The Colosseum installs JBL array system
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The Colosseum is a 5,000-seat venue that hosts a wide range of performances - from chart-topping rock bands to acclaimed comedians. In order to improve the sound quality in the venue, The Colosseum hired Solotech to replace its entire audio system in three separate phases. In the first phase, which was completed earlier this year, Solotech replaced the venue’s aging main hangs with 26 VTX A12 loudspeakers, JBL’s latest line array technology.
“We've got a world-class venue, and thanks to the VTX A12, we now have a world-class PA,” said David Cyrenne, production supervisor and audio engineer at The Colosseum. “We needed something reliable and versatile to complement our 5,000-seat venue. We had a VerTec system in here before that served us very well, which is part of the reason we ended up going with JBL again. With the whole system integration, including JBL Line Array Calculator and Performance Manager software, it's a complete package.”
“It's kind of like high-end reference-monitor-quality sound in a concert line-array,” said Mark Radu, senior systems designer, Solotech. “There’s no distortion in the high-frequency driver, so it's crystal clear. It is such a smooth sounding box from top to bottom. The sound is so ‘in your face,’ and sonically, it’s like nothing JBL has made before.”
Once all three phases of the upgrade are complete in April 2019, the system will feature 10 additional A12 loudspeakers as out-fills, four VTX V20 loudspeakers as centre-fills, six VTX V20 loudspeakers as side-fills, and six VT4886 loudspeakers as front-fills. The subwoofer deployment will include 12 flown JBL VTX S25 subwoofers with six per side, nine S25 subwoofers in a cardioid array, four S25 as side-fills, and 10 JBL VT4880A subwoofers as infra-subs. Power will be provided by 29 Crown I-Tech 4X3500HD amplifiers and 10 Crown I-Tech 5000HD amplifiers.
(Jim Evans)
