After the systems from Villingen had already stood the test in 2012, this year the technical heads decided to realise the entire monitoring with ProAudio Technology, in addition to the main PA.
Mike Berus, graduate audio engineer comments, "The HT16 speakers offer an incredibly high resolution. Brilliant highs and never annoying upper mids. I don't know about any other system with such a great transient behaviour, which stays extremely clean even with high sound pressure levels. Simply top. Used in a cardio array, the SW18 and the SW28 subs delivered very punchy, tight lows, even at a distance of 30m (100 ft.).
"With the cardio I noticed a very good SPL reduction behind the PA. The M20 monitors were awesome. High sound pressure levels with no audible distortions and a very balanced frequency response. I'm impressed!"
Three thousand visitors enjoyed the sound of 10 HT16 tops, 16 SW18 and 8 SW28 subs. The subwoofers were employed in a 3:1 cardioid mode and had been mounted on dollies before to enable a fast setup time. The entire main PA was driven by just four DELTA14.4-DSP system amplifiers.
(Jim Evans)
