SAO PAULO, BRAZIL — Sao Paulo-based R4 Som recently provided a VerTec line array system for the 24th Salao Internacional do Automovel 2006 (International Automobile Expo). The event took place at the Anhembi Exhibition Park in Sao Paulo. The event featured 155 exhibitors and drew more than 620,000 visitors over a two-week period. R4 Som, a full-service sound reinforcement company, provided its client Toyota with in-booth audio production services. Powered by Crown MA-Series power amplifiers and driven by a dbx 4800 DriveRack loudspeaker management system, JBL VerTec VT4889 full-size line array elements were suspended in multiple arrays to provide music playback and general sound reinforcement at the Toyota booth, where the firm's new models were introduced to show attendees. Project director Roberto Ramos, R4 Som's owner, led a crew of technicians including Adriano Ignacio, Marinaldo Pereira and Adilio Silva.
The VT4889 is a 2 x 15-inch three-way line enclosure element fitted with JBL's Differential Drive component transducers, with each individual enclosure weighing 73.5 kg (162 lbs).
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