpler, more cost-effective way of approaching those scenarios, without compromising on performance.”
“From live events to installs, this family of point source loudspeakers will provide customers with a way to reimagine solutions for a wide range of applications,” says John McMahon, Senior Vice President of Meyer Sound. “It’s more than just a new loudspeaker — it opens up all sorts of possibilities for the ultra-powerful, Ultra family.”
Orders for the Ultra -X80 and Ultra -X82 are being accepted beginning mid-June, and the first shipments are expected in early 2025.
Attendees of InfoComm 2024 are invited to visit the Meyer Sound booth #C9701 in the Central Hall. In addition, live demonstrations of the Ultra -X80 alongside other products across the range in traditional and spatial configurations will take place in Audio Demo Room #N209 (North Hall Level 2). Demos will run each day on odd hours.
For more information about Ultra -X80, visit meyersound.com/product/ultra-x80.
