21/05/2026
L-Acoustics 發佈L1與CS1:定義大型現場音響的未來
L1和CS1已應用於 Bruno Mars、薛之謙的巡迴演出以及各大音樂節的主舞臺系統。L1和CS1的推出,進一步擴展了 L-Acoustics L系列,為大型線陣列系統設定了新的性能標準——更出色的全頻一致性、更集中的控制能力。
加州洛杉磯,2026年5月 - L-Acoustics今日正式發佈L1,即L系列的旗艦型號,以及與之搭配的心形指向超低揚聲器CS1。L1是基於L-Acoustics 專利的漸進式超高密度線聲源(Progressive Ultra-Dense Line Source, PULS)技術打造,為體育場等級的音響系統樹立了全新標桿,並已應用於全球最頂級的舞臺。
L1已應用於Bruno Mars的北美巡演(由Clair Global提供技術支援)、Harry Styles的"Together"巡演(由Solotech支援)以及薛之謙的世界巡演(由MRT支援)。同時,L1也在倫敦的全英音樂獎上亮相,由Clair Global旗下的Britannia Row提供技術支援。CS1也登上了Coachella音樂節的主舞臺(由RAT Sound提供技術支援)和超時代音樂節(由 Unreal Systems/Agora 提供技術支援),為這兩個頂級音樂節提供了澎湃的低頻能量。
L1和CS1的首個固定安裝專案也落戶於好萊塢露天劇場,採用定制白色箱體。正是在這座場館,L-Acoustics在此舉辦了2026年主題發表會,發表會上正式向全球揭曉了這項新技術。一同亮相的,還有全新的Source Intelligence™音頻處理平臺。The War on Drugs作為表演嘉賓,為發表會帶來了精彩的現場演出。
L1打破了線陣列系統的每一項性能標準
以往的大型系統只能帶來小幅度的性能提升,而L1實現了在高效形態下的跨代式高密度設計。每隻箱體整合了:兩個側裝的18英寸低頻心形指向(low-cardioid, LC)單體,用於增強正面能量並抑制後方輻射;四個前裝的15英寸低頻單體;八個8英寸中頻單體;以及六個同軸結構的4英寸+2.5 英寸高頻壓縮單體。這種同軸高頻配置在L系列中尚屬首次,顯著提升了音壓和遠距離投射能力。
由此,每只箱體在全頻段(35 Hz至20 kHz)內可達到160 dB的最大音壓。在單位尺寸、單位重量、單位可視面積下,均達到了同類型喇叭最佳的音壓表現。與之搭配的寬垂直覆蓋喇叭L1D,採用了相同的單體架構,並提供漸進式的60度垂直覆蓋模式,專為近場區域設計,可達到155 dB的音壓。
L-Acoustics揚聲器產品管理總監Germain Simon表示:“L1代表了線陣列有史以來在功率、頻寬和指向性控制上的最高性能。隨著PULS技術達到了其終極形態,我們打破了自己為大型線聲源設定的每一項性能標準。L1是業界真正的轉捩點。”
L1與CS1整合式心形指向技術,重塑雜訊管理
在城市環境的大型演出、多舞臺佈局的音樂節以及對雜訊敏感的場地中,低頻干擾一直是最嚴峻的工程挑戰之一。L1系統從設計層面解決了這一問題。
側裝的18英寸LC單體實現了L-Acoustics專利的心形低頻架構,在20至250 Hz頻率範圍內可達到高達18 dB的後方抵銷,在80 Hz以下頻段抵銷更可超過26 dB。低頻能量被精准集中於觀眾區域,線陣列後方的串擾從源頭即被最小化。聲音設計師可以根據需求選擇:心形模式以最大化後方聲音抑制,或超心形模式以進一步增強側向聲音抑制。
CS1將同一原理延伸至超低音頻段。憑藉四只21英寸單體組成的心形拓撲結構,CS1的峰值音壓高達150 dB,頻響可下潛至25 Hz。在Coachella音樂節和超時代音樂節上,相鄰舞臺的干擾問題一直是工程師們在製作中持續面對的壓力。而CS1不僅提供了這些大型演出所需的超低能量與衝擊力,同時保證了整個場地的聲學清晰度。
新一代Autofilter演算法將這種控制能力擴展至三度空間。在L-Acoustics Soundvision軟體中運行,它可以塑造L1陣列的低頻波束,使得L1的低頻控制能力,足以媲美甚至超越那些同等功率、但陣列更長的傳統音響系統。並且,頻率可以低至 20 Hz,還不增加任何延遲。你只需在標準工作流程中點一下滑鼠,就能顯著提升場地內各區域的音色平衡度,從前至後的低頻擴散也明顯減少。
每個箱體中的兩個Panflex模組,負責控制水準指向性。它們提供70度、90度兩種對稱模式,以及80度非對稱模式。L1D則為近場覆蓋增加了更多選擇:110度、70度對稱模式,以及90度非對稱模式。L1的漸進式幾何結構,直接決定了它的垂直控制能力。箱體間耦合角度可選為0.8度,適合音樂節的遠距離投射;或5度,適合圓形競技場及複雜的觀眾席形態。
L1系統:安裝速度提高3倍
對於巡演製作來說,安裝成本和聲學性能同樣重要。一套由2只CS1、4只L1和1只L1D組成的系統,其聲學表現相當於21只K1的標準配置。但吊掛操作減少66%,吊裝操作更少,線纜更少,占地面積也更小,與舞臺和視頻結構互不干擾並能融入一體。重量方面的優勢同樣顯著。一組由4只L1和1只L1D組成的主陣列喇叭,總重量為1263公斤。而要達到同樣的性能,一套K1系統需要15隻箱體,吊掛重量高達1590公斤。5隻L1箱體即完成了15只K1箱體的工作,吊掛後總重量減低了20%。
自動鎖定的吊掛系統無需任何外部插銷。每只箱體只需一根SC32線纜連接功率放大器。每隻L1箱體由一臺專用的LA7.16功率放大器驅動,它擁有16個獨立的DSP和功率輸出,每個聲學單元各占一個。這讓Autofilter和心形指向管理能夠在整個吊掛陣列中,對每一個單元進行獨立控制。LA7.16安裝於LA-RAK III機櫃中:9U高度可容納48個功放通道,支援Milan-AVB協議,每個機櫃總輸出功率超過60,000瓦。
現場調音師的實際評價
在試點應用的過程中,現場混音師的回饋高度一致。Bruno Mars的混音師Sean "Sully" Sullivan 表示:“這套系統讓體育場聽起來比實際小得多——你感覺不到自己在一個巨大的空間裏。帶有全心形指向的主喇叭系統把低頻收得很乾淨,基本消除了大型場地中常見的低頻堆疊。中高頻也是我聽過最棒的,基本感受不到自己身處這麼大的場地裏。”
薛之謙的混音師張軍軍說:“在L1系統上混音,就像在開一輛頂級超跑。它的回應和功率都強大得令人難以置信,讓我的混音有了前所未有的發揮空間。即使我推到極限,人聲依然絲滑清晰,沒有其他系統那種刺耳感。這讓我對自己的混音更有信心了。”
L1和CS1目前正處於試點階段,僅限部分L-Acoustics認證合作夥伴參與。2027年初,將面向其他授權合作夥伴正式供貨。
更多關於L1 and CS1的相關信息,請前往 https://l-acoustics.com/products/l1-system/ and https://l-acoustics.com/products/cs1/
L-Acoustics Introduces L1 and CS1: The Future of Large-Scale Live Sound
Already on tour with Bruno Mars and Joker Xue, and on the stages of major music festivals, L1 and CS1 expand L-Acoustics L Series to set a new performance record for large-format line array systems with enhanced full-band coherence and integrated control.
LOS ANGELES, CA, May 2026 -- L-Acoustics today unveiled L1, the flagship of the L Series, and its companion cardioid subwoofer CS1. Built on L-Acoustics patented Progressive Ultra-Dense Line Source (PULS) technology, L1 sets a new absolute reference for stadium sound systems that has already been entrusted to the world's biggest stages.
L1 has been deployed on Bruno Mars’ North American tour with Clair Global, for Harry Styles’ Together tour with Solotech, and on Joker Xue’s world tour with MRT, as well as a debut at the Brit Awards in London with Britannia Row, a Clair Global company. CS1 delivered the low end on the main stages of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival with RAT Sound, and Ultra Music Festival with Unreal Systems/AgorA.
L1 and CS1 also mark their first permanent installation at the Hollywood Bowl, deployed in a white architectural finish, and the venue where L-Acoustics officially unveils the new technology at Keynote 2026, alongside the new L-Acoustics Source Intelligence™ audio processing platform at Keynote 2026. The event featured a performance by The War on Drugs.
L1 Breaks Every Performance Benchmark for Line Array Systems
Where previous large-format systems made incremental gains, L1 achieves a categorically higher concentration of transducers in an efficient form factor. Each enclosure integrates two 18" low-cardioid (LC) transducers side-mounted for frontal energy and rear rejection, four 15" low-frequency drivers front-facing, eight 8" mid-frequency drivers, and six coaxial 4"+2.5" HF compression drivers, this HF coaxial configuration, new to the L Series, increases SPL and long-throw capabilities.
The result is a maximum SPL of 160 dB per enclosure, across a full bandwidth of 35 Hz to 20 kHz. Best-in-class SPL per size, per kilogram, and per square meter. The companion wide vertical coverage element L1D matches this transducer architecture with a progressive 60 degree vertical coverage pattern for nearfield zones, achieving 155 dB SPL.
"L1 represents the highest expression of power, bandwidth, and pattern control ever achieved in line array," said Germain Simon, Director of Product Management, Loudspeakers at L-Acoustics. "With PULS taken to its ultimate expression, we have broken every performance benchmark we set for large-format line source. L1 is a genuine turning point for the industry."
L1 and CS1 Integrated Cardioid Technology Transforms Noise Management
For large productions in urban environments, multi-stage festivals, and noise-sensitive venues, low-frequency spill is one of the most persistent engineering challenges. The L1 system addresses it at the design level.
The side-mounted 18" LC transducers enable L-Acoustics patented cardioid low-frequency architecture, delivering up to 18 dB of rear rejection between 20 and 250 Hz, and more than 26 dB of rejection below 80 Hz. Low-frequency energy is concentrated on the audience; spill behind the array is minimized at source. Sound designers choose between cardioid mode for maximum rear rejection, or supercardioid for extended rejection to the sides.
CS1 extends the same principle to the sub-bass range. With four 21" transducers in a cardioid topology, CS1 delivers peak SPL up to 150 dB and extends bandwidth down to 25 Hz. At Coachella and Ultra Music Festival, where neighboring stage interference is a constant pressure on production engineers, CS1 delivered the sub-bass power and impact those shows demand while preserving acoustic integrity across the site.
The new-generation Autofilter algorithm extends this control into three dimensions. Working within L-Acoustics Soundvision software, it shapes the low-frequency beam of an L1 array to rival -- and in many configurations surpass -- the low-frequency control of a much longer conventional professional sound system of equivalent power, down to 20 Hz, with no added latency. A single click within the standard workflow applies it. The result is greater tonal balance stability across the venue and noticeably less low-frequency spread from front to back.
Horizontal directivity is managed by two Panflex modules per enclosure, offering 70 and 90 degree symmetrical patterns plus an 80 degree asymmetrical mode. L1D extends options to 110 degree or 70 degree symmetrical and 90 degree asymmetrical for nearfield coverage. Vertical control is built into L1 pre-shaped progressive geometry, with 0.8 degree inter-element coupling for long-throw festival formats and 5 degrees for arenas and complex audience profiles.
L1 System: 3x faster to deploy
For touring productions, the economics of deployment carry as much weight as acoustic performance. A configuration of two CS1, four L1, and one L1D delivers the acoustic performance of a 21-element K1 standard rig, with 66% fewer rigging actions, fewer lifts, fewer cables, and a smaller physical footprint that integrates cleanly with stage and video structures. The weight savings are equally significant. Five enclosures do the work of fifteen, and weigh 20% less when rigged. A main hang of four L1 and one L1D weighs 1,263 kg, where a comparable K1 system would require 15 boxes at 1,590 kg overhead to match the same performance.
The auto-locking rigging system requires no external pins. A single SC32 cable connects the amplified controller to each enclosure. Each L1 enclosure is driven by a dedicated LA7.16 amplified controller with 16 discrete channels of DSP and amplification -- one per acoustic element -- enabling Autofilter and cardioid management to operate at individual element resolution across the entire hang. The LA7.16 mounts in the LA-RAK III touring rack: 48 channels of amplification in 9U, Milan-AVB-ready, delivering more than 60,000 watts per rack.
The Verdict from the Engineers Running the Shows
Across pilot deployments, the response from FOH engineers has been consistent. "This system makes a stadium sound a lot smaller than it is. Controlling the low end with a full cardioid PA pretty much eliminates the usual stuff rolling around these giant spaces. Once you add the finest mids and highs I’ve ever heard, the room just disappears," said Sean “Sully” Sullivan, sound engineer for Bruno Mars.
“Mixing on L1 feels like driving a top-tier supercar. It’s unbelievably responsive and powerful, giving me the freedom to push the mix further than ever,” said Jun Zhang, sound engineer for Joker Xue. “Even when I pushed it to the limit, the vocals stayed silky and clear, with none of the harshness I’ve heard with other systems. And that gives me so much more confidence in my mix.”
L1 and CS1 are currently in a pilot phase with a select group of L-Acoustics certified partners. Availability for qualified partners is planned for early 2027.
For more information on L1 and CS1, visit https://l-acoustics.com/products/l1-system/ and https://l-acoustics.com/products/cs1/