• Nexo P12 stage monitor launched at InfoComm

    With its curvy modern aesthetic, NEXO’s new P12 is a versatile multi-purpose loudspeaker for a wide range of sound reinforcement applications.

    Surprisingly, given NEXO’s long-standing global reputation for point-source loudspeakers, this is the first time the company has designed a 12” enclosure. The P12 promises to establish a new benchmark for the all-purpose point-source cabinet that can deliver at front-of-house, on stage, and as part of a distributed system.

    Inside the enclosure of custom birch and poplar plywood, the P12 employs a purpose-designed 12” LF Neodymium driver and 3” diaphragm HF driver in a coaxial configuration. The cabinet footprint is compact, measuring 531mm x 432mm x 317mm. Frequency response is 60Hz-20kHz, and the nominal SPL at 1m is an 138dB Peak (passive)/140dB Peak (active mode), making it the most powerful point-source design in its class in today’s market, says Nexo.

    In a typical Nexo design twist, the horn flanges can be interchanged to deliver a variety of directivities – from the 60°x60° that is provided as standard, to a 90°x40° or an asymmetrical 50°-100°x40°. (The interchangeable flanges are marketed as accessories.) Switching between different directivities can be accomplished in 15 seconds, removing the steel grille and replacing the flare, which uses a magnetic fixing.

    Less than 20 kg in weight, the ergonomic design of the P12 includes carry handles on each side, pole-mount fitting with an Speakon connector behind it to allow tidy cable management, and threaded inserts for connection of mounting accessories. P12 can be used on a pole-mount with the L15 subbass cabinet, wall-mounted or flown in landscape mode beneath a L15 enclosure, using a specially-designed yoke bracket.

    NEXO expects that one of the principal applications of the new P12 enclosure will be on stage. The variable directivity feature will effectively treble the deployment of any inventory of P12 floor monitors, and the cabinet is designed for the rigours of touring use, with an extra-robust grille and scratch-resistant paint finish. Denis Baudier, Sales Director of NEXO, describes the P12 monitor as “lower profile and definitively sexier than any competitive product. For a vocalist, there is better dispersion because of the angle of the cabinet, and variable dispersion means each box can be precisely tailored to its user, from lead guitarist to horn section to backing singer.”

    With a switch on the back of the cabinet, the P12 is easy to reconfigure from Passive to Active mode, where it achieves 140dB Peak SPL. This is the first NEXO speaker to be purpose-designed to use the processing capacity of the new NXAMP4x2mk2 amplifier, although it is fully compatible with the larger NXAMP4x4. The processing in the NXAMP4x2mk2 provides separate set-ups for each directivity.

    To partner the P12, NEXO is launching the L15 subbass cabinet, specially designed in a matching footprint which makes it ideal for flown applications, and for use as a drumfill. With a new acoustic loading technique using a 15” bass horn: nearly all the front face of the cabinet is used as a radiating surface. With a frequency range of 40Hz-120Hz, and 139dB Peak SPL, this sub measures up as the most powerful in its category in the market, according to the manufacturer.

    Touring and installation versions of the P12 and its partner L15 sub will be produced in black and white scratch-resistant paint finishes, the first use of a new paint process which is described by Joseph Carcopino, NEXO’s head of R&D, as “100 times better than before”. Applied using a special process, the paint finish prepares the P12 for use in all climate conditions, and enables it to deal robustly with the demands of stage monitoring use. TUV and IP54 certification is provided for the installation version of the P12.




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