BERKELEY, CA — Meyer Sound has announced the MJF-212, a self-powered stage monitor loudspeaker designed to meet critical requirements in professional applications, such as use as a main vocal monitor, drum or keyboard monitor or as a sidefill monitor in small- to medium-scale systems. The MJF-212 exhibits flat amplitude and phase responses and full-range bandwidth. "We named the MJF-212 in recognition of the role our 20-year relationship with the Montreux Jazz Festival has played in our product development history," says executive vice president Helen Meyer. "The festival has often been the site for the first serious field testing of our new products. At this year's festival, the newcomer was the MJF-212. Having so many musicians try it out at a major festival resulted in us getting a lot of valuable real-world opinions."
The MJF-212 monitor's phase-corrected frequency response of 60 Hz to 18 kHz is meant to enable accurate reproduction of both vocals and instruments with high gain before feedback and to provide intelligibility at high output levels with low distortion and no coloration added to the signal. The face of the cabinet slopes at 40 degrees from the stage to permit optimal placement relative to the talent while preserving sightlines.
The MJF-212's high-frequency section is composed of a four-inch diaphragm compression driver coupled to a symmetrical (50 degrees horizontal by 50 degrees vertical) constant-directivity horn. This medium-Q horn provides even coverage in both the horizontal and vertical planes.
A pair of 12-inch neodymium magnet cone drivers, mounted in a vented enclosure, reproduce low frequencies. Each of the drivers is powered by one channel of a three-channel class AB/H amplifier that employs complementary power MOSFET output stages to provide total burst output of 1275 watts/2250 watts peak. The MJF-212 incorporates Meyer Sound's Intelligent AC circuitry for automatic voltage selection, EMI filtering, soft current turn-on and surge suppression. The cabinet is constructed from birch plywood and coated with a textured black finish.
The MJF-212 can be integrated into Meyer Sound's RMS remote monitoring system with the addition of an optional module. RMS is a Windows-based program for monitoring a range of amplifier and limiter operating parameters.
For more information, visit www.meyersound.com.
