QSC and IDEA Create Technical Partnership for Industry Leading Sound Solution
European Loudspeaker Manufacturer from Galicia, Spain to Utilize QSC PLD Series DSP Amplifiers Exclusively
Beginning July 1, 2015, all IDEA Pro Audio passive, bi-, tri- and quad-amp loudspeakers and loudspeaker systems will be powered by a new set of system amplifier racks named IDEA ProRack Series, featuring PLD Series amplifiers from QSC.
The result of a technical partnership between QSC and the Galicia, Spain-based European loudspeaker manufacturer, this collaboration brings to market advanced, complete professional sound reinforcement systems, optimized for maximized performance of the IDEA loudspeaker portfolio. The IDEA engineering team had been searching for the most powerful and feature rich, cost-sensible processing and amplification platform available in the market today, and determined that the QSC PLD Series represent an absolutely perfect match with all existing IDEA loudspeaker configurations.
Ideally suited as the optimal system amplifier solution for IDEA loudspeaker configurations, the PLD Series’ revolutionary, flexible amp design, made possible by its Flexible Amplifier Summing Technology™ (FAST), enhances the high power-density and celebrated sonic performance of the increasingly popular IDEA Loudspeakers systems, while allowing for a wide and highly adaptable range of options for future system growth and configuration. Additionally, custom speaker voicing profiles combined with the PLD Series advanced DSP and legendary QSC power, sound quality and reliability creates the ultimate sound reinforcement solution in its class.
IDEA is to offer the system configurations optimized around a new Series of products, the IDEA ProRack Series. Each Rack, with all necessary power, DSP control and audio connections included will feature 1, 2 or 4 units of the QSC PLD 4.5 high power 4 Channel DSP amplifier. Smaller power system solutions, based on the QSC PLD 4.2 will be introduced shortly after, by Fall 2015.
All IDEA ProRack Series models will feature a complete library of IDEA loudspeaker models. Configurations will have specific voicing/tuning presets and will be available for download from both the QSC and IDEA websites.
IDEA users worldwide can obtain the IDEA ProRack models through the IDEA distributor network. Additional QSC PLD Series amplifiers can be sourced directly from local QSC Distributors or Dealers.
Santiago Alcalá and Gerard Loret, founders and Technical & Business directors of IDEA Pro Audio, state, “We couldn´t be happier with the performance and the convenience of the QSC PLD4.5 ProRack driven IDEA systems. It is an extraordinary privilege for a starting young company such as IDEA to have been given the opportunity to work with one of the most respected and beloved brands in our business. The technical and commercial support of QSC is a magnificent opportunity for us to grow and learn.”
“We are quite pleased to be working with IDEA,” states Ray van Straten, vice president, QSC Professional. “Their compelling loudspeaker portfolio, mated with PLD power and DSP, represents an extraordinary level of performance, flexibility and high value for the rental/production market. We are delighted to offer our support for their growing brand.”
To learn more about IDEA Loudspeaker models and system configurations: http://www.ideaproaudio.com/prorack
To learn more about QSC PLD Series Processing Amplifiers
To learn more about QSC PLD 4.5 visit http://qsc.com/products/Power_Amplifiers/Pld_Series/PLD4.5/