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CHÂTEAU DU RIVAU
Company: APG Location: Loire Valley, France
The Château du Rivau in the Loire Valley is said to be one of the most important medieval monuments of the Touraine region of France. With its majestic keep, protective drawbridge and picturesque towers, the Château du Rivau looks as if it has come straight out of a fairytale. In 1992, when the chateau was in danger of falling into ruin, the current owners undertook a massive restoration campaign to restore Rivau to its former glory. This also included the magnificent gardens and the legendary stables where medieval warhorses were bred and raised, and where Joan of Arc herself came to fetch horses in 1429, and which later became the Royal Stables of Francois I. One of the finishing touches of the restoration was to install a high quality yet physically discreet distributed sound system from APG throughout the chateau in order to bring the interior to life. Benjamin Rosier of La Puce a l’Oreille, an organisation described as a ‘collective’ of experienced sound engineers, sound editors, musicians and sound mixers, and who managed the audio project at the Chateau du Rivau, explained that the brief was straightforward: to bring the chateau to life by recreating the sound palette of life in a medieval castle - tournaments, feasts, musician, the ring of hooves in the courtyard. Working with project designer Nicolas Soulabail to create the soundtracks, the
next question was how best to distribute the audio. Rosier opted for a system based on a total of fourteen MX1 compact 6.5-inch coaxial cabinets from APG, all with custom paint finishes (pink, brown, orange and white) in order to blend seam- lessly into the environment. “As the rooms in the chateau are very big, we needed constant controlled directiv- ity to create the impression for visitors of coherent, realistic sound throughout and to get away from the room acoustics as much as possible,” explained Rosier. “Furthermore, the owners wanted as discreet an installation as possible that would disappear into the environment. The size and shape of the MX1s, plus the fact that they are coaxial loudspeakers, matched the specifications perfectly. As we have large distances to cover between the amplifier and the speakers, the option to have the speakers in 110V versions was ideal. The final touch was the custom colour option, which enabled us to have the loudspeakers painted exactly the same colour as the wall on which it was mounted. I’m also pleased with the
Lab.gruppen C10:8 amplifier that APG’s Mathieu Delquignies recommended to drive the loud- speakers. It’s a really nice installation that does exactly what the chateau owners required of it - excellent quality sound throughout and as visually unobtrusive as humanly possible.”
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MEPHISTO
Company: Cornered Audio Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Turkish distributor for Cornered Audio, Can Hi-Fi has just completed a large in- stallation in Istanbul. Mephisto is a huge music and bookstore with an integrated cafe, which can seat up to 24 people. The 1,700 sq metre shop is covered by 14 Cornered Audio C6 loudspeaker in white and five Cornered Audio C12 subwoof- ers in white nappa, all of which are powered by Crown DriveCore 1500 amplifiers and two dbx processors. The Cornered Audio C6 is a top-box using a 6.5-inch low/mid woofer and a 1- inch tweeter. It is designed to mount horizontally or vertically in corners and has hidden cable connections. Mounting points are an integrated part of the cabinet, so the speakers mount flush to walls and ceilings without brackets. The subwoof- ers have been disguised as leather seats and are perceived by customers to be a seating area. Project Manager Tevfik Bingel said: “The customer wanted a very unobtrusive sound system with a natural life like sound. Nothing less would do, as the shop is located right next to the largest concert hall in the Middle East.” The four metre high room has an RT60 measurement of 2.11 seconds, but the corner placement of the speakers results in excellent speech intelligibility and great coverage. “With the Cornered system, we achieved excellent sound repro- duction with lots of live feeling. At times the SPL average out at 102dB and on top the system delivers a very even and smooth sound distribution while perfectly matching the aesthetics of the store,” said Bingel.
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