Based in Barcelona, the Vieta group of companies has a turnover of 50 million. Group president Francisco Márquez was the founder of Gedelson, a well-known distributor of pro audio products in Spain, including Akai, Hafler and DPA Microphones. In 1997, Gedelson was merged with Vieta, Spain's leading company in the home electronics sector, to create Vieta Audio.
Now, Vieta Pro will debut at Frankfurt with a range of loudspeakers for the professional market. The company says it will launch its pro audio division with a fully integrated portfolio, with models for every SR application from live performance to permanent installation. The range extends from ceiling speakers to 15" 2-way enclosures, plastic as well as plywood cabinets, a full selection of sub-bass units and Vieta's proprietary processor technology.
The company will introduce three ranges of loudspeaker products: the VT Series, the VI Series and the VD Series, all of which have been designed in Spain by Vieta's chief designer Jordi Hernàndez, formerly front-of-house engineer for Jose Carreras. The international sales initiative is led by Henrik Holm, who will be taking the opportunities presented by MusikMesse to appoint many of Vieta's international representatives. Although Vieta already has a subsidiary in the UK, the company is seeking to build a dedicated network of distributors in key international territories.
The VT Series comprises three bass-reflex 2-way passive loudspeaker systems in trapezoidal, reinforced birch plywood cabinets. Excellent horizontal and vertical sound dispersion is achieved, say the company, through the inclusion of a 1" high-frequency transducer with a neodymium driver with a rotable horn, and a high quality LF driver in 8", 12" and 15" formats. Designed to satisfy the requirements of a wide range of sound engineering applications, including music bars, night-clubs, theatres and live performances, the VS-112 and VS-118 subwoofers deliver extended low frequency, and the proprietary-design VDC processor extends system versatility in terms of dynamics and control, say Vieta.
Next up, Vieta's VI Series comprises five high performance passive speakers, specifically designed for accurate sound reproduction in widely differing types of acoustic spaces, such as auditoriums, theatres, pubs, discotheques, and shopping centres. Designed to be easily integrated within differing styles of décor, and all models are both acoustically and mechanically resilient.
The VD Series is a range of advanced technology modular, compact, high power loudspeaker modules tailored for a wide range of touring and installed sound reinforcement applications, including large-scale touring or installed PA for clubs, AV, theatre and houses of worship.
Information on the VC Series will be available at Frankfurt.
(Lee Baldock)
