"K-Array produces a wide range of products representing a new breed of cutting edge loudspeaker technologies and embracing a new era of slim stylish audio solutions, which are very relevant to this emerging market," said Nigel Miller, AMB's general manager. "We were happy to engage with Sennheiser and The Palladium to make this happen."
Amongst the compact products on display were the Redline Systems - the KR-100s, consisting of a 12" sub-woofer and a single unit of top section, and the KR-200s, consisting of an 18" sub-woofer and two units of top section.
Both products have DSP built into the sub-woofer section, which has 16 different presets for tonal and room adjustment. The sub-woofers also house amplification for both top and bottom sections. The KR-200s has an articulated connection between the two top elements, thus allowing the upper section to be angled into any form of raked seating area.
The star attraction of the day was the ultra slim line array comprising the KS-4 sub-woofer and KH-4 mid/high element, which when driven can generate SPLs of up to 139dB.
The Palladium, Dubai's latest and most flexible venue, agreed to host the demo. "We were very interested to find out how this sound system would perform in the Palladium, especially when it was pushed to the limit," said Raymond Gaspar, general manager, The Palladium. "I was very pleased that the main auditorium's acoustics ensured that a true interpretation of the sound was produced."
"It was important that we had the right venue to showcase the full range of K-Array products," explained Sennheiser Middle East's business area manager, Mig Cardamone. "We were especially grateful to the Palladium team for their warm hospitality, whilst partner AMB lent its technical skills to ensure that all the systems performed faultlessly.
"Many of the attendees commented on how impressive the clarity and power were for such compact solutions; much of the interest came from system integrators who face increasingly demanding architectural challenges when it comes to discrete speaker positioning in confined spaces, whilst also ensuring the highest audio quality."
(Jim Evans)
