Alcons Audio, best known for their high frequency Pro Ribbon technology, provided the loudspeakers and amplifiers for the large media spaces within the media centre in downtown San Francisco.
Freeman Audio Visual Solutions, the staging company, and the NFL itself, selected and approved various Alcons Audio Pro Ribbon systems to fill the bill in the vast media centre. The man behind the controls was Martin Reeves of MDR Productions.
Alcons Pro Ribbon Loudspeakers were deployed as follows:
In the main Room 1, nine LR7 (6.5"+ RBN401 pro-ribbon) were used for left and right, with three LR7 as centre cluster; two BQ211 21" subs for low-frequency extension. The system was driven by two Sentinel10 four-channel amplified loudspeaker controllers.
In the smaller break-out Rooms 2 and 3 the V-series VR8 (8"+ RBN401 4" pro-ribbon) and VR12 (12"+ RBN601 6" pro-ribbon) were deployed, also driven and controlled by Sentinel amplified loudspeaker controllers, however here the smaller Sentinel3.
"The system is effortless to operate," stated Martin. "So natural with tons of headroom and so transparent; no matter the power requirement it always sounds balanced. Who says your rig should be big to sound big - Alcons is amazing."
(Jim Evans)
