Avalon on the A-List

Mid/Highs (500 Hz to 20kHz)

The word here is “efficiency”. EAW engineers have specified a coaxial mid/high compression with such high sensitivity that it produces peak output of around 136 dB using only 150 Watts of amplifier power. This compression driver, used in both the CLUB.two and the CLUB.three, is then loaded with 90 (h) by 60 (v) and 90 by 90 horns, respectively.

The acoustical challenge in the mid/high region has always come from physically aligning the mid and high frequency sections to sum coherently, without anomalies in the crossover region. Because the Avalon by EAW uses a single, coaxial mid/high driver, EAW engineers have eliminated this problem entirely.

Bass (100 Hz to 500 Hz)

Except in rare circumstances, EAW engineers prefer to use smaller low frequency cones to avoid a loose, sloppy bass sound. To get the right amount of output, they use many of them together. The exception, of course, comes when they find a larger cone driver that has the speed required to work on its own. In Avalon, they’ve used both approaches.

CLUB.two. uses four 12-in LF cones arranged in a symmetrical pattern behind the mid/high section. These drivers sum to produce the output of larger drivers without suffering from the slow response usually associated with big cones.

CLUB.three is the exception to the rule. It uses a remarkable 15-in LF cone with a motor so strong that it delivers crisp, snappy response to well below 100 Hz. For this reason, this single 15-in cone requires an astounding 1700 Watts of amplifier power at 8 Ohms.

Sub Bass (20 Hz to 100 Hz)

Avalon by EAW sub bass technology represents an entirely new platform designed exclusively for the dance club community.

The all-new Hybrid Subwoofer Technology™ in the SUB.two combines the best part of the two most common types of subwoofer: direct radiators and bass horns. Direct radiators employ large cones in large enclosures to generate warm, deep bass in the lowest octave. Bass horns load smaller drivers on long, “bent” horns to generate the punchy sound so prized in the dance club world.

SUB.two loads dual 12-in cones on a bent horn, but then installs a powerful 21-in cone at the end of the flare. This revolutionary approach delivers both warm, rich, ultra-low bass and a concussive, physical punch.

Because it uses two separate subsystems, this allows EAW engineers to work with venue designers and DJs to custom craft processer settings to meet their specific tastes.

(Standard settings available; custom settings in development.)