Description
The compact d&b audiotechnik Yi8 Loudspeaker is designed for use in vertical columns. The 2-way passive design features two 8” drivers in a dipole arrangement and a centrally mounted 1.4” compression driver with a wave transformer. The Yi8 is the installation version of the Y8 loudspeaker and differs only in cabinet construction, finish, and mounting hardware. Sophisticated horn geometry combined with the advanced bass-reflex port design delivers full bandwidth capabilities with an extended LF output. These high-performance line array modules offer 80° horizontal directivity controlled down to 500 Hz. The mechanical and acoustical design enables vertical arrays of up to twenty-four loudspeakers with vertical splay angles from 0° to 14° with a 1° resolution. It can be used in columns of purely Yi8 loudspeakers or combined with Yi12 and/or Yi-SUB cabinets. The loudspeaker cabinet is constructed from marine plywood and has an impact-resistant paint finish, whilst Weather Resistant and Special Colour versions are available. The front of the loudspeaker cabinet is protected by a rigid metal grill backed by an acoustically transparent foam. Three-point rigging hardware is integrated into the loudspeaker enclosure.
System data
Frequency response (–5 dB standard) 54 Hz – 19 kHz
Frequency response (–5 dB CUT mode) 100 Hz – 19 kHz
Max. sound pressure (1m, free field)1
with D6/10D
with D20/30D
with D80 134 dB
137 dB
139 dB
Cabinets per amplifier channel 2
Loudspeaker data
Configuration Installation-specific high-performance 2-way passive line array loudspeaker
Nominal impedance 8 Ω
Power handling capacity (RMS/peak 10 ms) 400/1600 W
Nominal dispersion angle (horizontal) 80°
Splay angle settings 0° – 14° (1° increment)
Components 2 x 8″ driver with neodymium magnet
1.4″ exit compression driver
passive crossover network
Connections 2 x NL4
screw terminal block
Dimensions, weight
Dimensions (H x W x D) 257 x 630 x 375 mm
10 x 24.8 x 14.8″
Weight 20 kg
44 lb
