ARENA ZAGREB
VENUEVENUE
ZAGREB
CROATIA
The Arena Zagreb, one of six new sports halls constructed in narrowed down to (EV, JBL, Meyersound). After some discussion,
Croatia for the Men’s World Handball Championships, officially an EV sound system with Bosch Praesideo Public Address system
opened in December 2008. It’s a creation so intricately impressive were chosen for the install. This is the first system in the region
that it is now regarded as one of the architectural landmarks in the where EV and Bosch Public Address, two high-end market leading
Croatian capital. systems, have been integrated together.” The two systems each
The new multi-purpose venue spans more than 90,000 square have an individual purpose, the EV sound system is for the main
metres, and in its first year has not only welcomed the final of the hall and the digital Bosch Praesideo is for background music, and
Men’s World Handball Championships, but also concerts by artists PA announcements and emergency evacuation.
Eros Ramazotti, the Backstreet Boys and José Carreras as well as The EV sound system is made up of 44 x Electro-Voice FRX+940
musicals, Disney on Ice and Thriller. loudspeakers which are coaxial, two-way, horn-loaded, 15-inch,
Pro audio company Tehnozavod Marusic, was put in charge of medium-throw, full-range speakers, which feature a 90 degree x
completing this ambitious installation. Project Manager and System 40 degree coverage pattern. Alongside the FRX+940’s are 16 x
Engineer on the project, Mario Srbiš said: “In cooperation with Electro-Voice ZX5-90 loudspeakers, 15-inch, two-way cabinets
Electro-Voice in Straubing, we had a sound system design in mind with the most elegant, high-impact, composite enclosures,
that would be flexible for all kinds of purposes, as Arena Zagreb featuring the newest generation of EV components: the all-new
is a multipurpose hall. We wanted to have control over every DXV3150 500W, 15-inch woofer and the all-new, two-inch
speaker separately so we can use just one part of the system or neodymium ND2 compression driver. The speaker system is
the whole system. This way, the system is flexible and can be used powered by 52 x Electro-Voice P1200RL amplifiers which deliver
with a rented sound system if needed.” The design was based on 600W per channel at four ohms.
the highly successful stadium solution EV came up with for the A key element to this install is the control, and this comes in the
2006 FIFA World Cup. Tehnozavod Marusic was already familiar form of state-of-the-art technology from the NetMax N8000 and
with EV’s products and their capabilities, having participated in IRIS-Net. The main control room is linked by double LWL rings to
an IRIS-Net training course in Straubing. So with significant prior four substations on the catwalks. Five NetMax N8000 controllers
knowledge, it was possible for the two teams to complete the are united via CobraNet to form one master control unit which
installation and configuration of the sound system in less than allows the swift and simple control of individual loudspeakers and
three months. loudspeaker groups via IRIS-Net. From there, the sound engineers
Srbiš continued: “Investor hired Vanguardia Consulting for the can easily adjust things like the volume, EQ and delay. Srbiš
acoustic and sound system consultancy, and to help them to explained: “IRIS-Net opens the door to countless possibilities,
choose the best suitable system from the three it had been such as combining sound systems or using different presets for
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January / February 2010
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