The issue of intelligible voice reinforcement in modern commercial buildings continues to haunt acoustic consultants, audio installers and contractors alike.  Now TOA Europe has unveiled the Type H – an all-new series of line arrays designed to fit into the smallest of gaps, the most demanding of interior designs, the most reflective of environments, as well as the tightest of project budgets. There are four models in the Type H range, each based on the same 7cm full-range drive unit. The SR-H2L uses nine of these drivers, while the taller SR-H3L uses 18. Both are also available (as the SR-H2S and SR-H3S respectively) with a front that curves downwards towards its bottom edge, rather than a flat front, for applications where listeners closer to the speakers are also lower than those behind them – an auditorium with a floor that slopes down toward the stage, for example.

Finished in white, all four models measure just 84mm across – making them TOA’s slimmest-ever line array and ensuring that they remain visually unobtrusive in any application. Using the flat-front variants, two arrays can be coupled together for coverage of particularly large areas, while a range of purpose-designed mounts and brackets enables the enclosures to be wall-mounted, tilted, rigged, flown, or free-standing. Importantly, Type H needs no external signal processing and little amplification in order to deliver high-quality sound. An 8-ohm design, Type H can also be converted for use in high-impedance systems using the optional MT-S0301 transformer. www.toa-corp.co.uk