Introduction; Soka Ultra-Shallow Colinear Source; How To Use This Manual - L-Acoustics Soka Owner's Manual

Introduction

Soka ultra-shallow colinear source

This owner's manual is intended for on-wall congurations with the Soka enclosure only.
For in-wall congurations, refer to the Sokar owner's manual.

How to use this manual

The Soka owner's manual is intended for all actors involved in the system design, implementation, preventive and
corrective maintenance of the Soka system. It must be used as follows:
1. Read the technical description for an overview of all system elements, their features, and their compatibilities.
• Electro-acoustical description
• Rigging system description
2. Prepare the system conguration. Consider the mechanical limits and the available acoustical congurations.
• Mechanical safety
• Loudspeaker congurations
3. Before rigging the system, perform mandatory inspections and functional checks.
4. To deploy the system, follow the step-by-step rigging instructions and refer to the cabling schemes.
• Rigging procedures
• Connection to LA amplied controllers
As part of a continuous evolution of techniques and standards, L-Acoustics reserves the right to
change the specications of its products and the content of its document without prior notice. Please
check www.l-acoustics.com
Contact information
For information on advanced corrective maintenance:
• contact your Certied Provider or your L-Acoustics representative
Soka owner's manual (EN) version 1.0
Soka is a colinear source system suited to medium throw applications that
require discretion and elegance. Inheriting from our line source systems, Soka
brings high delity and live concert power to high- end architectural and
professional sound reinforcement settings, with minimal visual impact.
As a passive enclosure, Soka features nine 3.5" neodymium LF speakers and
three 1" neodymium HF compression drivers, loaded by DOSC waveguides
in a J-shaped progressive curvature. This transducer arrangement, called
colinear source, produces a H/V directivity pattern of 140° x 26° (+5/-21°),
optimized for ultra-wide horizontal coverage with extended throw capability
and controlled vertical dispersion.
Soka can be driven using different presets to match specic acoustic needs
or coupling congurations with subwoofers. A broadband preset provides
extension down to 60 Hz and 124 dB of SPL. For vocal reinforcement, or when
closely coupled with a subwoofer, such as SB6i or SB10i, Soka can be driven
with the 100 or 200 Hz presets, offering very-high output of 130 dB or 133 dB
respectively.
The unique combination of discrete form factor and performance makes Soka
ideal for vocal reinforcement or surround systems when used on its own.
Accompanied by a subwoofer, Soka is also an ideal main music system in
museums, commercial, residential, luxury settings, hospitality spaces, and
more.
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