Hybrid Source Sound Reinforcement
Shaping the future by celebrating our past
Three decades on and original NEXO Alpha systems are still thrilling live music audiences and clubbers around the world with their characteristic power and presence. Now we’ve drawn on the spirit of that ‘90s classic to create Alpha+, an ultra-powerful, long-throw, ‘three-box’ FOH system that combines the benefits of line source coupling with the easy deployment typical of point source speakers.
Stacked on a mid-sized festival stage, installed in a club or deployed in a theatre where a line array can’t be flown, it’s all Alpha, reimagined for the modern age.
Show up. Stack up. Blow away.
Two thousand people in a festival field with a varied program of rock bands and dance acts. Why wait and pay for towers to be built when Alpha+ is out of the truck and ground stacked in no time?
And Alpha+ is so much better than a few line array boxes pole mounted on a sub. The HF dispersion control of the M210 Main module comes not from rigging angles between boxes, but from an ingenious waveguide block that can be ‘unlocked’ and its articulation changed from Narrow vertical coverage to Wide/Standard, while the continuously varying horizontal directivity can be modified using magnetic flanges.
A horn-loaded 2 x 10″ coaxially mounted with 4 x 3″ HF compression drivers, the M210 achieves an impressive 148dB peak SPL and makes its presence felt very clearly from 30 metres. What’s more, it sits at the perfect height to achieve excellent audience coverage on top of B218 Bass and L20 Sub modules that extend LF performance down to 28Hz with cardioid configuration limiting spillage.
An EDM powerhouse
The original Alpha system is a legend among club operators who know that the key to filling the dancefloor is dynamic, full range sound with lots of punch and plenty of bass, all delivered at high SPLs and with absolute clarity.
Now Alpha+ builds on that legacy with sophisticated HF dispersion control to ensure that the same, thrilling sound is experienced in every corner of the venue.
A full range of accessories makes it easy to permanently install Alpha+, including brackets for Main, Main + Bass and Main + Bass + Sub configurations.
Goes where a line array won't
There could be any number of reasons why a line array can’t be installed in a particular venue. Theatres are often historic buildings that don’t have the rigging points and roof loading to hang a long line array necessary to cover stalls and balconies.
With Alpha+, theatres have a hybrid source solution that’s as easy to install as a conventional point source system yet has the coupling and directivity control features of a line array to ensure optimal vertical and horizontal coverage.
And as much as Alpha+ is a relentlessly powerful system, such impact is not achieved at the expense of the clarity and articulation that make NEXO systems such a familiar sight in the world’s leading theatres, concert halls and auditoria.
Typical System: FOH system for a smaller event or side fill on a large stage
1 x M210 + 1 x B218 + 2 x L20 per side powered by 1 x NXAMP4X4MK2 per side.
Typical System: FOH system for mid-size outdoor event
2 x M210 + 2 x B218 + 4 x L20 powered by 2 x NXAMP4X4MK2 per side.
Typical system: Theatre
1 x B218 + 1 x M210 + 2 x L20 powered by 1 x NXAMP4X4MK2 per side.
Typical System: Distributed Club
1 x L20 + 1 x B218 + 1 x M210 powered by 1 x NXAMP4X4MK2 per cluster.
Typical System: Immersive FOH
5 x B218 and 5 x M210 powered by 4 x NXAMP4X4MK2 on two separate trusses.
