Powersoft supports Jungla with Turbo and K-T
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Designing and installing the sound system was Offstage. Przemysław Waszkiewicz, Offstage’s owner, worked with closely Patryk Kozak from Sound Service, who assisted with tuning the system. Together, they created a system that could support Jungla using Turbosound, Klark Teknik and Powersoft products, supplied by Poland-based distributor SoundTrade.
Waszkiewicz explained that part of designing the audio system was optimising costs and energy consumption, as it would have everyday use. “The Klark Teknik DM8000 processor sends signals to the Turbosound iQ12 P.A. via the Ultranet protocol, which has simplified wiring and bypassed all unnecessary signal conversions to analogue. With this, Turbosound iQ12 was the choice that optimised costs.
“For energy efficiency, we turned to Powersoft’s Duecanali and the Ottocanali amplifiers,” Waszkiewicz said. “Powersoft offer very energy-efficient amplifiers, in which losses are minimised with power stages working in the efficient class D. While primarily the choice of Powersoft was determined by the energy efficiency of the products, it was also the flexibility of the product that really drew us to it.”
The Ottocanali amplifier, named after the eight channels it supplies, allowed the sound system to be divided into zones within the club. The ceiling speakers, classed as one of the zones, required a 100-volt line, and this was not an issue due to the optional plug in BatFormer Powersoft created for the Ottocanali.
BatFormers are inserted into the amplifier chassis through a dedicated lid, allowing the conversion of single channels, or all, into 70V or 100V voltage output.
“Thanks to the BatFormer transformer option, it wasn’t necessary to add another amplifier to this line, which saved on cost. The potential contained in a single rack space is quite phenomenal, honestly,” Waszkiewicz said.
