
MQ 100L
3 WAY COLUMN SPEAKER
MAIN APPLICATIONS
• Music applications
• Audio visual applications
• Shopping malls
• Restaurants
• Pubs
• Hotels
• Office building
DESCRIPTION
MQ 100L is a 3 way column loudspeaker providing natural hi-fidelity sound of
both speech and music, suitable for sound system having fixed loudspeakers
where the environment is acoustically critical or with architectural constraints.
The wide horizontal coverage angle (180°) and the vertical dispersion (60°)
allow the correct sound reproduction in a wide space, in order to limit
feedback and improve the sound directivity which is important, for instance, in
halls having a long reverberation time.
It includes a transformer inside for the connection to (100 – 70 V) constant
voltage lines, yet it can also be set to 16 Ω (low impedance connection).
When connected to a 100 V line, its power can be selected among the
values 40 W, 20 W , 10 W or 5 W through a rotary switch (thanks to internal
transformer taps).
MQ 100L is available in white (MQ 100L-W) or black (MQ 100L-B) colour
MAIN FEATURES
• 2 rubber surround 3.5” woofers, 2 fabric surround 3.5” woofers
• 2 cloth coated 0.75” dome tweeters
• 80 / 160 Watt (RMS/Music Power)
• 130 Hz ÷ 20 kHz
• 120 dB (1 m / POWER MAX) max. SPL
• Incl. 100V transformer multitap
• Power rotary switch
• Crossover frequency: 2000 Hz
• Type of filter 6/6/6 dB/oct
• Direct connection to Low-Z speaker lines
• Easy to install
• Simple power settings
SPECIFICATIONS
Loudspeaker Woofer 3.5” neodymium magnet, 0.75” dome tweeter
Power (on 8 Ohm load) 80 / 160 W (RMS / Music power)
Power 40 W - 20 W - 10 W – 5 W (100V)
Sensivity 93 dB (1 W / 1 m)
Mx. SPL (6 W / 1 m) 120 dB(A) (1 m / POWER MAX)
Frequency Response 130 Hz – 20 kHz
Angle of coverage 270° / 150° / 110° @ 1 / 2 / 4 kHz (hor.)
Connector Euroblock 2 pole
Body colour White / Silver
Main body material Auto-extinguishing high-density polystyrene
Grill material Steel
Dimensiones (HxWxD) 510 mm x 120 mm x 130 mm
Installation Orientable support included
Max ceiling thickness 36 mm
Net weight 3 kg
Operating temperature -25° to +55°
Relative humidity 90% non condensing

MQ 100L
110
100
90
dB SPL
80
70
60
20
100 1000 10000
MQ100L
100
10
Total Q
1
100 1000 10000
Response 1W/1m
Frequency (Hz)
Directivity Index and Q
Frequency (Hz)
360
330
300
270
240
210
180
150
Coverage Angle (Deg.)
120
90
60
30
0
100 1000 10000
20
18
16
14
Directivity index Di, dB
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
5
0
-5
-10
-15
Attenuation in dB
-20
-25
-30
100 1000 10000
Horizontal ±10 degrees
Horizontal ±20 degrees
Horizontal ±30 degrees
Horizontal ±40 degrees
Horizontal ±50 degrees
Horizontal ±60 degrees
Beamwidth vs. Frequency
Horizontal Beamwidth (1/3 Octave)
Vertical Beamwidth (1/3 Octave)
Frequency (Hz)
Normalized Horizontal off-axis Response
Frequency (Hz)
5
0
-5
-10
-15
Attenuation in dB
-20
-25
-30
100 1000 10000
Normalized Vertical off-axis Response. Above the box
Vertical +10 degrees
Vertical +20 degrees
Vertical +30 degrees
Vertical +40 degrees
Vertical +50 degrees
Vertical +60 degrees
Frequency (Hz)
5
0
-5
-10
-15
Attenuation in dB
-20
-25
-30
100 1000 10000
Normalized Vertical off-axis Response. Below the box
Vertical -10 degrees
Vertical -20 degrees
Vertical -30 degrees
Vertical -40 degrees
Vertical -50 degrees
Vertical -60 degrees
Frequency (Hz)

MQ 100L
HORIZONTAL 1/3 POLAR PLOT
Horizontal 1/3 Octave Polars
330°
300°
270°
240°
210°
Horizontal 1/3 Octave Polars
330°
300°
270°
240°
210°
0°
30°
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150°
180°
0°
30°
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150°
180°
315
250
200
60°
90°
120°
2500
2000
1600
60°
90°
120°
Horizontal 1/3 Octave Polars
330°
300°
270°
240°
210°
Horizontal 1/3 Octave Polars
330°
300°
270°
240°
210°
0°
30°
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150°
180°
0°
30°
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150°
180°
630
500
400
60°
90°
120°
5000
4000
3150
60°
90°
120°
Horizontal 1/3 Octave Polars
330°
300°
270°
240°
210°
Horizontal 1/3 Octave Polars
330°
300°
270°
240°
210°
0°
30°
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150°
180°
0°
30°
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150°
180°
1250
1000
800
60°
90°
120°
10000
8000
6300
60°
90°
120°
VERTICAL 1/3 POLAR PLOT
Vertical 1/3 Octave Polars
120°
150°
180°
210°
240°
Vertical 1/3 Octave Polars
120°
150°
180°
210°
240°
90°
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270°
90°
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270°
315
250
60°
300°
60°
300°
200
30°
0°
330°
2500
2000
1600
30°
0°
330°
Vertical 1/3 Octave Polars
120°
150°
180°
210°
240°
Vertical 1/3 Octave Polars
120°
150°
180°
210°
240°
90°
60°
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300°
270°
90°
60°
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300°
270°
630
500
400
30°
0°
330°
5000
4000
3150
30°
0°
330°
Vertical 1/3 Octave Polars
120°
150°
180°
210°
240°
Vertical 1/3 Octave Polars
120°
150°
180°
210°
240°
90°
60°
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300°
270°
90°
60°
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300°
270°
1250
1000
800
30°
0°
330°
10000
8000
6300
30°
0°
330°

MQ 100L
PART NUMBERS
13000096 - MQ 80P-W White
13000094 - MQ 80P-B Black
13000095 - MQ 80P-S Silver
DIMENSIONS (All data are in mm)
166.8
500
120
INSTALLATION
0° 5° 10°
POWER SELECTION
Set the rotary switch to selected the chosen power value referring
to the 100 V line (among 5 W – 10 W – 20 W – 40 W) so the
correspondence impedance (among 2000 Ω – 1000 Ω – 500 Ω –
250 Ω) or to the 16 Ω position (for low impedance connection).
1.0-J-E
SCHEMATICS
40 W
20 W
10 W
5 W
0
5 W
10 W
C
A
20 W
40 W
+
INPUT
+
-
-
WOOFER 8 Ohm
WOOFER 8 Ohm
TWEETER 4 Ohm
INSTALLATION NOTES
Installation of the MQ 100L is quick thanks to accessories are included. These
have been engineered to keep the column as close as possible to the wall and
simplify the installation. Its tilt angle can be chosen among 0° – 5° – 10°.
The 60° vertical dispersion is asymmetric: it is the difference between 20°
upwards and 40° downwards. The vertical dispersion axis is in fact already
angled 10° downwards, making it unnecessary to tilt the sound column
excessively. The power can be easily selected by using the Rotary switch
present on the front panel; the knob is accessible using fingers. Connections
to the loudspeaker line are made by using Euroblock connector. The enclosure
is constructed of high density UV resistant self-extinguishing polystyrene with
robust steel grill.
Note: if the rotary switch is set to
the OFF position, the loudspeaker
will be muted.
CERTIFICATIONS AND APPROVALS
• CE comply with European Community Directive 73/23/EEC and 93768/EEC
• Self-Extinguishing plastic according to UL 94V0
• Environmental protection IP 40 homologation
• Speaker data according to IEC 268-5
• Safety according to IEC EN 60065:2002
ACCESSORIES (included)
• Safety steel wire
• Mounting bracket short, no tilt angle 0°
• Mounting bracket medium, tilt angle fixed to 5°
• Mounting bracket long, tilt angle fixed to 10°
• Connection Terminal
• Steel Grill
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