Martin Audio Announces BlacklineQ Series

For over 25 years, Martin Audio's Blackline Series has set the global benchmark for affordable professional loudspeakers—renowned for their exceptional sound quality and reliability at an accessible price point.

BlacklineQ provides a comprehensive reimagining of this iconic series. The nine-strong product range comprises improved passive two-way point source loudspeakers, all-new column speakers and a suite of subwoofers. The entire series features intelligent design details, making it equally at home in portable or install applications, such as portable sound reinforcement for live sound, theatre, DJs and corporate events; unobtrusive stage monitoring; and permanent installation in clubs, hospitality venues, conference rooms and houses of worship.

In sync with Martin Audio's design philosophy, BlacklineQ extolls the virtue of meticulous driver design to deliver improved coverage, consistency and control. For the first time in its class, both full-range two-way point source systems and column speakers feature Differential Dispersion horns, which enable wider, more consistent coverage with less energy directed to the ceiling.

For the four point source speakers (designated Q8, Q10, Q12 and Q15), each symmetrical, multi-angle full-range passive wooden enclosure can be easily deployed in horizontal or vertical format, with comprehensive mounting options—including wall brackets, yokes, eyebolt suspension and pole-mounts. A pole-mount cover provides a clean, streamlined appearance when the mount is not in use.

BlacklineQ also marks Martin Audio's debut in column speaker design with the two-way passive QC44 and QC26 offering elegant, discreet solutions for both portable and fixed use, and perfectly suited to speech and musical content. Finished with hard wearing black or white paint, and complemented by comprehensive mounting options, these new column speakers will substantially increase the available applications on offer to the Martin Audio line-up.

Finally, BlacklineQ includes a trio of passive subwoofers, comprising the Q210 (2x10"), Q118 (1x18") and Q218 (2x18"), which extend low-frequency performance across the series. The enclosures are constructed from durable plywood and feature slot ports for efficiency in design while reducing noise turbulence. Each enclosure includes an M20 35mm (1.4") pole-mount fitting for seamless integration with all loudspeakers in the series. In addition, the link out socket is positioned at the top of the cabinet, providing a convenient and discreet solution for connecting the cable for a BlacklineQ loudspeaker on a pole. Finished in hard wearing black paint as standard, the Q210 is also available in white to match the white BlacklineQ column loudspeakers.

Dom Harter, Managing Director, commented: "BlacklineQ is our most ambitious series in Blackline’s storied history, and with the introduction of both Differential Dispersion technology and column speakers it's destined to be our most successful."

BlacklineQ will start shipping from late August and will be first shown and heard at InfoComm Asia on Generation AV booth C05.

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