Community R.35-3896B 8" 3-Way Full Range (90° X 60°) Speaker

The R.35-3896 is a fully horn-loaded triaxial three-way, full-range loudspeaker system designed to provide high quality voice and music reproduction in applications requiring extreme weather resistance. It is designed to withstand long-term exposure to tough, environmental conditions and to provide musical performance normally only associated with indoor loudspeakers. The R.35-3896 features Biamp's innovative MultiSource Waveguide™ horn design; the output from the dual midrange compression drivers and 1-inch exit HF driver are combined seamlessly into a single time-coherent source, resulting in excellent musicality, intelligibility and dispersion consistency. The high output, 3-inch voice coil, 8-inch carbon ring cone LF driver features a flange-less woofer basket design that permits a cone area nearly equivalent to a typical 10-inch driver, resulting in high sensitivity and increased LF extension. The low LF/MR passive crossover point results in improved mid-range pattern control and elimination of horn coloration in the LF response.

The Music/Voice switch allows for additional application flexibility. The "Music" setting provides an out-of-the-box flat response and selecting "Voice" provides up to a 5dB boost for increased vocal projection and intelligibility. The LF cone is treated with the same hydrophobic coating as the grille cloth to ensure trouble-free performance in the harshest conditions.

• Excellent musicality and intelligibility, and low distortion in an extremely compact enclosure
• Weather-resistant, compact, matte finish paintable high impact ABS plastic modified-trapezoidal enclosure
• Hydrophobically-treated grille and LF driver cone, polymer HF and MR diaphragm, moisture-sealed crossover
• 200W Autoformer (standard), selectable 8 ohm or 70V/100V operation
• Corrosion-resistant dual-layer powder-coated low-profile steel yoke and aluminum grille

Operating Mode 

• Passive, Selectable Low Impedance or 70V/100V

Operating Environment 

• Indoor or Weather-Resistant Outdoor

Operating Range

• 80 Hz to 16 kHz

Nominal Beamwidth (H x V) 

• 90° x 60°

Transducers

• LF: 1 x 8" (203mm) Carbon ring cone with hydrophobic treatment, 3" (76mm) Voice Coil
• MR: 2 x 2.35" (60mm) MultiSource Waveguide™ compression drivers
• HF: 1 x 1" (25mm) exit polymer diaphragm compression driver

Continuous PowerHandling @ Nominal Impedance

• Passive 56V 400W @ 8 Ohms (1600W peak)

Autoformer Taps 

• 70V: 200W,100W, 50W, 25W
• 100V: 200W,100W, 50W

Nominal Sensitivity

Music

• Passive @ 1W: 98dB
• Passive @ 2.83V: 98 dB

Voice

• Passive @ 1W: 100 dB
• Passive @ 2.83V: 100 dB

Nominal Maximum SPL (Whole Space)

Music

• Passive | Peak: 130 dB
• Pasive | Continuous: 124 dB

Voice

• Passive | Peak: 132 dB
• Passive | Continuous: 126 dB

Equalized Sensitivity

Music

• System @ 1W: 97 dB
• System @ 2.83V: 97 dB

Equalized Maximum SPL

Music

• System | Peak: 129 dB
• System | Continuous: 123 dB

Required Accessories 

• High Pass Filter - 80 Hz, 24 dB /octave, Digital Signal Processor

Recommended Amplifiers 

• 400W - 800W @ 8 Ohms, (56V - 80V)

Input Connection 

• NL4 Speakon-type connector (low impedance only), and 7-position terminal strip for low impedance or constant voltage operation

Controls 

• Music / Voice switch, 70V/100V operation jumper

Mounting Points 

• Two (2) M8 rigging points

Environmental

• IP55W per IEC 529, designed to MIL-STD-810G Color-matched
• ABS plastic input panel weather cover with 13.5mm ID gland nut installed in .82" knockout

Dimensions 

• H x W x D: 11.00" x 13.00" x 13.50" (279 x 330 x 343 mm)

Weight 

• 34 lbs (15.4 kg) with included yoke