The hotel's Human Nature Theatre is particularly popular and features Australia's Human Nature - The Ultimate Celebration of Motown, showcasing the distinctive, dynamic harmonies of members Toby Allen, Phil Burton, Andrew Tierney, and Michael Tierney. The theatre recently received a substantial upgrade of its sound reinforcement system, all of which is derived from the Aero Series 2 catalogue of D.A.S. Audio.
J. Eric D'Richards is technical director at the Imperial Palace and oversees a myriad of responsibilities such as lighting, sound, and the many additional factors that contribute to the Human Nature Theatre's overall success. After evaluating a number of sound reinforcement systems, he ultimately selected the D.A.S. Audio system, which is comprised of Aero 8 ultra-compact, powered two-way line array elements, Aero 12A powered two-way, mid-high line array modules, and LX-218A powered high performance subwoofers - all of which are managed by a D.A.S. Audio DSP-4080 Stereo / Mono loudspeaker processor. D'Richards discussed the factors that led to the selection of the D.A.S. loudspeaker system.
"We evaluated a number of sound systems from several manufacturers," D'Richards explained, "and overall, the D.A.S. system offered the ideal blend of system performance and value. The Aero 2 system's compact form factor and low profile appearance from the house perspective was just right, as it didn't interfere with the audience's line of sight to the stage. Equally notable, the sound quality of the equipment is very impressive. The system exhibits excellent speech intelligibility and music reproduction capabilities as well as even dispersion throughout the room-all of which were prominent factors in the equipment's deployment."
(Jim Evans)
