Peavey Dark Matter DM 115 15" Powered Speaker System

The DM™115 is a two-way sound reinforcement system based on a heavy-duty 15" woofer and a DX™14 titanium diaphragm dynamic compression driver mounted on a 110 by 80 degree coverage Quadratic Throat Waveguide™. It’s contemporary appearance coupled with exceptional performance offer an highly desirable combination.

The light yet durable injection-molded plastic enclosure with molded-in stand mount cup eases portable use for live music or PA sound. The trapezoidal cabinet has three handles for ease of portability, and two extra angled sections on either side to allow use as a floor monitor. A full length black powder coated perforated steel grille provides system protection and a professional appearance.

The heavy-duty 15" woofer has a warm punchy sound for plenty of bass. The DX™14 compression driver tweeter is coupled to a Quadratic Throat™ constant directivity waveguide, covered under US patent #6,059,069 with ENGLISH smooth, even response, low distortion and good high frequency dispersion.

Advanced Digital Signal Processing (A.D.S.P.) provides the crossover function, driver limiting, as well as the driver EQ to enable the speaker system to provide an accurate and neutral sound for any type of music. The DSP processing uses 64 bit double-precision to insure accurate and transparent sound processing, and the input/ output sections use a 96 kHz sampling rate at 24 bits for maximum fidelity. Low-jitter clocking and professional grade components insure the sound quality is superb.

An extremely flexible system of user presets and adjustments is implemented in the speaker system’s DSP computing core, and accessible via the rotary push-to-select knob and the LCD display. A total of 32 presets is available, with Factory presets made available, and room for user presets to be stored in memory, that are based off of the Factory presets as starting points.

User adjustments include: bass and treble tone controls, polarity, and signal delay, all of which can be saved under a User preset that is named with up to 16 alpha-numeric characters. Thus, once a preferred set-up has been determined for a particular venue or typical use, these settings can be saved and recalled easily.

The DM™115 speaker system power amplifiers providing the bi-amplification are low-distortion ultra-reliable fan-cooled units providing a total of 660W peak available dynamic power for the system. There is 410 W peak available dynamic power for the woofer, and 250 W peak available dynamic power for the tweeter. The power supply for both amps is a linear type for good reliability coupled with low cost. Both amplifiers feature sophisticated signal compression, which virtually eliminates audible power amplifier clipping. Cooling is provided via a low-noise fan, for reliable operation under any conditions. A built-in dynamic bass boost function provides the maximum amount of bass in such a small package. Input is via a combo female XLR and 1/4" TRS phone jack with balanced input to the DSP preamp/EQ electronics, and a Gain control. A Mic/Line switch allows for use of a microphone via the extra gain available when in the "Mic" position.

A Thru output has a male XLR jack. This output allows linking of additional speaker systems, or feed of the signal to a powered subwoofer, etc.

The Peavey DM™115 has a variety of applications such as sound reinforcement, public address, side fill system, karaoke or musical playback. A typical signal source for the line-level inputs of the Peavey DM™115 would be a sound reinforcement mixing console (mixer) or the output from a CD player, MP3 player or tape deck. A dynamic microphone can be connected directly via the XLR input and used when the Mic/Line switch in placed into the "Mic" position as well.

• Two-way bi-amplified analog amp powered speaker system
• DX™14 compression driver, with 1.4 inch titanium diaphragm
• 15" heavy-duty woofer
• DSP processing is 64 bit double-precision
• Dynamic bass boost function Input is via a combo female XLR and 1/4" TRS phone jack with balanced input
• Thru output is via a male XLR jack
• Exclusive Quadratic Throat Waveguide™ technology, 110 by 80 degree coverage
• A Mic/Line switch provides for two different gain settings
• Rugged plastic injection-molded trapezoidal enclosure
• DSP I/O is at 96 kHz and 24 bits, with low-jitter, professional grade components
• Cabinet has dual rear corner angled sides for floor monitor use
• Fan cooled for maximum reliability
• Full-coverage perforated steel grille, with powder coat finish
• Multiple Factory Preset EQ settings for the DSP crossover system
• Pole mount molded-in for 1 3/8" diameter poles
• User Preset EQ storage provisions allow storing custom presets for later recall

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