The Biella Forum Arena completed construction in February 2009 and is home to basketball team, Angelico Biella, a competitor in the Italian major championship 'A1', as well as the Eurocup tournament. In addition to basketball games, there are numerous live concerts and events throughout the year as well.
In being awarded the contract to install the new system, Delta Sound worked closely with One Systems' Italian distributor, Etabeta Electronics SRL of Bregnano. The Biella Forum Arena management chose One Systems speakers based on the previous experiences of both Etabeta and Delta Sound with the product line. The arena, which seats 5,000, is an example of a high-noise sports and live music venue requiring exceptionally intelligible speakers that perform well for both music and spoken applications.
This isn't the first basketball arena installation for One Systems, but is the first European basketball arena install. "Our speakers work especially well in these high-noise environments, whether indoors or outdoors, and this installation in Italy shows that we continue to expand our reach in the global community," says One Systems president, Doug MacCallum.
(Jim Evans)
