Frank Bürger, head of the audio and video department of the Schauspielhaus, explains the decision for an Alcons system: "From a natural, balanced sound for unobtrusive theater reinforcement to a powerful sound for modern productions and concerts a versatile system was required. In comparison tests, the Alcons components excelled by far."
Thomann Audio Professional, as technical service provider involved in the project, installed the system during the first restructuring phase of the Schauspielhaus. Carsten Land, project engineer professional audio at Thomann, explains the requirements of the theatre that were to be met by the new sound system: "Compactness was clearly one of the main requirements - and the LR7 is one of the most compact line arrays on the market."
Frank Bürger adds, "The compact size of the system, of course, is really an advantage for us; As permanent installation, it integrates excellently in the spatial conditions of the Schauspielhaus. The steeply rising auditorium is optimally covered by the Alcons line array, whereby the aural impression of the sound is homogeneous in almost every seat. The natural clarity and open, yet punchy sound offers a lot of pleasure when using the system. "
Also Carsten Land highlights the versatility of the system, "The LR7 is by its sound characteristics particularly well suited for a theatrical environment, even when more modern productions from the genres of musical or pop are staged."
The main system of the Schauspielhaus consists of left / right each eight LR7 micro line array (4 "pro-ribbon, 1x 6.5" woofer) and twoLR7B, micro line array bass, four LR7-120 micro line array operate as centre cluster. As down-fills twoVR12 monitor (6 "Pro-Ribbon, 1x 12" woofer) and as LFE two BF362i (2x18") subwoofer are used. The system is driven by ALC2 and ALC4 (2x 1KW, 2x 2KW) Amplified Loudspeaker Controllers with DDP (Digital Drive Processor).
(Jim Evans)
