Are you looking for renowned Mackie sound quality in a portable, lightweight package but you've already invested beaucoups cash on pro-level power amps? Want to instantly upgrade the sound of your existing powered mixer or amplifier without breaking the bank? Good news for you, because our C300z 2-Way Portable Passive Loudspeakers put the superior clarity, wide dispersion, and legendary ergonomics of the SRM Series within reach of any serious musician, DJ, or small club. These compact-yet-loud speakers can be pole-mounted for use as a small full-range PA system, combined with subwoofers as needed, and even employed as high-quality passive floor monitors. PRECISION TUNED BY THE SPEAKER BRAINS AT EAW The new C Series passive Loudspeakers represent Mackie's first lightweight passive speakers tuned exclusively by the EAW loudspeaker engineering team. We're talking about the same team with more than 25 years of high-output loudspeaker expertise, having created loudspeaker systems for critical applications as diverse as the Super Bowl, Iron Maiden, and the Pope. And although loudspeakers for these mega-systems cost exponentially more than the stalwart C300z, many of the same concepts applied, namely: designing custom 12'' LF drivers with a frequency range from 50 Hz - 3000 Hz and a 3'' voice coil that can take a pounding. And a 1.75'' High-Frequency titanium Driver and Horn providing a wide, controlled dispersion pattern and precise reproduction of the critical 1000 Hz - 20000 Hz upper mid-range and high frequencies. CROSSOVERS TUNED TO PERFECTION Tuning a crossover (i.e. voicing a system), involves dozens of critical decisions that many manufacturers overlook. In the end, it is all about balancing the design so that you get the best subjective results from the speaker while maintaining a good technical implementation. The crossover in the C Series is a unique Low Impedance Compensated Crossover (LICC) design with an asymmetrical slope. With EQ and crossover points meticulously chosen so that beamwidth patterns match in both drivers, C Series loudspeakers offer natural sound at all volume levels. Read more. ULTRA-WIDE DISPERSION Ever been to a show where the music sounds great in front, but craps out once you get to the back or sides of the room? We have, and that's why we gave the C300z a multi-cell horn throat aperture. Sure, it's hard to say, but what it does is allow for much wider and more even dispersion of high and mid frequencies—so the wallflowers get the same great listening experience as those up front. Read more. BETTER THAN YOUR AVERAGE BOX Anyone with a factory can build a box and stick some speakers in it (and that's just what many do). But low-frequency transducers in square boxes can create resonances that reflect off the rear wall and pass through the woofer cone out of phase, and ready to mess up your sound. The C300z enclosure is an asymmetrical monocoque design with no parallel surfaces, causing mid and high frequency resonance's to be reflected at angles into internal damping materials, instead of interfering with the woofer doing its thing. Read more. SUPERB FLOOR MONITOR A good floor monitor plays loudly without generating feedback through vocal microphones. A poor floor monitor, on the other hand, will generate feedback just about the time you turn it up to a useable level. Floor monitor feedback is often caused by uneven frequency response and dispersion; some frequencies arrive at the microphone much louder than others. These spikes are what trigger feedback as the floor monitor volume is increased. The C300z has incredibly smooth, spike-free response and dispersion over a wide range of treble frequencies. So you can increase its volume without boosting those nasty, feedback-inducing spikes. Without extensive tuning, no passive speaker or specialized floor wedge in this class can even come close.
C300z SPECIFICATIONSSystem Specifications
Frequency Response (–3 dB)
55 Hz – 18 kHz
Frequency Range (–10 dB)
45 Hz – 20 kHz
Maximum SPL Long-term @ 1m 123 dB
Low-Frequency Crossover Type
24 dB/oc tave, time offset corrected
High-Frequency Crossover Type
24 dB/octave
Crossover Frequency 1800 Hz
Audio
Input Type: Speakon®-style NL4 jack
1/4-'' TS phone jack
Input Impedance 8 ohms
Power Handling
rms: 300 watts
music: 500 watts
peak: 750 watts
Operating Temperature Range
–10ºC to 45ºC
(14ºF to 113ºF)
Transducer Specifi cations
Low-Frequency Transducer
Diameter 12 in/300 mm
Voice Coil Diameter 3.0 in/75 mm
Sensitivity (1W@1m) 98 dB
Nominal Im ped ance 8 ohms
Power Han dling 300 watts
Frequency Range 50 Hz – 3000 Hz
High-Frequency Driver and Horn
Diaphragm Diameter 1.75 in/44.5 mm
Exit Throat Diameter 1 in/24.5 mm
Diaphragm Material Titanium
Sensitivity (1W@1m) 106 dB
Nominal Impedance 8 ohms
Power Handling 150 watts
Frequency Range 1000 Hz – 20000 Hz
Horn Type
Composite: Exponential and Conical
Mouth Size
12 in/305 mm W x 7 in/178 mm H
Horizontal Coverage
90º ±10º (1 kHz – 20 kHz)
Vertical Coverage
45º ±10º (2.8 kHz – 20 kHz)
Safety Features
Over-Excursion Protection
Second-Or der High-Pass Filter
Driver Protection
Dynamic protection for compression driver
Construction Features
Basic Design Asymmetrical Trapezoidal
Enclosure Alignment Sixth-Order
Material Polypropylene
Finish Grey, textured finish
Handles One on each side, one on top
Mounting Methods Integrated mounting points, M10
Two lo cat ed on each side, top,
bottom, and rear of enclosure
Grille Perforated metal with weatherresistant
coating
Physical Properties
Height 26 in/660 mm
Width 15.4 in/390 mm
Depth 14.8 in/376 mm
Weight 43 lbs/19.5 kg
Options
PA-A1 forged shoulder eyebolt hardware
(M10 x 1.5 mm x 20 mm)