DURBAN, South Africa – South African Harman Professional distributor Wild & Marr equipped World Cup venue Moses Mabhida Stadium with Harman gear including AKG, BSS Audio, Crown, JBL and Soundcraft components.
The 70,000-capacity venue hosted five group games, one second round game and a semi-final match during the World Cup. The venue is named after Moses Mabhida, a former General Secretary of the South African Communist Party. The stadium's design includes an arch, which represents the once divided nation of South Africa coming together.
The installed gear list includes 74 Crown I-Tech 4000, 36 I-Tech 8000 and 33 CTs 4200USP/CN amplifiers. BSS Audio gear handles signal processing, with three BLU-800 devices, eight BLU-160 devices and six BLU-320 devices. Soundcraft RM100 series consoles handle audio mixing.
Wild & Marr also provided 118 VerTec VT4888 midsize line array elements, 36 JBL AM6315 loudspeakers and over 1,400 Control 24 CT Micro and 100 Control 25AV ceiling speakers. Control and configuration of the system was completed through Harman HiQnet System Architect.
In the area leading into the stadium complex, commonly referred to as Peoples Park, 32 JBL CBT100LA column speakers are powered by five Crown CTS8200USP3/CN, with sound processing handled by a BSS BLU-800 device. The area also features a dedicated Soundcraft RM100 console and AKG microphones.
"The World Cup is a global event that transcends the way we view sports," said Marc Kellom, vice president of marketing for Crown Audio. "Our CTs amplifiers provide unmatched performance and reliability, setting the standard for the biggest stadiums in the world and the World Cup was no exception."
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