Alcons Audio has announced the debut of Director6, a new amplified loudspeaker controller purpose-built to drive the company’s pro-ribbon loudspeakers to their full potential in fixed and semi-permanent installations.

Director6 has an 8-channel DSP engine coupled with 8 bridgeable class-D amplifier stages stated to deliver up to 6 kW in audio power. It also provides 8-input/8-output matrix architecture, accepting both analog and AES3 digital inputs — up to 192 kHz — while all signals are processed at a native 96kHz resolution.

Director6’s infrastructure allows for different powering configurations, from 8 outputs with 750 watts into 4 ohms to 4 outputs with 1500 watts into 4 ohms, or any configuration in between. The integrated DSP supports full channel control with 8-band EQ, delay, phase adjustments, and the company’s proprietary VHIR phase processing. Factory-loaded system presets and user-definable configurations are designed to provide a “plug-and-play” experience.

For user control, Director6 is equipped with an on-unit interface with a 3.12-inch OLED display, LED-illuminated rotary encoder, and multi-color LED feedback per channel. The system’s modular internal design enables field servicing and upgrades, including swappable power/amplifier modules and a dedicated DSP PCB for upgradeable performance.

Equipped with four digitally controlled power supplies featuring active Power Factor Correction, Director6 guarantees high output efficiency and worldwide voltage compatibility. Integration with Alcons’ ALControl Ethernet-based network system allows centralized control of multiple units, while redundant network ports and expansion options help ensure readiness for future audio-over-IP protocols.

Philip “Dr. Phil” de Haan, head of Alcons Audio R&D: “Ever since our beginning, we embraced the system philosophy with transducers, acoustics, amplification and processing as an integrated eco system. Main reason was to guarantee a repeatable, consistent and reliable optimal performance; Understanding that our pro-ribbon systems reveal any detail, we always took the ambitious route of a proprietary development, instead of just choosing a rebadged OEM solution. “HiFi at concert sound pressure levels” reaches again new heights with the Director ALC as drive engine for the Alcons pro-ribbon sound systems.”

Director6 will be performing at the 2025 InfoComm show this June at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando in demo room W231A.