Nexo GEO S @ T-Mobile HQ, Bonn
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The Walters-Storyk Design Group Europe has recently completed the installation of a Nexo GEO S line array system at the world HQ of T-Mobile in Bonn, Germany. The hall also features the world's largest LED Screen in 6mm resolution technology that has been built to date. WSDG was responsible for the specification of an electroacoustical sound reinforcement system for a wide range of usage, from DVD/movie replay to single-speaker presentations. The hall can be used in various configurations, all of which have been carefully analysed. The system spec consists of a left, centre, right Nexo GEO S design, with the centre channel located above the screen and an additional front fill below it. All speakers are hidden behind sound-transparent 'Texaa Aeria' fabric which covers the entire front wall.
Connectivity and processing is built around a Biamp Audia network / DSP mainframe. Control data and audio data are transmitted over CobraNet from the control room (at the rear of the hall) to the amp rack which is filled with Camco Vortex amplifiers - there is just one CAT 5 Ethernet connection between the two locations. The Biamp DSP can be accessed over the internet.
"All in all, for a room with four out of six walls being glass or stone, and no option to change this, the result is rather nice," says Dirk Noy, GM of the Walters-Storyk Design Group Europe. The local installation and project management has been performed by Matija Bilandzija, Mr. Petzke and Joerg Buening from Kuchem Konferenztechnik.