This is the S6000's second accolade since its launch earlier in 2003, having been awarded Best Sound Product at this year's ABTT show in London. BBM Trantec's managing director Sho Kudo commented: "We are thrilled to have won an Eddy - it means that the S6000 has been recognized on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. We're looking forward to seeing the product on Broadway and to it being received as positively as it has already been in London's West End."
The S6000 was among five new products released in 2003, which have applications in the theatre sound market. For this reason they were chosen by a panel of working theatre sound designers as the 2004 Entertainment Design Sound Products of the Year.
The winning line-up includes the Aviom Personal mixing system, HME PRO850 wireless intercom, Meyer's UPJ-1P compact VariO loudspeaker, Trantec's S6000 and Yamaha's DM1000 digital mixing console. All the winners will be honoured at the EDDY Awards next June in New York.
Designed and built at Trantec's London HQ, the S6000 has already been deployed by Orbital Sound on the musical production Chicago and the new Phil McIntyre production Tonight's the Night, drawing praise from designers and engineers alike.
(Lee Baldock)
