Fox, who undertakes all the AV and digital signage consultancy and implementation for main contractors, Barbican-based Trans European Technology (TET), has placed these at the hub of a Harman Pro audio solution.
In Manchester, where a second conference room has just been added, this includes eight JBL Control 26CT recessed ceiling speakers (in the larger room) and eight Control 24CT in the smaller, driven by Crown XTi amplifiers - with the sound processed and distributed via two dbx ZonePRO 641M 6 x 4 digital zone processors.
But the hub of the installation is the new AKG CS 5 Conference System. Each of the two rooms is equipped with a 20 station CS 5 system (as is the London facility in Holborn) - replacing previous generation AKG CS 2 systems.
"I have not worked with the CS 5 before but as I was accustomed to the old CS 2 it was a natural progression," says the installer. "In Manchester they had two separate meeting rooms - set 40m apart - so they can have a conference in either room and link between the two as well as London."
Everything returns to a central rack in Manchester which in turn links to the integrated Polycom video conferencing system.
Maintaining continuity with AKG, Blue Spider have also specified two AKG WMS-450 wireless vocal sets (with handheld mics), and upgraded the mixer to an AKG DMM 4/2/2 digital auto-mixer.
All the Harman Pro equipment was supplied by exclusive UK and Ireland distributors, Sound Technology.
(Jim Evans)
