Specifications

Community R-Series Installation/Operation Manual for Models R.5 and R.25 — Page 13
R-Series Applications
R-Series products are designed for permanent installation or portable use both outdoors and indoors. The
primary applications for Community’s R-Series are those where re-entrant horns, outdoor two-way horn/woofer
loudspeakers, and some larger horn loudspeakers typically are used but lack capability for both high quality
music reproduction and longer distance voice projection. By contrast, R-Series products have excellent fidelity
and wide frequency range for both music reproduction and voice projection.
R-Series products are ideally suited for athletic fields (football, soccer, baseball, tennis) and field houses, theme
parks, amusement parks, swimming pools, ski slopes, cruise ships, steeple carillons, fairgrounds, rodeos, small
arenas, racing tracks, air shows, skating rinks, convention centers, factories, warehouses, and portable sound
systems. They can complement Community WET Series II products for projects needing a combination of both
longer and shorter-throw applications.
R.5 and R.25 Applications
R.5 and R.25 are designed for short- and medium-throw applications and for use in distributed systems. For
example, R.5-94Z loudspeakers could be used on the parking lot or as under-balcony fill loudspeakers in a
baseball stadium where R1 loudspeakers were the primary system. As another example, R.25 loudspeakers
could be used in a distributed application in an outdoor waterpark or indoor swimming pool.
Choose the three-way, higher-output R.5HP for medium-throw, full-range applications such as covering the
stands at a high-school football stadium. Add the R.5SUB to any R.5 or R.25 system to provide low-frequency
support for music.
R-Series and WET Series II –Complementary Product Lines
WET Series II is a major upgrade to Community’s second weather-resistant loudspeaker product line. WET
Series II was designed for exceptional musicality and speech intelligibility using premium components housed in
attractively molded fiberglass enclosures available in white or black.
Although the two lines overlap in application, Community’s R-Series is primarily designed for medium- and long-
throw, voice-range applications; whereas ,WET Series II loudspeakers are primarily designed for short- and
medium-throw, musical applications. This provides the designer with many opportunities for systems using both
product lines.
Thus, Community recommends R-Series as the main loudspeaker systems for long-throw applications like
sports stadiums and we recommend WET Series II for distributed systems in water parks or ski resorts that
feature continuous music. We encourage designers to explore the highly effective end results that can readily
be obtained by mixing and matching these two product categories to best suit the design requirements.
R-Series Indoor and Portable Applications
R-Series and WET Series II loudspeakers are great indoor loudspeakers. These loudspeakers are ideal for
humidity-prone environments like gymnasiums and swimming areas. For portable use, the R.25 has a pole-
mount socket on the bottom. To use the R.25 in a portable application, remove the plastic plug from this socket
and install a suitable connector on the attached cable.
APPLICATIONS