Practicality in transporting, ease of assembly and cost savings aren’t the only benefits of K-array’s unique technology, Slim Array Technology (SAT).
One of the biggest advantages of SAT line arrays is that they show a cardioid dispersion pattern in the mid-low range, where conventional line arrays are almost omnidirectional. This reduces the amount of energy sent towards the stage which typically requires a high volume level of the monitors for the musicians even though it consequently deteriorates the signalto-noise ratio of the microphones and increases the difficulty in feedback management.
Another advantage of SAT is a better impulse response than that of a conventional line array element. In truth, a directly-radiating bass reflex box uses a resonant air volume that tends to reduce the definition in the low-mid range and does not allow the correct reproduction of fast transients.
Instead, SAT’s compact design allows sound to exit instantaneously without resonance, generating a significant amount of sound pressure in the low and low-mid range with a fast transient response. The cardioid dispersion in the low frequencies and an extremely fast impulse response are the true advantages of slim array speakers. The combination of these two factors leads to a significantly better acoustic outcome with respect to the traditional line array elements, particularly in terms of sound definition and noise pollution outside the desired audience areas.
Additionally, the compactness of the speakers benefits the user through the practicality in transporting, the ease of assembly and the overall minimal footprint of the cluster which creates an optimization of space, time and, therefore, total incurred costs for the management of these systems.