ADVANCED M SERIES TECHNOLOGY IN A VERSATILE PACKAGE
 MILO was designed specifically to afford more flexibility in designing
high power array systems for medium-to-large venues, while at the same time
reducing the time and costs associated with rigging, flying and transportation.
MILO is a four-way design, with the operating frequency range divided into
the low frequency band (60 Hz – 300 Hz), the low-mid band (300 Hz - 560
Hz), the mid-high band (560 Hz - 4.2 kHz), and the very-high frequency band
(4.2 kHz - 18 kHz).
Low/Low-Mid Frequencies: Power and Definition
In MILO, the low/low-mid frequencies are reproduced by 12-inch cone drivers.
In the lowest frequency range, from 60 Hz to about 300 Hz, both drivers are
operating in tandem for maximum power, with each driven by a dedicated amplifier
channel providing 1125 watts of peak output. These drivers are a new, proprietary
design incorporating neodymium magnets for higher efficiency and power handling
with reduced weight. In common with all other MILO transducers, the 12-inch
drivers are made in a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility located
at Meyer Sound’s Berkeley headquarters.
- Size and weight a perfect fit in M Series
- Same width as M3D/M3D-Sub for ease of transition
- Unique crossover promotes LF/MF definition
- Driver interference kept to bare minimum
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In the critical low-mid band, MILO utilizes a complex active crossover design
to assure the smoothest possible response. Above 300 Hz, where less power is
required, the crossover feeds full signal to only one of the two 12-inch drivers
and rolls off the other. This ingenious technique eliminates interference between
the drivers that would otherwise occur at shorter wavelengths, enabling MILO
to maintain optimal polar and frequency response characteristics throughout
the low and low-mid operating ranges.
Essentially, MILO divides the midrange frequencies into two bands (low-mid
and mid-high), with a dedicated driver (cone and compression, respectively)
assigned to each band. Because only one driver reproduces each frequency band,
MILO avoids the difficulties encountered by other line array systems that attempt
to reproduce the same midrange frequencies using separate, multiple cone drivers — in
some cases, even cross-firing the drivers. Such techniques risk phase problems
due to multiple arrivals, and cross-firing can introduce undesirable combing
and lobing, even potentially modulating the high frequency signal.
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