The new Tannoy VQ Series is a range of revolutionary loudspeakers designed for any application where precise directional control, outstanding sonic performance, and high SPL's are critical issues; such as large corporate AV systems, stadiums, large dance clubs, live concert halls, theatres, houses of worship and open-air venues, say the company. Utilising precision engineering and design, the VQ series can produce enough power and clarity to be used individually, maintaining your building's aesthetics, unlike line array solutions.
The VQ's high sensitivity ensures exceptional SPL levels can be achieved with a very modest amount of amplifier power. As an example, the VQ 60 will produce 115dB for 1 W; and 138dB (144dB peak) for only 200W of amplifier power. With the Houses of Worship sector in mind during the development of VQ, Tannoy took special note of the specific requirements of this type of venue with regards to both performance and aesthetics.
Tannoy's director of business development, Graham Hendry, further qualified VQ's target market: "Through discussions with customers and consultants it soon became very obvious that the Tannoy VQ range had a much more diverse market appeal. VQ has already enjoyed a high profile install in one such alternate sector - at Ibiza's premier dance club, Es Paradis, which has been winning plaudits from clubbers and DJs alike since the start of the summer season."
VQ enjoyed a successful US launch earlier this Summer at June's InfoComm2008 in Las Vegas.
The other big Tannoy product launch at PLASA is QFlex, a series of self-powered, digitally steerable loudspeaker arrays using 'beam-steering' DSP technology. By focusing the acoustical output in the target directions where it is needed Tannoy's revolutionary new range is designed specifically to overcome intelligibility problems associated with highly reverberant surroundings. QFlex will satisfy a host of audio installation requirements such as airports and other transportation hubs, shopping malls, conference facilities, museums, houses of worship and many other locations with problematic acoustics. Now a part of the VNET range of products, this architecturally pleasing system from Tannoy integrates cutting edge DSP, network control and amplification to provide class-leading steering control (+/- 70 degrees) for not only extremely intelligible speech but also music reinforcement.
Tannoy Sales, Marketing and Engineering personnel will be on hand to demonstrate the innovative VQ and QFlex models and provide information about the rest of Tannoy's versatile loudspeaker ranges. If you're planning to be at Earls' Court for this 31st PLASA show, be sure to pay a visit to the Tannoy booth at Stand D27.
(Claire Beeson)
