Mackie Unveils New SRM Series Active Sound
Reinforcement System
 January 28, 1999 Mackie Designs Inc. (NASDAQ: MKIE),
announced today the introduction of their new SRM450 Active Sound Reinforcement
Monitor and the SRS1500a Active Sound Reinforcement Subwoofer.
Mackie has taken the technology and features found in expensive, high end touring
systems, and combined them with 50 years of transducer technology developed
by RCF (Radio Cine Forniture), to develop a world class, affordable speaker
system. Mackie intends this introduction to establish a new product category;
Active Sound Reinforcement Monitors.
The
SRM Series was conceived and developed by an international team of Mackie engineers
and designers. The active electronics are designed and manufactured in Mackie's
Woodinville, Washington facility while speaker components are built at Mackie's
RCF factory in Reggio Emilia, Italy; soon to renamed Mackie Europe.
"Active is the only way to do it right. And our wide dispersion, studio
quality horns are the only way to let the entire audience hear it," commented
Marcelo Vercelli, Product Manager for Mackie Designs Acoustic Division. "The
SRM450 is so precise, so powerful and so accurate, we refuse to call it a PA
speaker. It has the audio quality of a studio monitor. As far as features and
performance are concerned, the SRM 450 is far and away superior to anything
else available in its price range," added Vercelli.
The SRM450's horn design is a unique three-piece assembly derived from high-end
studio monitor technology where wide dispersion and precise reproduction of
voice and high frequencies is critical. This is the first time anyone has tried
this technology in a high powered, sound reinforcement application coupled with
high output compression drivers. The result is an extremely smooth off axis
response, which allows everyone in front of the SRM450 to experience the same
high-resolution audio no matter where they are seated.
Mackie has also developed a new combination mic/line level control incorporating
its studio quality low noise mic pre-amp technology. This is built directly
into the SRM450 allowing the enclosure to also function as a complete stand-alone
PA system.
The SRM450 is the most sophisticated, versatile portable sound reinforcement
speaker ever developed. It translates the fidelity and performance found in
Mackie's award winning HR824 Active Near Field Studio Monitors into a tough,
portable and easy to use composite enclosure. The SRM450 is a monitor, not a
PA speaker. At its price point, it is the most precise, high fidelity speaker
available on the market today.
Mackie also makes high output, low distortion extended bass reproduction that
is easy to add to any system with the SRS1500a Active Sound Reinforcement Subwoofer.
However, the SRS1500a is ideally suited to work with Mackie's SRM450 Active
Sound Reinforcement Monitor.
The SRS1500a is a compact, high output sound reinforcement subwoofer system.
The SRS1500a contains a 15" high precision long throw woofer and utilizes
a road tested, bullet proof Mackie FR Series 600 watt High Current Amplifier
to provide bone jarring bass reproduction (126 dB output). The amp is fully
integrated into the enclosure and is cooled by a massive polished heat sink.
Its small footprint and height make it an extremely versatile and portable low
frequency speaker system, and its diminished size also makes it ideal for use
in fixed installations where smooth integration within the architecture and
design is critical.
The SRM Active Sound Reinforcement System is designed for a wide range of applications
from entry level MI customers to AV rental houses. Everybody involved with PA
systems, rental and fixed installations is a target customer. For more information, visit Mackie's web site at www.mackie.com. | 
