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ADAMSON SYSTEMS CS-SERIES
Ahead of the launch of the CS-Series, TPi’s Stew Hume catches up with Adamson Systems Head of Product and Technology, Brian Fraser, to discuss the company's latest generation of speakers.
Over a decade in the making, Adamson Systems’ latest CS-Series was set to be finally unveiled at this year’s InfoComm in Las Vegas. Alas, with the global pandemic having put paid to that idea, TPi found ourselves on a Zoom call with Adamson’s Brian Fraser to talk about the development of the new system and what it means for both returning and new customers before being launched at the trade show’s virtual edition this year. “The history of this platform really goes back at least a decade,” began Fraser. Put simply, the CS-Series is the natural successor to the company’s existing S-Series of loudspeakers. The CS-Series brings the heralded performance of Adamson’s sub-compact S-Series loudspeakers into the ‘networked future’, with onboard amplification and DSP, plus Milan-ready AVB connectivity. Rounding out the series are a suite of CS rack-mounted systems and a dedicated CS software solution. The new line will be available as a standalone product or as an upgrade to existing
S-Series. “We’re expecting that this option will be very popular with existing customers,” enthused Fraser. “There are thousands of S-Series boxes out across the market, which can now be converted. The process of converting an S to a CS-Series is very simple. It’s literally removing four screws, removing the existing jack plate, snipping the lead wire and inserting the new plate.” In terms of specific elements, the CS-Series is made up of: the ultracompact CS7 two-way, full-range array enclosure; CS7p point-source enclosure; and companion CS118 subwoofer, along with the sub-compact CS10 two-way, full-range array enclosure; CS10n narrow-dispersion array enclosure; CS10p point-source cabinet; and companion CS119 subwoofer. Also included are four rack-mounted products designed to provide the necessary tools to get the highest level of performance from the boxes. The CS Gateway is a 16 by 16 matrix with 16 channels of DSP, containing dual62
