GUANGZHOU, China and HANOI, Vietnam – D.A.S. Audio's Aero Series 2 and Compact Series gear is gaining a foothold in the Far East, with recent installations in Guangzhou's Performance Theater, the school theater at the Hanoi College of Art, and for various live events.
The new sound system at Guangzhou's Performance Theater was designed for speech intelligibility, "punchy" sound effects and minimal visual interference with the venue's architectural appeal.
The setup includes 16 Aero 12A-powered, two-way, mid-high line array modules flown eight elements per side; L-R ground-stacked compact 218 Sub subwoofers; and Compact 2 powered, 3-way, mid-high loudspeakers serving as front fills. Six SML-15A powered, 2-way stage monitors/full-range units are also used as surround fills to give the audience a sense of being in a 3-D sound sphere.
The 200-capacity theater at the Hanoi College of Art was equipped with 12 D.A.S. Aero 12A loudspeaker modules, flown six elements per side. Four D.A.S. LX-218A sub bass enclosures provide low frequency support and are ground stacked two units per side in a left-right configuration. A D.A.S. DSP-2060 processor handles loudspeaker management tasks.
"As this is a multi-purpose venue that caters to a wide variety of performances- from rock bands to theatre productions-we required a system that was able to accommodate high SPL levels," said Tran Nhu Noi, technical representative for Hoang Huy Co. Ltd., the D.A.S. Audio distributor in Hanoi. Noting that students would serve as system operators, he added that the D.A.S. Audio gear would be able to provide the SPLs needed, while also meeting the theater's space constraints and requirements for reliable performance.
Hoang Huy Co. Ltd. and rental company Nguyen Khai have also used Aero 12A line array elements for a live event elsewhere in Hanoi. For one such event, 12 Aero 12A line array elements served as the mains, with six modules flown on the right and left sides. Six D.A.S. Aero 218 Sub subwoofers- ground stacked with three enclosures per the right and left sides-provided low frequency support. The sub bass enclosures were driven by three D.A.S. SLA-4000 stereo power amplifiers while a D.A.S. DSP-2060 processor handled loudspeaker management tasks.
"D.A.S. Audio and its various business partners are very encouraged by the recent events that have led to a number of D.A.S. sound system deployments," noted Eduardo Lopez, D.A.S. Audio Asia's business operations manager. "I'm confident the business climate and the opportunities for our company will continue to expand."
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