HALO-A crowns Norway’s Skudefestivalen
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The HALO-A line array was supplied by Haugesund-based AV rental specialists, Livepro, with support from EM Acoustics’ Norwegian distributor, Norstage. Livepro’s system engineer, Geir Larsen, has become the first adopter of HALO-A in Europe. “This is a huge improvement over the sound systems we’ve used in previous years,” he said. “I’m really impressed with the way it sounds, even in a tent which is not the friendliest environment for a concert.”
Larsen elected to deploy left and right ground stacks of four HALO-A two-way line array elements supported by three MSE-218 subwoofers each side, powered by four DQ20 advanced system amplifiers. “Setup was a piece of cake,” he remarked. “We used it in a ground-stacked configuration for Skudefestivalen, but the next job required a flown system, and I rigged it single-handedly. There aren’t that many systems you can do that with, especially large-format systems like HALO-A. It’s really useful to be able to set the splay angles before you fly it.”
As for performance, Larsen strongly praised the remarkable projection and rear rejection that HALO-A’s design offers. “I can’t believe how loud it is. The power and SPL is just breath-taking. But even at high levels, it sounds incredibly natural and the vocal presence is amazing. Many other systems would rip your head off at those levels, but not HALO-A; it still sounds great. The dynamic range was impressive and it was surprisingly quiet behind the rig. We had no feedback issues at all, although we turned it up as loud as we dared! Sound coverage and throw was excellent and the HF drops very little at long range compared to other systems.”
(Jim Evans)
