DENVER and VERONA, Italy – Dowlen Sound Inc. and Britannia Row Productions put the new Outline GTO large format line array through its paces, respectively, at the Mile High Music Festival and with the final leg of Peter Gabriel's New Blood tour in Europe.
Although the formal introduction was not planned till early 2011, both soundcos are using the gear under the auspices of the Outline GTO early adopter's pilot program.
Outline has equipped the GTO with more drivers than any other comparable large format line array – a total of 10 – beginning with two slot-loaded neodymium 15-inch woofers, four neodymium 8-inch midrange drivers, and four 3-inch high frequency compression drivers mounted to Outline's proprietary DPRWG waveguide.
Weighing in at only 210 lbs. (95.5Kgs) including integrated flying hardware, these components are designed to work together to provide the highest SPL of any speaker in its class.
"Outline GTO continues to exceed our expectations," said Eric Satre, Dowlen's sales executive and director of the company's operations at the Mile High festival. "The GTO has really established Outline as one of the top players in the large format line array market."
"We have a lot experience working in the high altitude, low humidity, and high temperature conditions of the Rocky Mountains," added Dowlen Sound president Bret Dowlen. "The GTO has output the likes of which we have never experienced before, especially under these harsh conditions.
"We have since used the GTO multiple times at Red Rocks, large arenas and theaters with excellent results," Dowlen added. "We are very excited about the future of Outline, and we are glad to be among the early adopters and key partners in bringing the GTO to the world."
Bryan Grant, MD and founding partner of Britannia Row Productions, also noted that the Outline GTO passed the Peter Gabriel touring test. "This tour was a wonderful proving ground," he said. "The system faithfully reproduced the complex orchestral arrangements of Peter Gabriel's work in a variety of venues of different sizes and configurations.
"Having had several years of experience already with Outline product, notably the Butterfly line array, we were confident that the Outline team would deliver a great new product, which they indeed did," Grant added. "We were very impressed with GTO's performance straight out of the box."
Special Event Services (SES) of Winston-Salem, NC has also recently assembled their GTO rig and is ready to begin to deploy it.
"We have been working behind the scenes for several years with Outline in the development of this speaker system," said Jason Farah, SES vice president. "It's a good feeling to see it come from concept to completion and know that we helped influence the creation of the product and the culture of the company.
"We were the first sound company in the US to take delivery of the Outline LAB 21 HS Subwoofer," Farah added. "With the combination of the GTO and this sub, the two-year search for our next generation large format PA is over. This truly establishes Outline as a leading innovator in the professional PA market."
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