Revision History; System Components - L-Acoustics X8 Owner's Manual

System components

Revision history

version number publication date
1.0 Dec. 2021
System components
Loudspeaker enclosures
X8 2-way passive coaxial enclosure: 8'' LF + 1.5'' HF diaphragm
SB15m High power compact subwoofer : 1 x 15''
Powering and driving system
LA4X / LA8 / LA12X Amplied controller with DSP, preset library and networking capabilities
Refer to the LA4X / LA8 / LA12X owner's manual for operating instructions.
Racks
LA-RAK Touring rack containing three LA8 and power, audio and network distribution
LA-RAK II AVB Touring rack containing three LA12X, LA-POWER II for power distribution, LA-PANEL II for audio
and network distribution, and two LS10 for AVB distribution
Cables
SP cables SpeakON loudspeaker cables (4-point, 4 mm² gauge)
Come in different sizes: SP.7 (0.7 m/2.3 ft), SP5 (5 m/16.4 ft), SP10 (10 m/32.8 ft), and
SP25 (25 m/82 ft)
SP-Y1 Breakout cable for two passive enclosures (2.5 mm² gauge)
4-point speakON to 2 × 2-point speakON, provided with a CC4FP adapter
DO cables PA-COM loudspeaker cables (8-point, 4 mm² gauge)
Come in different sizes: DO.7 (0.7 m/2.3 ft), DO.10 (10 m/32.8 ft), and DO.25 (25 m/82 ft)
DOSUB-LA8 Breakout cable for four passive enclosures (4 mm² gauge)
8-point PA-COM to 4 × 2-point speakON
Information about the connection of the enclosures to the LA amplied controllers is given in
this document.
Refer to the LA4X / LA8 / LA12X owner's manual for detailed instructions about the whole cabling scheme,
including modulation cables and network.
Rigging elements
X-UL8 Long U-bracket for X8
8
modication
• Migrated to owner's manual format.
• Moved and claried information from Forbidden congurations
section to Rigging system description and Rigging procedures.
• Added X-UL8i (p.17).
• Updated Mechanical safety
2014 standard.
• Added pre-alignement delay values in
(p.24) for subwoofers in cardioid conguration.
(p.22) according to EN 62368-1:
X8 point source with LF
X8 owner's manual (EN) version 1.0