AALBORG, Denmark – Ascon Trading, Alcons' Danish distributor, has equipped the Aalborg Congress & Culture Centre (AKKC) with Alcons gear, after AKKC's head of sound, Søren Hansen, was persuaded with a visiting production followed by a comparison of different systems.
"We were visited by a production which had an Alcons LR16/LR16B PA system and we were impressed by the sound. It was very clear and had great presence," Hansen said. "When we were looking for new speaker systems, we did a comprehensive listening test with the Alcons system alongside two other brands. In our opinion Alcons was the best sounding and most flexible system for our purposes."
Ascon Trading supplied three Alcons systems at the AKKC complex, including permanent installations in the venue's two main spaces – the Aalborghallen and Europasalen – plus a mobile system. Alcons' Niels Janssen did the final setup and fine tuning.
The system in the Aalborghallen, which can be configured in a space up to 2,200 square meters, includes 12 LR16 and four LR16B per side, with three LR14 for downfill and three more for nearfield coverage on each side.
The system in the 880 square-meter Europasalen includes six LR14 and two LR14B per side.
The mobile system includes six LR14/120, six LR14/90 and four BF362 subs.
All three systems are driven by Alcons ALC4 amplifiers, with the BF362s also able to add extra bass punch to the two permanent systems, if required.
"There are two QSC networks, one in each of the main halls, so engineers can log on and control the systems from different places within the room," said Hansen. "It allows monitoring of each amplifier's impedance, temperature, volume levels and switching individual amps on or off and recall different setups for different configurations of the room."
That's an important consideration for the variable Aalborghallen. That space is always the same in width and height, but it can vary in length from 25 meters to up to 70 meters long.
"We are very happy with the systems and have received very positive comments from visiting engineers, who are very impressed with sound and the clarity," Hansen said. "The Aalborghallen system can be set up in many ways, depending on the configuration of the room, and all three systems sound excellent.
"We are very proud of this installation," said Torben Lauersen of Ascon Trading. "Alcons was chosen because it proved the best system in direct listening comparisons with the other systems and it really underlined the advantages of the Pro-Ribbon technology."
For more information, please visit www.alconsaudio.com and www.ascon.dk.
