The Bose Sound System in the new arena utilizes the broad and versatile product portfolio of the Bose Professional Systems Division. In the Event Arena itself, Bose engineers installed a high quality Bose Panaray LT speaker system including 50 mid/high cabinets and 16 Panaray LT MB 24 bass modules, arranged in a main cluster and 4 additional peripheral clusters.
e halls and the restaurant area are equipped with a total of 46 Bose 302 speaker systems, 80 Bose 402 speaker systems, 380 Bose FreeSpace 32 SE, 91 Bose FreeSpace 3 speaker systems and 113 Bose FreeSpace 16 speaker systems. The foyer is equipped with 14 Bose MA 12 speakers, and the outside entry area of the Hallenstadion has a PA system with 6 Bose 802 speakers as part of the evacuation system. In addition, each conference room is equipped with a Bose personalized amplification system.
More than 100 Bose amplifiers, built into 19 racks, drive the entire sound system. The boxes and the restaurants are completely controlled by the modern AMX control concept. The command centre and the security room are equipped with three voice units and a programmable mixing console. The events are pre-programmed on touch screens. The most important events, such as ice hockey, concerts, general assemblies, exhibitions, tennis, opera, martial arts, athletics, etc, can be controlled directly from the command centre.
The basis for the decision by the Hallenstadion management team to use Bose throughout was a result of the detailed design of the complex sound installation created by the patented Modeler Sound System Software and the convincing demonstration of the future hall sound using the patented Auditioner Playback System. By listening to the Auditioner System, the decision-makers could - even before work began - verify the future sound of the Bose sound system with their own ears.
The acoustic simulation of various scenarios with different ceiling constructions, seating arrangements, and wall surfaces had a direct influence on the interior architecture of the building and the lay-out of the arena. As a consequence of the realistic Auditioner demonstration, the construction and architectural management followed the recommendations of the Bose sound specialists in many cases and placed the order for the new sound system with Bose AG in Sissach.
(Lee Baldock)
