Speaker proving a hit in education sector, notes Erica Basnicki
SPANISH PRO-AUDIO and lighting manufacturer Equipson has seen its WORKproCA – designed and produced exclusively for Yamaha Commercial Audio – used extensively in the Swedish education sector. Malmö-based AV Syd has completed several installs of the WORKproCA Neo 60 Ai loudspeakers in educational facilities, including 15 classrooms at the Ekbackeskolan school in Osby, 10 classrooms in the Korsbackaskolan school at Kävlinge, five at Frölundaskolan in Göteborg
POLAND Spa Theatre spruce-up
POLISH ENTERTAINMENT technology specialist M.Ostrowski has deployed the latest CF Series solutions from Renkus-Heinz at the Zdrojowy Teatr Animacji (or Spa Theatre) in Jelenia Góra, Poland. Established in 1976 by
Wroclaw actor Andrzej Dziedziul, the Spa Theatre is housed in a classically designed building built in 1836. Used mainly for children’s productions, it also stages adult plays as well as outdoor performances. Using EASE 4.3 software to
determine the optimum position of the loudspeakers, eight full-range Renkus-Heinz CF101LA speaker modules were arranged in two line array clusters either side of the stage, with two Renkus-Heinz CF15S subwoofer modules in a central cluster. The deployment of active
speaker modules with RHAON (Renkus Heinz Audio Operations Network) technology allows for remote system configuration, adjustment of DSP signal
Renkus-Heinz CF Series speakers were chosen for the venue
corrections as well as monitoring of the state-of-the-art speakers. The installation also includes a Digital Soundcraft Vi4 console; a wireless microphone system based on 500 G3 Sennheiser units; a two-way wireless communication system based on solutions by 3M and a stage- manager system based on Riedel digital intercom solutions. M Czechowicz, the Spa
Theatre’s sound engineer, said: “The new audio system’s versatility and quality make it wonderful to work with and we’re delighted that M.Ostrowski has created this solution.” www.renkus-heinz.com
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and two in Dammhagsskolan at Landskrona.
The Neo 60 Ai is a self-
powered, two-way loudspeaker featuring a Class D amplifier, and a 6.5” driver and a 1” tweeter with an output of 30W. “We have done many school
installations using the WORKproCA Neo 60 Ai loudspeakers and they have been an unqualified success,” said Magnus Kronström, AV Syd’s purchasing manager. “Budgets are always tight in the education sector and being able to install a versatile unit that is highly cost-effective, yet both sounds