DM Audio AB, its long-serving Stockholm-based rental customer (and part of the EM Nordic Group), has invested in a System 36 (comprising 24 MLA Compact top boxes and 12 DSX subwoofers), which is supplied with all necessary cabling and accessories for rental stock. The order was handled by EM Nordic AB's sales arm, XL Audio.
Although long term this will provide DM Audio with a system for rental stock, it was immediately sub-hired to Norwegian rental company Rubicon, for use as an out-fill system at the 9,700-capacity Oslo Spektrum for two Morten Ramm comedy shows on 24 March. Rubicon themselves purchased a full-size MLA system from XL Audio Norway back in November 2010.
Rubicon head of sound, Roar Ånestad, accompanied DM Audio's Lars Wern and Barney Gausdal to London for the inaugural system presentation at HMV Hammersmith Apollo.
"I think we were all very impressed," stated Wern. "The system is very powerful for its size and sounds great. However the predictability and controllability is totally outstanding and puts it in a class of its own.
"I believe we will be able to use it in scenarios where it will help keep the SPL down for neighbours while maintaining a good punch for the spectators, since we are faced with a lot of situations nowadays where SPL restrictions are imposed at festivals."
The Nordic countries have been quick to buy into the MLA programme, and are already starting to build an MLA network, with ETP in Denmark also holding a 36-box MLA system in their hire fleet.
(Jim Evans)
