STAVANGER, Norway – The Norwegian Sørmarka Arena, a multi-use indoor facility with an ice rink for hockey, curling and figure skating and a 400m speed skating track, was recently equipped with a Community sound system designed and programmed by Norsk Lydteknikk AS. with installation by Profitek AS.
Now with a total of 95 Community R-Series loudspeakers, the arena is the largest indoor installation of Community in Norway to date and includes 15 R2-94Z with TRC400 transformers, 14 R.5COAX99T, 52 R.5COAX66T and 14 R.5SUB-T.
The Community R2 loudspeakers are mounted over the audience areas of the main grandstand, which can facilitate up to 15,000 people. R2s also cover the mobile stand. R.5COAX loudspeakers are mounted over the main rink and speed skating track, with the R.5SUBs providing LF extension over the main rink.
Community's TAG (Technical Audio Group) team used EASE acoustical modeling to verify optimal loudspeaker placement within the roof structure. The system is powered by 15 Australian Monitor 2600 and 2200 'Next Generation' amplifiers, which together deliver 20,000W.
An Australian Monitor Revolution DSP mixer, with a Vity VIMATY 70S automation system serving as the user interface, provides sound system control. This setup provides preset controls for different configurations of the arena and it also resets the DSP to a standard configuration after the system resumes from sleep mode.
"The Community loudspeakers were chosen for many reasons", said Bjørn Fjeld of Norsk Lydteknikk AS. "Power, intelligibility and well defined coverage patterns were prime, but Community's robust reliability and unbeatable all-weather capability were also major considerations."
Rolf Nødland, project manager for Profitek AS, added, "I have delivered many sound systems in my time – but none with sound quality close to that provided at the Sørmarka Arena."
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