Bluesound Professional Now Shipping In-Ceiling-Convertible-to-Pendant ​Speakers

February 12 2024, 00:45
Bluesound Professional, the distributed audio ecosystem for commercial spaces from Lenbrook, is now shipping its highly anticipated ceiling speakers originally unveiled at InfoComm 2023. The new Bluesound BCS250 and BCS300 are passive and active PoE ceiling speakers that can be installed as in-ceiling speakers or with an optional pendant speaker conversion package, offering even more flexibility for installers.
 
The optional pendant kit allows the BCS250 and BCS300 to be transformed into a point-centered hanging pendant design, featuring an elegant, lamp-shaped enclosure.
The BCS250 is a passive ceiling speaker designed for both low impedance and constant voltage applications, while the BCS300 expands Bluesound Professional's PoE speaker line as the world’s first network streaming ceiling speaker with integrated streaming and amplification. Both ceiling speaker designs can be easily adapted into a point-centered hanging pendant speaker using the optional Pendant Kit attachment.

The Bluesound Professional BCS250 was specifically designed with a discreet flush mounted design, ideal for environments where wall space is limited such as small cafés and shops, as well as a wide range of retrofit and new build applications. The low impedance option delivers better audio quality overall, while the constant voltage option is ideal for daisy chained speaker configurations. With a high-performance build, including a UL 2043 plenum rating, the BCS250 is fully certified for commercial builds. Additionally, the optional pendant kit offers the flexibility to suspend the BCS250 from the ceiling at a lower height if there are no suitable mounting options available at the typical height. The BCS250 is designed to work in conjunction with the B170S Networked Streaming Stereo Amplifier, offering both low impedance and constant voltage settings (70/100V).

 

The BCS300 is a seamlessly integrated, all-in-one ceiling or hanging pendant speaker solution featuring a built-in music streamer and amplifier. Using Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology, it efficiently delivers full-range audio to its desired destination in a discreet and simplified manner, requiring only a single Ethernet cable connection to deliver both power and network connection. This networked approach also allows for DSP providing equalization and other audio processing features, as well as the possibility to configure two BCS300's as a stereo pair. Unlike traditional setups, this decentralized solution eliminates the need for an audio rack, functioning as an independent unit. Moreover, its flush mounted design allows it to seamlessly blend with any interior design or décor. 

Its high-performance build includes a UL 2043 plenum rating, fully certifying it for commercial installation. The optional pendant kit allows the BCS300 to be ceiling suspended and allows positioning of speakers at a lower height if there is nothing available to mount it at a typical height, especially in the case of exposed ceilings. Based on the BluOS multiroom platform, the BCS300 enables multizone control, speaker grouping and integrated networked music streaming from Bluesound Professional's business music partners: SoundMachine, Qsic, Custom Channels and SiriusXM Music for Business (offering content licensed for public spaces).

The network streaming features in the BCS300 allows integration with local network content storage apart from streaming services, with support of hi-res audio up to 24-bit/192kHz and decoding of MQA content. Control of the network is done via BluOS or third-party control systems on PC/Mac and iOS/Android platforms, always with security preventing unauthorized control. Specialist Bluesound Professional control panels are also available.
 
Both the BCS250 and BCS300 speakers feature a 3.5" woofer aligned coaxially with a 1" HF driver, delivering Maximum SPL of 102dB over PoE+.
Both the BCS250 and BCS300 are available with color-matching round or square grilles in black and white finishes. The pendant conversion kit is also available in black and white to convert the speakers into point-centered hanging pendant speakers. Complete EASE, CLF information is available online for both models.
 
Bluesound Professional offers hardware and software that is purpose-built for high performance networked audio for retail shops, bars, restaurants, hotels, gyms, and other commercial applications. End users can connect and control nearly any audio source, including streaming services, Internet radio, or networked hard drives, while installers can confidently specify rack-mounted hardware that integrates seamlessly with smart controllers. Powered by BluOS multi-zone audio management software platform, made native in a comprehensive range of controllers, streamers, amplifiers, and speakers, Bluesound Professional makes commercial audio installation projects easy to configure, deliver, and use. Bluesound Professional is a division of Lenbrook International.
www.bluesoundprofessional.com
 
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