Barcelona, Spain — 27 January 2026.
ASCENDO Immersive Audio—leader in luxury immersive audio—announced today the premiere of its THE8 PRO PASSIVE LED WEDGE Speaker at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2026, 3-6 February in Barcelona. THE8 PRO was created to provide extremely high-performance immersive audio in intimate LED-wall environments such as home cinemas, premium screening rooms, and post-production facilities.
THE8 PRO Answers LED Wall Challenges
These spaces are changing fast. Screens are getting larger, LED walls are getting thinner, the spaces above and below the screen are shrinking, and architects want every surface to look clean. Yet dialogue must lock to the image, pans must read with precision, and dynamics must feel effortless—for every seat, not just the sweet spot. Delivering reference-level audio imaging and impact when there’s little space left for loudspeakers is the new installation challenge.
THE8 PRO’s enclosure was shaped around this installation reality. Shallow is king for LED walls, so this speaker delivers high SPL and control from a compact depth. Height is intentionally minimized so designers can maximize screen area—often wall-to-wall—without sacrificing sound.
“We used to compromise: make the screen as big and beautiful as possible and accept ‘good enough’ sound. With THE8 PRO, we didn’t have to. It disappears into the architecture—and then hits you with the kind of clarity and impact that gives you goosebumps,”
says Geoffrey Heinzel, co-managing partner of ASCENDO.
THE8 PRO joins ASCENDO's growing line of LED audio solutions, including THE DIRECTOR and THE10 PASSIVE LED PHANTOM speakers.
Point-Source Design Creates Cohesive Soundstage
Built on ASCENDO’s point-source coaxial heritage and the multi-entry waveguide concept introduced with the company’s THE HALO 10, THE8 PRO brings coherence back to the front of the room. By allowing mid and high frequencies to share one waveguide, the design behaves like a true point source—with precise timing on- and off-axis and a far more consistent directivity match through the crossover region. Audio snaps into place, with dialogue that is anchored, believable pans, and a continuous soundstage.
Point-source coherence makes pans read as a continuous motion—not a handoff between drivers—so creative decisions translate. That’s why THE8 PRO is as compelling in studios and screening rooms as it is in theaters: it makes spatial choices easier to trust and repeatable across listening positions.
Coverage is handled with purpose: 100° horizontal x 60° vertical dispersion, combined with a 12-degree wedge geometry. Mounted above the screen, THE8 PRO naturally fires downward; mounted below, it fires upward—placing energy into the listening area instead of the ceilings and floors. ASCENDO chose this wedge angle to provide ideal vertical coverage for typical cinema and screening layouts, supporting rooms up to roughly three seating rows and around 15 meters (45 feet) deep.
In LED-wall deployments where a physical center speaker behind the image isn’t possible, the top-and-bottom topology can also be used to perceptually rebuild the missing source at the screen location by creating a stable phantom image—an approach made dramatically more effective by the coherent timing of a point-source design.
THE8 PRO uses a horizontal D’Appolito-style woofer arrangement flanking the central coaxial 8-inch point source. The dual high-power 8-inch woofers cover approximately 75–250 Hz, adding cinematic punch and authority while supporting consistent coverage across the audience.
Three-way Passive Design
THE8 PRO PASSIVE LED WEDGE is a three-way passive design built for the moments people remember—and the decisions creators rely on. With a 75 Hz–20 kHz frequency response and up to 131 dB max SPL, it delivers the kind of effortless headroom that turns a loud system into a convincing one: a whisper that feels intimate, a crescendo that feels physical, and imaging that makes the picture feel larger than the screen itself.
Designed for Simple, Flexible Integration
Mounting and integration are part of the acoustic design, including keyhole hangers for fast horizontal/vertical mounting, side V-brackets for wall/ceiling installation with precise aiming, and invisible mounts using a 90-degree bayonet-style fastener for tight-access scenarios where the screen is already installed. A generous cable groove accommodates SpeakON connections and premium cabling while keeping the enclosure flush to the wall.
While THE8 PRO was born for LED applications, its controlled coverage, point-source coherence, and compact form also make it equally suited for challenging placements with non-acoustically transparent screens, as well as demanding roles where size and performance must coexist: top speakers, surrounds, high surrounds, screening rooms, studios, and other reference-grade immersive environments.
ISE 2026 attendees are invited to experience THE8 PRO at the Luxury Immersion Cinema at stand #2J500.
