Equipment file · Compact line source

dV-DOSC

L-Acoustics · 1999

Evidence status · documented

Identity and core specifications are documented; some historical fields remain unavailable.

L-Acoustics introduced dV-DOSC in 1999 as a compact line-source element with 120° horizontal coverage, used alone, as downfill under V-DOSC, or for front fill and distributed systems.

Introduced
1999
Category
Compact line source
Intended use
Touring, installation, speech and theatre
Production
L-Acoustics

Equipment photographs · 1

L-Acoustics dV-DOSC line array

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L-Acoustics dV-DOSC line array·JPRoche·CC BY-SA 3.0

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    It brought WST line-source coverage to smaller productions.

  2. 02

    It remains in use decades later, including on Broadway.

Engineering record

Coverage
120° horizontal, WST vertical directivity[1]

Original pricing

No reliable period price located

2026 equivalent

Not calculated without a reliable original price.

Public price evidence was not sufficient to publish a defensible original figure.

Use in the field

Vocal system for the Broadway revival of The Great Gatsby, designed by Brian Ronan, alongside [[l-acoustics-kara-ii|Kara II]][2]

Professional reactions

Later recollection · 2010

Tebb recalled preferring L-Acoustics after working with several systems and using dV-DOSC on UK events, tours and festivals. Those positive experiences led Thames Audio to audition the new KARA, which he regarded as a progression of the earlier system.

James Tebb, Project manager, Thames AudioEarlier dV-DOSC experience recalled during a KARA purchase; not testimony about KARA II or a dV-DOSC launch reaction. · Manufacturer-published case study · Paraphrased account[3]ProSoundWeb · L-Acoustics KARA Chosen By Thames Audio

Manuals & original documents

Sources

  1. 1dV-DOSC Specification SheetL-Acoustics · manual
  2. 2The Great Gatsby is Back on Broadway with L-Acoustics dV-DOSC and Kara IIL-Acoustics · case study · 2024-09-25
  3. 3L-Acoustics KARA Chosen By Thames AudioProSoundWeb · case study · 15 December 2010

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