High-Output 8-Ohm Indoor/Outdoor Background/Foreground Speaker
The Control® 28-1L is a two-way 8” speaker with rich sonic character, wide coverage, consistent coverage, versatile mounting, and a contemporary high-design look that fits into a wide range of decors, This makes Control 28-1L an excellent choice for a wide variety of applications, including retail stores, restaurants, health clubs, theme parks, educational facilities, hospitality, music cafes, leisure venues, and anywhere where a top quality high-output indoor/outdoor foreground/background music (and/or paging) speaker is required.
Features
- 8” woofer with woven fiberglass cone
- 1” PEI diaphragm tweeter with fluid cooling
- Contemporary, high-design appearance
- Built-in InvisiBall® mounting hardware, plus available U-bracket
- Weather resistant enclosure and transducers
- Wide 100° x 100° coverage
- 120 Watt power handling (240 Watt program)
- High fidelity sound character with broad frequency response of 45 Hz – 20 kHz.
Specifications
| Frequency Range (-10dB) | 45 Hz to 20 kHz |
| Frequency Response (±3 dB) | 62Hz - 16 kHz |
| Power Rating | 240 W Continuous Program (2 hrs) *Continuous Pink Noise rating is IEC-shaped pink noise with a 6 dB crest factor. Continuous Program Power is defined as 3 dB above the Continuous Pink Noise Rating and is conservative expression of the system’s ability to handle normal speech and music program material. |
| Maximum Input Voltage | 27.5 V RMS (2 hrs), 55.0 V peak |
| Maximum SPL (1m) | 112 dB ave. Continuous Pink Noise (118 dB peak) *Calculated from sensitivity and power handling, exclusive of power compression. |
| Sensitivity | 91 dB, 1W/1m (ave. 100 Hz – 10 kHz) *Half-space (on-wall) averaged 100 Hz – 10 kHz, 2.83V. |
| Coverage Angle | 100°H x 100°V |
| Directivity Factor (Q) | 7.3 (averaged 1kHz – 16kHz) |
| Impedance | 8 ohms |
| Crossover Type | 2nd order low-pass, 1st order high-pass, plus conjugate shaping |
| Recommended Protective High-Pass | 45 Hz high-pass (24 dB/oct) *For protection against driving below resonant frequency and to keep transformer out of saturation. |
| Drivers | LF: 200 mm (8 in), woven-fiberglass cone with pure butyl rubber surround with Weather-Edge frame protection, high-temp fiberglass voice coil former, high-temp voice coil wire, optimized cone geometry, linear suspension spider, and FEA optimized motor structure. HF: 25 mm (1 in) PEI diaphragm, low-viscosity ferro-magnetic fluid, and lightweight Kapton™ voice coil former. |
| Enclosure | High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) with 10% glass fill, painted with highly-UV resistant paint on white (-WH) version for maximum UV fade resistance. |
| Grille | Highly zinc-plated, finished in durable TGIC polyester powdercoating. MTC-28WMG-1 (&-WH) available with WeatherMax™ multi-layer foam and tight-weave mesh vapor barrier backing. |
| Mounting Hardware | InvisiBall wall-mounting system included. Two 6 mm attachment points (on top and bottom) for optional MTC-28WMG-1 (&-WH) U-bracket. Secondary safety attachment loop point on back panel. |
| Outdoor Capability | IP-44 per IEC529 (IP-55 when installed with the optional MTC-28WMG-1 WeatherMax™ grille and either MTC-PC2 or MTC-PC3 panel cover.) Exceeds MilSpec 810 for humidity, salt-spray, temperature & UV. Passes MilStd-202F for salt spray and ASTM G85 for acid-air plus salt spray. Optional MTC-28WMG-1 WeatherMax™ grille for breaking up driving rain and for especially difficult environments. |
| Input Connectors | Screw-down terminal strip, zinc-plated copper based, nickel-plated metal screws and washers. Accepts up to 9 mm outside 4 mm inside open lugs (#6, #8, or #10 lug), plus bare wire (up to 12 AWG / 2.5 mm2). Optional MTC-PC2 and MTC-PC3 protective panel covers available to provide sealed entrance for additional weather protection. |
| Safety Agency | ROHS-compliant |
| Colors | Black (RAL9004) or white (-WH, RAL9016) |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 386 x 282 x 219 mm (15.2 x 11.1 x 8.6 in); 277 mm (10.9 in) deep total when mounted on InvisiBall wall-mount bracket. *In vertical orientation |
| Net Weight (each) | 6.2 kg (13.5 lbs) |
| Shipping Weight | 13.4 kg (29.5 lbs) pair-packed (for 2 speakers) |
| Included Accessories | InvisiBall™ wall-mounting system, 6 mm x 180 mm hex key |
| Optional Accessories | MTC-28UB-1 – Yolk-type U-bracket (&-WH) |
