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ARA series Users Manual
ARA series
System components
LARA-80 / LARA-100
LARA® is a 4-way symmetrical, cardioid, self-amplified line ar-
ray system with 6000Wrms power. LARA® has a linear perfor-
mance of 146 dB SPL MAX and a wide dynamic range making it
an ideal system for large events. Thanks to the cardioid design,
we achieve a rear attenuation of -15 dB in the range of 63 Hz –
200 Hz.
LARA® incorporates 2 x 12″ woofers with a 4″ voice coil plus an-
other 2 x 8″ in cardioid configuration; for the midrange, it uses
another 2 x 8″ speakers with 2.5″ voice coils. The high-frequen-
cy section is made up of two DAS M-78N compression drivers,
with 3″ voice coils and a 100º or 80º horizontal dispersion wave-
guide. All the elements have been designed and purpose-built
to maximize the system’s efficiency.
The LARA® class D amplifier integrates a switching power sup-
ply with power factor correction (PFC), ensuring maximum per-
formance and efficiency regardless of the mains voltage. Each
amplifier provides 6000Wrms divided into eight channels, 3 of
them in bridge mode to feed the 2 x 12″ and the two compres-
sion drivers. The remaining two channels feed the front 2 x 8″
and rear 2 x 8″ transducers.
The 3-point rigging system works for both LARA® and LARA®
SUB, allowing us to hang arrays of up to 24 LARA units and 16
LARA® SUB units. The FSS TM (Fast Set Splay) angulation sys-
tem allows angles to be adjusted in steps of 1º, from 0º to 7º from
the stacked position, significantly reducing assembly time.
