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JBL VLA-C SERIES
| USER’S GUIDE
8 - AMPLIFICATION
The VLA-C full-range models may be driven passively or actively, and the full-range models can be
driven individually or in pairs. Below is the listing of the current amplifier models that contain the
proper FIR presets for the VLA-C loudspeaker models. The Harman amplifier model line-up may
change over time. These speakers should not be driven from amps that only provide IIR filters.
(See DSP Preset section, below.)
VLA-C265 OR VLA-C2100 FULL-RANGE SPEAKERS
Driving a single cabinet per amp channel:
CABINET 1
IMPEDANCE
POWER HANDLING (W)
AMPLIFIER(S)
POWER INTO IMPEDANCE
LF (Low Frequency)
8
800
1 channel of either:
DCi1250N or DCi1250DA
1250W into 8Ω
HF (High Frequency)
16
150
1 channel of either:
DCi600N or DCi600DA *
300W into 16Ω
Passive Full-Range
8
800
1 channel of either:
DCi1250N or DCi1250DA
1250W into 8Ω
VLA-C265 OR VLA-C2100 FULL-RANGE SPEAKERS
Driving two cabinets in parallel per amp channel:
CABINET 1 AND
CABINET 2 IN PARALLEL
IMPEDANCE
POWER HANDLING (W)
AMPLIFIER(S)
POWER INTO IMPEDANCE
LF (Low Frequency)
4
1600
1 channel of DCi2400N
2400W into 4Ω
HF (High Frequency)
8
300
1 channel of either:
DCi600N or DCi600DA*
600W into 8Ω
Passive Full-Range
4
1600
1 channel of DCi2400N
2400W into 4Ω
VLA-C125S SUBWOOFER
Driving a single cabinet:
CABINET 1
IMPEDANCE
POWER HANDLING (W)
AMPLIFIER(S)
POWER INTO IMPEDANCE
LF (Low Frequency)
4
1600
1 channel of: DCi2400N
2400W into 4Ω
* Because of the high transient signal capability of these HF drivers, using an even larger amp than listed may
allow through some additional output on momentary transients.
NOTE
: DCI-N model amplifiers contain networking capability. DCI-DA models include
Dante input for applications that require Dante or AES67 networked audio.
DRIVING CABINETS INDIVIDUALLY
The user may wish to drive the cabinets individually if they need the ability to gain shade the
array to the resolution as indicated by the EASE (or other modeling system) model or the VLA-
Compact Line Array Calculator. Driving cabinets individually may also be useful in order to utilize
the smaller amplifier sizes, if desired.
