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Eight-Inch Floor Monitor Added to Radian's MicroWedge Line

January 16, 2004

Radian Audio Engineering's compact RMW-1108 made its debut at this year's Winter NAMM Show. The latest addition to the company's MicroWedge series of ultra-compact, ultra-low profile coaxial floor monitors, the Radian RMW-1108 comprises an 8-inch woofer with one-inch compression driver that is capable of delivering 400Watts (program).

Although only half the size of the 12-inch RMW-1122, the RMW-1108 maintains the same sonic signature of the larger MicroWedge systems, offering a smooth frequency response, low distortion, and an even, wide dispersion from a single coherent point source, according to the company. The frequency response of the RMW-1108 wedge monitor is 100Hz to 20kHz.

The new 8-inch addition to the MicroWedge series delivers 200W RMS with a sensitivity of 95dB (1W/1m) and provides uniform coverage through its nominal 90-degree conical dispersion characteristic. The system's specification makes it ideal for on-stage monitoring of vocals, keyboards, guitars, brass and other instruments in smaller touring or installed sound reinforcement systems, and also lends itself to applications such as broadcast, corporate, and houses of worship.

The smallest of the MicroWedge products, the RMW-1108 weighs-in at just 21 pounds despite utilizing the exact same robust construction methods and materials as the 12- and 15-inch MicroWedge systems. Like all Radian Professional Series loudspeaker systems, the new RMW-1108 is made of 3/4-inch, 13-ply Baltic birch and is finished with Radian's exclusive rugged, scratch-resistant and waterproof Duradian(tm) finish.

Like the RMW-1122 12-inch and RMW-1152 15-inch MicroWedge systems, the RMW-1108 incorporates a front port for concealed cable management, with two parallel Speakon connectors. An additional, rear-mounted Speakon connector allows the 8-inch RMW-1108 to be used as a meterbridge-mounted speaker on front of house and monitor consoles.

The RMW-1108 shares the low profile enclosure design of the rest of the MicroWedge product line, which not only reduces interference with the audience's line-of-sight but also permits multiple systems to be arrayed in a very tight arc. Overall dimensions of the RMW-1108 are just 9 inches (H) x 11 3/4 inches (W) x 14 inches (D).

For more information, visit their web site at http://www.radianaudio.com/.

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