Designed for outdoor applications, the highly weather resistant Control 80 Series Landscape speakers provide excellent full-range sound quality and 360 degree coverage. Designed to be mounted on or in the ground, Control 80 Series Landscape speakers can be used in a wide variety of applications including shopping malls, theme parks, sports venues, hotels, casinos, resorts, restaurants, hospitality and leisure venues, entrance ways, and anywhere a high quality music and/or paging speaker landscape speaker is required. Compact in design, the speaker is unobtrusive and easily blends in with its surroundings. A tough polyethylene enclosure resists abuse from lawn care equipment and the elements, and the enclosure color extends throughout the material so the speaker will maintain color even when scraped or scratched.
Features
- Tough Polyethylene Highly Weather Resistant Enclosure
- 5.25” Highly Weather-Resistant Driver
- 0.75” Soft-Dome Highly Weather-Resistant Tweeter
- 80W Pink Noise Power Handling (160W program)
- Built-In 30W 70V/100V Multi-Tap Transformer
- Fully Isolated Center Chamber for Wiring Protection
- Broad Frequency Range: 55Hz - 18kHz
Compact Landscape Design
Its compact size allows the speaker to blend into landscaping and shrubbery, while its tough hunter green polyethylene enclosure resists abuse from lawn care equipment and the elements. The enclosure color extends throughout the material so the speaker will maintain color even when scraped or scratched.
Twist-Open Two-Part Enclosure
The two-part enclosure is designed to open with a twist for wiring and then close securely. The bottom base section of the enclosure can be pre-installed and then wired to the top speaker section of the enclosure.
Weather-Tight Isolated Base Chamber
When assembled, the bottom base section becomes a fully isolated chamber, keeping the speaker and transformer in the speaker section highly isolated from the possibility of intruding moisture. Multiple locations on the bottom and sides are provided for mounting the exterior gland nut, installed by drilling a 22 mm (0.875 in, 7/8 in) diameter hole in the chosen location.
Water-Tight Cable Sealing
A second gland nut is positioned between the bottom base and the top speaker sections to keep the speaker system highly weather tight. Included gland nuts maintain a water-tight seal only when used with round-jacketed cable with an outside diameter between 4.0 and 9.0 mm (0.16 and 0.35 in).
Stainless Steel Hardware & Grille
All external hardware is stainless steel, and the powder-coated stainless steel grille resists rusting. The Control 85M can be secured to the ground via third-party ground stakes using the three attachment points that extend out from the bottom section of the speaker.
High-Power Low-Frequency Driver
The 135 mm (5.25 in) diameter low-frequency driver features a Kapton former with 35.5 mm (1.4 in) voice coil for high power handling and superior long-term reliability. The polypropylene cone and polyurethane surround provide high strength and superior moisture resistance.
Durable High-Frequency Driver with SonicGuard™
The 19 mm (0.75 in) high-frequency driver utilizes a polyetherimide dome, providing high rigidity, strength, and high temperature resistance. The high-slope crossover provides natural sonic character, and the SonicGuard™ protected HF driver ensures long-term reliability from occasional overdriving.
70V/100V Transformer & 8-Ohm Operation
The speaker contains a high-quality 30 Watt multi-tap transformer for use on 70V or 100V distributed loudspeaker lines and is switchable for 8-ohm voice-coil direct operation. The speaker handles 80 Watts Continuous Pink Noise, 160W Program, and 320W Peak in 8-ohm mode.
