SSOUNDS · SS-CL8HD
SSOUNDS CL8HD
8″ two-way ceiling speaker with its own amplifier and DSP, Dante audio and PoE power on one network cable.
CeilingInstallCommercialNetworkA distributed ceiling system normally means a rack of amplifiers, a run of loudspeaker cable to every zone and a tap setting on every speaker. The CL8HD replaces all of that with one network cable. Dante audio, Power over Ethernet and control arrive on a single RJ45, a built-in Class D amplifier drives a 8″ low-frequency driver and a 1″ high-frequency driver, and the onboard DSP carries EQ, gain, a limiter and mute, set and monitored with software that also reports each speaker's status and temperature. It covers 90° by 90° from 70 Hz to 20 kHz. We specify it for offices, meeting rooms, hotels, schools, airports and stations where every zone is already on the network. Alongside Dante it is AES67-2018 compliant, and its control runs over AES70.
CL stands for Ceiling Loudspeaker. Loudspeakers that mount in or hang from the ceiling, for distributed speech and music: the number is the driver size, P marks the pendant that hangs where there is no ceiling to cut, HD the Dante model that takes audio and power over one network cable, and SUB the ceiling subwoofer.
Key features
- 8″ low-frequency driver plus 1″ high-frequency driver
- 90° × 90° coverage
- 70 Hz to 20 kHz (−10 dB)
- 113 dB maximum SPL at 1 m
- Dante audio, PoE power and control on one RJ45
- Built-in Class D amplifier and DSP, set up with software
- Ø 246 mm cut-out, 6.1 kg
Specifications
Engineering data. The conditions each figure is specified under are stated below the table.
General
- Type
- Self-powered two-way in-ceiling speaker, Dante network audio over PoE
- Cooling
- Natural convection, no fan
Components
- Drivers
- LF 1 × 8″, 1″ voice coil · HF 1 × 1″, 1″ voice coil
Acoustic
Electrical
- Built-in amplifier
- Class D, 30 W RMS · 60 W music power · 90 W peak into 8 Ω
- Power
- Power over Ethernet: PoE, PoE+ or PoE++ (IEEE 802.3bt, compatible with 802.3at and 802.3af)
- Protection
- Load short-circuit · overcurrent · overtemperature · overload
Connections
- Network
- 1 × RJ45: Dante audio, PoE power and control on one Cat cable
- Audio networking
- Dante · AES67 (AES67-2018)
- Control
- AES70 (AES70-2018) remote control and monitoring with software; reports device status and temperature
- Processing
- Built-in DSP: 5-band EQ, gain, limiter, filter and mute
Rigging
- Mounting
- Snap-on ceiling mount
- Cut-out
- Ø 246 mm, 263 mm mounting depth
- Safety attachment
- 4 mm steel safety cable, supplied (secondary suspension to the building structure)
Measurement conditions
- Maximum SPL is the peak level at 1 m, driven with pink noise at crest factor 4 to the clipping point of the recommended amplifier, with the SSOUNDS system preset applied. Full-range enclosures are specified under free-field conditions; figures marked half-space are specified over a reflecting plane, the condition subwoofers are deployed in, which adds approximately 6 dB.
- Frequency response is specified on axis at 1 m in a free field. The tolerance the figure is referenced to is stated alongside it; where no tolerance is given, the figure is the −6 dB bandwidth.
- Coverage angles are nominal −6 dB values averaged across the pass band. Per-octave directivity data is available from SSOUNDS system design support for prediction and modelling.
- Net weight excludes packaging, flight case, accessories and optional rigging hardware.
- Dimensions are stated in millimetres and exclude protruding rigging hardware, handles and connector panels unless noted.
- All figures are typical values for production units specified under the conditions above. Individual units may vary within published tolerances.
Downloads
Product documentation, free to open. No registration, no form. The data sheet is a PDF rendered from the page below it; the manual is a print page, so use your browser to print it or save it as PDF.
- Technical data sheetFull specification set with the measurement conditions for each figure, modelled response curves, safety notices and warranty terms.PDF · SS-DS-CL8HD-EN-A4 · Rev. 2610 · Issued 08 Oct 2026
- Technical data sheet, in your browserThe same document as a page, if you would rather read it here or print it yourself.HTML print view · SS-DS-CL8HD-EN-A4 · Rev. 2610 · Issued 08 Oct 2026
- Architectural and engineering specificationThe “shall be” paragraph for tender documents and bills of quantities, written from this product’s own specification rows. Section of the data sheet.HTML section · SS-DS-CL8HD-EN-A4
- User manualUnpacking, connection, installation, operating limits, maintenance schedule and troubleshooting for this model.HTML print view · SS-UM-CL8HD-EN-A4 · Rev. 2610 · Issued 08 Oct 2026
Loudspeaker data files for prediction software (GLL and CLF for EASE), 2D and 3D drawings and certification documents are issued on request. Email support@s-soundspro.com and we will send the current release for this model.
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