DriveRack 260

Loudspeaker Management System

DriveRack 260
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There is a reason that Tour Sound Professionals and discriminating Audio Contractors choose dbx® DriveRack® products for their high-end tours and installs. The DriveRack products provide the tools that ensure that the system sounds its very best. With the introduction of the new 260, the heritage of unrivaled system/loudspeaker control continues. The 260 capitalizes on the road tested and contractor approved nature of the other products in the DriveRack line. The 260 provides full bandpass and crossover configurations as well as independent output processing and a full time RTA for live sound applications. Contractors will appreciate its control inputs for wall-panel logic control and the patent-pending Advanced Feedback Suppression (AFS™).

The DriveRack 260 continues the legacy of DriveRack series, which has been created by the company that has been redefining the standard of signal processing for more than 30 years. The DriveRack 260 was designed with the purpose and vision of providing state-of-the-art signal processing, while utilizing a simple and intuitive user interface. This goal has been achieved by offering two independent channels of processing power with a linkable 28-Band Graphic Equalizer, industry-standard dbx stereo compressor module, feedback eliminator and the 120A Subharmonic Synthesizer on the input, with a six channel output system that includes parametric EQs, PeakStopPlus® limiters (to provide protection against speaker blowouts) and alignment delay. These features combined with the Wizard setup system and complete DriveWare™ GUI control represent a methodical design that is guaranteed to deliver optimal, all-inclusive processing in a completely scalable system.

Recommended for: Installed, Portable, Tour.

Features

  • Feedback Elimination
  • 2.7 Seconds of Alignment and Zone Delay
  • RS-232 PC GUI control
  • Classic dbx Compression and Limiting
  • Graphic and Parametric EQ
  • Auto-EQ Function
  • Full Bandpass, Crossover, and Routing Configurations
  • Auto Gain Control
  • Pink Noise Generator and fulltime RTA
  • Setup Wizard with JBL speaker and Crown Power Amplifier Tunings
  • Security Lockout
  • Wall Panel Control Inputs

Downloads

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file type icon DriveRack 260 Safety & Compliance Document-English
en updated: Mar 2024
  en  326 KB Mar 2024
file type icon DriveRack 260 CAD drawing front
en updated: Mar 2024
  en  361 KB Mar 2024
file type icon DriveRack 260 CAD drawing rear
en updated: Mar 2024
  en  168 KB Mar 2024
file type icon DriveRack 260 Cut Sheet-English
en updated: Mar 2024
  en  1.39 MB Mar 2024
file type icon Tuning List
en updated: Mar 2024
  en  114 KB Mar 2024
file type icon DriveRack 260 Owner's Manual-French
fr updated: Mar 2024
  fr  4.88 MB Mar 2024
file type icon DriveRack 260 Owner's Manual-German
de updated: Mar 2024
  de  3.63 MB Mar 2024
file type icon DriveRack 260 Owner's Manual-English
en updated: Mar 2024
  en  8.28 MB Mar 2024
file type icon DriveRack 260 Owner's Manual-Spanish
es updated: Mar 2024
  es  3.9 MB Mar 2024
file type icon DriveRack 260 Quickstart Guide-English
en updated: Mar 2024
  en  4.49 MB Mar 2024
Software
platform icon DriveWare
version 2.6.2, updated: Jul 2020
2.6.2     2.01 MB Jul 2020
platform icon DriveRack 260 Updater
version 1.60, updated: Aug 2016
1.60     925 KB Aug 2016
Speaker Tunings
file type icon 260 JBL AE series Speaker Tunings
updated: Oct 2020
    140 KB Oct 2020
file type icon 260 JBL Cinema series Speaker Tunings
updated: Oct 2020
    20.7 KB Oct 2020

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Specifications

Input (2) line inputs. (1) RTA Mic input
Input Connectors (2) Female XLR line inputs. XLR RTA Mic input
Input Type Electronically balanced/RF filtered
Input Impedance >40k ohm
Max Input +30dBu with input jumpers in +30 position
CMRR > 45dB
Mic Preamp Phantom Power +15VDC (RTA)
Mic Preamp Equivalent Input Noise (EIN) < -110dB, 22Hz-22kHz, 150 ohm (RTA)
Output 6 total
Output Connectors Male XLR
Output Type Electronically balanced, RF filtered
Output Impedance 120ohm
Max Output +22dBu
A/D Converter dbx Type IV™ Conversion System
A/D Dynamic Range (line) >113 dB, A-weighted, >110 dB unweighted
Type IV Dynamic Range >119 dB, A-weighted, 22kHz BW; >117 dB, A-weighted, 22kHz BW
Sample Rate 48kHz
D/A Dynamic Range 112 dB A-weighted, 109dB unweighted
Dynamic Range >110 dB A-weighted, >107dB unweighted
THD+Noise 0.003% typical at +4dBu, 1kHz, 0dB gain
Frequency Response 20Hz – 20kHz, +/- 0.5dB
Interchannel Crosstalk >110dB, 120dB typical, (input-to-output: >100dB)

Accessories

RTA-M | Reference Microphone
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The optional RTA-M real time audio analyzing mic is the perfect accessory tool for the DriveRack PA series (PA, PX, PA+, PA2) and 260. Used in conjunction with the System Setup Wizard and Auto EQ Wizard the RTA-M is ideal for optimizing the sound quality of even the most difficult of acoustic environments.

The RTA-M is an omni-directional, flat frequency measurement microphone specially designed for the Driverack series to pick up all frequencies from 20 Hz to 20 kHz , ensuring accurate "pinking"/real-time analysis of your audio. It runs on phantom power (supplied by the Driverack units) and comes with a clip and case.

  • Polar Pattern : omni-directional
  • Element : back electret-Condenser
  • Frequency Response : 20 Hz - 20 kHz
  • Impedance : 250 30% (at 1,000Hz)
  • Sensitivity : -63 dB +-3 dB ( 0 dB=1V/ microbar 1,000 Hz indicated by open circuit )
  • Operating Voltage : phantom power 9V-52VDC

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DriveRack 260

Loudspeaker Management System