The media equipment and support for the events, which were held in various locations from the Landratsamt county hall to the town's theatre, were provided, among others, by Baas Film GmbH. The company's managing director Mihály Baas reported, "We set up an event stage and other equipment at the Lindau Inselhalle. However, what was particularly demanding from a technical point of view was providing the media equipment and support for the decentralised event venues, particularly with regard to photographic, audio and video equipment. For example, at the "Science Breakfasts" in the Forum am See conference centre, up to eight handheld transmitters and eight headsets were in use every day."
For the mobile PA systems, Mihály Baas and his colleagues used the new LSP 500 PRO from the Sennheiser product portfolio for the first time. Four LSP 500 PRO loudspeakers were in action, often operating in master/slave mode. The master speaker was equipped with two network-capable Sennheiser EM 300 G3 receivers, which were controlled by means of an iPad app available for the PA system. A Sennheiser SR 300 IEM G3 transmitter was installed in the uppermost slot of the master speaker. Voice signals were supplied by SKM 500-935/965 G3 evolution handheld transmitters and SK 300/500 G3 bodypack transmitters.
The powerful LSP 500 PRO was used, for example, to transmit the welcome speech for a reception in the park of the Hotel Bad Schachen. "The integrated tilt function enabled us to position the LSP 500 PRO on the high terrace and still be able to uniformly address the entire audience below - with a level of speech intelligibility that was simply amazing," said Mihály Baas. In addition to voice transmission, the loudspeakers were also used to transmit music. For the presentation of the Lindau Mediatheque, the sound was provided by a laptop.
At the end of the conference, the motto of which has traditionally been "Educate. Inspire. Connect", Mihály Baas was more than satisfied with the new Sennheiser PA solution. "The LSP 500 PRO have a very high level of perceived quality - it is not only their appearance but also their 'touch and feel' when you are using them that is so impressive. After using them at the 63rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, we can say that the LSP 500 PRO far exceeded our expectations."
(Jim Evans)
