Performer User's Manual PHONIC CORPORATION
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PHONIC CORPORATION Performer User's Manual
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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of the world's first wireless professional audio speaker. Performer
active speakers utilize the ultra-fast 2.4 GHz bandwidth to communicate with your mixer and other
Performer speakers. They can also receive and broadcast wireless microphone signals without any
cabling. Performer Series speakers have an attractive yet impact-resistant design. The angled molded
enclosure is made of highly durable polypropylene and is designed for use as a stage monitor, stand-
mounted speaker or for permanent installation.
Active Speaker Technology
Active speaker technology means that Performer speakers have more power and better quality sound. In
conventional powered speakers, the power amplifier’s output is sent to a passive crossover in the speaker,
where it is separated into high and low frequencies and sent to the transducers. The simple construction
of passive crossovers means they tend to do an especially poor job sending the high frequencies to the
driver. They also lose a lot of power in the process - up to 30%.
The active speaker difference starts with the crossover. Our Performer active speakers use an electronic
Linkwitz-Riley 24 dB crossover. An electronic crossover is much more complex than a passive crossover.
The electronic crossover intelligently divides the frequencies and sends them to the built-in high- and low-
frequency transducers. Since the electronic crossover processes a line-level signal, much less power is
lost before the signal is sent to the amplifiers. And since each Performer active speaker has two built-in
amplifiers, we are able to custom tailor their output for each speaker. In this way there is virtually no power
lost by the crossover, or by the amplifiers being forced to drive high and low transducers at the same
time. You will be surprised at the power your Performer active speakers deliver and how well they perform
through all the frequencies.
Wireless Capability
Performer active speakers are wireless-enabled. They can be configured to work wirelessly with a wireless
microphone, to receive wireless transmission from a mixer, or both. Performer active speakers even have
the capability to communicate wirelessly with other Performer active speakers. Wireless modules (not
included) are easy to install and take your Performer active speaker to the next level.
One of the great things about wireless capability is that you don't have to worry about matching load
impedances and excessive loading on the source. For instance, with most active speakers, if you are
using a wired microphone you can only daisy chain a maximum of two speakers together before excessive
loading of the source occurs. However, with Performer active speakers fitted with wireless modules, this is
not a problem. You can use the wireless modules to "virtually" daisy chain as many speakers as you want
- even if you are using a wired microphone.
Our engineers designed Performer active speakers to incorporate the latest technology in a quality
speaker that can be used in almost any application. Whether you use the Performer for live sound,
in a studio, for boardroom meetings or install it in a house of worship, it will provide you with listening
enjoyment for years to come.
