
BIA-100
Bi-Axial Horn With Gimbal-Mount
BIA-100
Features
•  High-Efficiency Bi-Axial Horn Provides 130˚ x 60˚ Wide-Angle  
Sound Coverage
• Combine with PD Series Drivers 
• Nominal Frequency Response of 350Hz–8kHz for High-Intelligibility 
Voice, Signaling, and Full-Range Music in Indoor/Outdoor Applications
• Patented 180˚ Gimbal-Mount for Installation Flexibility
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• Accepts All Atlas Sound and 1 
Throat Openings of 0.7" Diameter
Applications
Bi-axial horn model BIA-100 delivers outstanding sound dis per sion and 
audio efficiency when used with medium or high pow ered compression 
drivers. Unit features exponentially-flared pro jec tors which eliminate 
phase cancellation, control low-fre quency roll off, and offers maxi mum 
re sults in professionally-applied voice, music, and sig naling sys tems. 
It can be surface or flange-mounted and is ideal for use as a midrange 
com po nent for two and three-way, high-fidelity loudspeaker systems. 
Weather-re sis tant construction is suitable for permanent or portable 
in stal la tion in house of worship, rec rea tion/sport cen ters, mass transit 
ter mi nals, in dus trial, com mer cial, edu cational, and in sti tu tional fa cili ties.  
General Description
BIA-100 is the original reflex horn fea tur ing a bi-axial design with twin 
air columns and exponential bell for wide-angle coverage with a linear 
fre quency re sponse. The horn pro vides ex cel lent acous tic loading 
main tained to a 350Hz low-frequency roll-off and optimizes delivery 
of high and midrange signal levels. BIA-100 is de signed for use with 
Atlas Sound PD Series com pres sion drivers and mod els having 13⁄8" -18 
male threads and 0.707" diameter throat open ings. Refer to PD Series 
compression driver specification sheets for high-pass filter requirements. 
Transformer-equipped drivers are available (power-tap information is 
outlined on individual compression driver specification sheets). The 
easily-mounted horn features the labor-saving patented gimbal-mount 
bracket as sem bly (U.S. Pat ent #4,325,529) which allows for directional 
po si tion ing up to 180˚ vertically and horizontally. It includes a steel 
bracket, cast-mounting base, and provisions for flange in stal la tion. 
The weather-resistant, non-glare matte black foam horn is resistant to 
resonance. Bracket assembly is finished in durable epoxy. 
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⁄8" - 18 Thread Compression Drivers with 
Specifications
Height 21" (533mm)
Width 101⁄4" (260mm)
Depth 191⁄4" (489mm)
Weight    16 lbs
BIA-100 w/ PD-30
 Power Rating   30 Watts 
 Sound Level
  Peak  125dB 
   *RP / 1M, 1W / 1M  121dB, 107dB, 400Hz–5.2kHz
 Dispersion    130˚ x 60˚
 Impedance   8Ω
BIA-100 w/ PD-5VH
 Power Rating   40 Watts
 Sound Level
  Peak  126dB 
   *RP / 1M, 1W / 1M  121dB, 106dB, 300Hz – 6kHz
 Dispersion    130˚ x 60˚
 Impedance   16Ω
BIA-100 w/ PD60A
 Power Rating   60 
 Sound Level
  Peak  125dB 
   *RP / 1M, 1W / 1M  125dB, 112.7dB, 300Hz – 6kHz
 Dispersion    130˚ x 60˚
 Impedance   16Ω
BIA-100 w/ PD75T
 Power Rating   75
 Sound Level
  Peak  126dB 
   *RP / 1M, 1W / 1M  126dB, 109dB, 300Hz – 6kHz
 Dispersion    130˚ x 60˚
 Impedance      16Ω, 67Ω, 133Ω, 267Ω, 533Ω, 
1100Ω, 2100Ω
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Architect and Engineer Specifications
Horn shall be Atlas Sound or approved equal in cor po rat ing a unitized, 
bi-axial, twin-reflex air column assembly for wide-angle cov er age 
pattern. Low-fre quency roll off shall be 350Hz, air column length 23⁄4' 
(838mm) and sound-dispersion angle 130˚ in the plane of narrower horn 
dimension and 60˚ in the wider dimension. The horn shall accommodate 
compression driver units with standard 13⁄8" - 18 thread and measure 
21"W x 101⁄4"H x 191⁄4"D.  
The horn bell shall be weatherproof and con structed of non-reso nant 
molded foam textured in black. A steel mount ing bracket and cast 
installation base shall provide ad just able flexi bil ity in sound focusing up 
to 180˚ vertically and hori zon tally. The gimbal-mount shall include  
pro vi sions for surface in stal la tion, banding, and strapping.
BIA-100 Polars (Normalized to Zero on Axis) (-6dB)
MODEL BIA-100  
Frequency  Q  Di  Horizontal   Vertical 
      Beamwidth  Beamwidth
500  4 7 95  165
1000  8 9 75  105
2000 14 11 50  55
4000 25 14 25  35
8000 48 17 25  25
BIA-100 Frequency Response
SPL in dB
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Frequency (Hz)
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Ohms
BIA-100 Impedance 
Frequency (Hz) Octave Smoothing = 30.0%
BIA-100 Harmonic Distortion
Magnitude (dB)
Frequency (Hz)
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TELEPHONE: (800) 876-3333 
FAX (800) 765-3435
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