YORKVILLE UNITY U15 - User manual

➲800 Watt Passive Loudspeaker Cabinet
➲Unique 60º x 60º Unity™ Horn Assembly
➲15-inch Neodymium Woofer with 3-inch Voicecoil.
➲Unity™ horn combines mid and high frequency drivers on one conical horn.
➲All four component drivers mounted in a Unity™ horn are mechanically
time-aligned and act like a single point source.
➲No self-interference occurs between individual loudspeaker components.
➲Nine rigging points and internal standmount adapter allow for all possible
mounting and flying configurations.
➲15mm 11-ply birch cabinet construction.
➲Two-year unconditional warranty*
*Warrany valid in Canada and the United States only
Engineered for the serious pro audio user, the U15 is among the most advanced, most
versatile and most efficient high-powered compact PA cabinet available in the market today.
The unparalleled clarity and precision of the patented Unity™ Summation Aperture conical horn
when combined with the single 15-inch Neodymium woofer deliver extreme intelligibility and
performance unmatched by any competitive loudspeaker in this class.
The compact footprint and relative light weight of the U15 easily makes it a first choice for
front-of-house applications, drum monitor, side fill, front and down fill or virtually any situation
where a professional quality sound reinforcement system is required.
The sonic clarity and smooth frequency response also makes the U15 a great PA cabinet for high
volume recorded music playback applications. With pre-recorded music the U15 has the
hi-fidelity to put it on par with some of the best studio reference monitors. But unlike traditional
studio reference monitors, the U15 is capable if putting out extremely high sound pressure
levels from its high-efficiency 800-watt, 4 ohm format.
The U15 can be easily driven as a bi-amplified loudspeaker by way of a switch on the rear jack
plate, and used with any Unity or élite series subwoofer for extended low
frequency support. The UP15 Unity™ processor, designed specifically to optimize the sonic
characteristics of the U15 has also been developed to ensure trouble free, “plug-and-play” full
range or Bi-amp operation with or without a subwoofer.
The cabinet’s trapezoidal shape was designed with multi-box, tight pack arraying in mind. Due to
the nature of the conical horn, the polar pattern remains quite constant regardless of any vertical,
or off axis rotation put upon it. It acts the same on all vertical axis, making it ideal for use upright
or on its’ side, without the need to ever rotate the horn.
The Unity U15 is made with solid 15mm 11-ply birch plywood
cabinet construction and has heavy gauge perforated metal grille
to protect the components. Integrated bar handles and stand-
mount adaptor makes it an ideal cabinet for highly mobile front-of
house applications where quick and easy set-up and tear down is
required. Integrated flypoints allow Unity U15 to be flown in any
array or installation quickly and safely. The U15 is available in two
cabinet finishes including a rugged black Ozite carpet covering,
ideal for mobile PA and rental houses (U15), or in a black painted
finish (U15B) more suited to installation or touring systems.
Unity™U15
15-inch Passive Loudspeaker Cabinet
Unity™U15
Features:
Overview:
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Model U15
SYSTEM TYPE Passive 3-Way
BIAMPABLE YES
PROGRAM POWER (watts) 800
BI-AMP POWER 800 LF / 200 HF
IMPEDANCE (ohms) 4
FREQ. RESPONSE (Hz +/- 3dB) 50 - 20000
SENSITIVITY (dB@1W/1m) 98
MAXIMUM SPL (dB) 127
X-OVER FREQUENCY (Hz) 300 / 1250
DRIVER CONFIGURATION 15" / 3 x 5" / 1 x 1.75"
LF DRIVER(S) 15" Neodymium / 3" voice coil
MF DRIVER(S) 3 X 5" / 1" voice coil
HF DRIVER(S) 1.75" polyester
HIGH / MID HORN CONFIGURATION Conical Unity™ Horn
HIGH / MID HORN DISPERSION (H° x V°) 60 x 60
HF HORN THROAT DIAMETER 1"
HF PROTECTION PTC™
CONSTRUCTION 15mm 11-ply Birch
GRILLE Perforated Metal
STOCK FINISH Black carpet
OPTIONAL FINISH Black Ultra-thane paint (U15B)
INPUTS (1/4" / Speakon™) 2 / 2
HANDLES 2 Side Bar
FLYWARE TYPE / QUANTITY 3/8" / 9
FLYWARE LOCATIONS All corners / 1 pullback
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Unity™ UP15 Processor
HARDWARE Stand mount adaptor
DIMENSIONS (DxWxHxBW inches) 16.25 x 19.25 x 34 x 9.5
DIMENSIONS (DxWxHxBW cm) 42 x 49 x 87 x 24
WEIGHT (lbs / kg) 80 / 36
Unity™ U15 Specifications: