Vanguardia, Clair Global Integration Europe and Sound Technology recently teamed up to install JBL Professional loudspeakers and Crown amplifiers to enhance the fan experience at Twickenham Stadium. The 82,000-seater venue has been home to the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and England Rugby since 1907, hosting its first match in 1909.…
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Inside the Royal College of Music’s new simulation lab
͏A Meyer Sound Constellation system has been installed in a new Performance Laboratory at London's Royal College of Music (RCM). The facility combines acoustic simulation technology with the visual graphics engines that drive the latest video games to create two fully immersive performance simulation facilities to aid the training of students.…
Thousands of Spanish taxis equipped with Contacta loops
Three thousand taxis in the Spanish capital of Madrid are now hearing accessible, thanks to a major installation programme of hearing loops. Legislation took effect in Spain in 2020, which stated that every new taxi in the city must have a loop system fitted. The project is being overseen by…
Microsoft Ignite heard clearly with Cohesion loudspeakers
ATK Audiotek's Cohesion speakers were deployed at Microsoft's annual demonstration of new products and solutions, Microsoft Ignite 2023, at the Seattle Convention Center. The Cohesion brand of loudspeakers was previously only available through the rental division of Clear Global, but became a fully supported product development and manufacturing organisation last…
Cancún integrator installs NEXO in more than 100 venues
One of Mexico’s leading sound, lighting and AV specialist has designed and installed more than 100 NEXO systems in bars, restaurants, hotels, superyachts and homes around the country. Oncue, which is based in Cancún, has established a reputation among hospitality venue operators for providing systems that exceed what is typically…
2B Heard acquires high-end microphone brand Sontronics
British premium audio solutions company 2B Heard has acquired high-end microphone brand Sontronics. 2B Heard – the UK distributor of K-array, Solid State Logic and Innosonix – supplies professional audio systems to corporate, hospitality, house of worship and residential clients. Expanding into the microphone arena will allow the company to…
Martin Audio stands up to challenges of Eddie Izzard tour
Take one artiste, one hyper-cardioid wireless mic and 35 years of comedy history and you have Eddie Izzard’s Remix Tour Live. Then add a disparate collection of venues – ranging in capacity from 2,200 to 840, some with tiered balconies and some with no flying facilities – and sound effects…
Encore stages huge Amway event with ANZPAC audio first
Encore Event Technologies is the first company in the Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands region to have used L-Acoustics new L2D speakers outside of the global pilot programme. More than 10,000 employees of multi-national company Amway were flown from China to New Zealand in 12 waves over two months…
LD Systems provides some Seoul music for VANS pop-up
LS Systems provided the audio for a pop-up event in South Korea for US shoe manufacturer VANS. The skate brand organised a two-day pop-up event in Seoul that featured a shopping market, skate shows and DJ sets in a disused underground station. Local audio specialist Sonic Value opted to deploy…
Void Acoustics strikes right note for luxury Tokyo nightclub
Singapore-based nightclub operator Zouk Group turned to Void Acoustics to provide the sound system for its first venture in Japan. The kit – which has been installed across Zouk Tokyo’s two basement floors – comprises a custom-coloured Void Incubus System as the main speaker, with Tri Motions as the rear…