Five professional audio references achieve first EN multimanufacturing certification 54-16

Harman, Peavey, Luminex, D&b audiotechnik and Powersoft are the companies that have achieved the first joint voice alarm solution that complies with this standard.

In a unique initiative of the professional audio industry, Five well-known manufacturers in this environment –Harman, Peavey, Luminex, D&b audiotechnik and Powersoft-, have achieved the first multi-manufacturer voice alarm solution in history that fully complies with the EN standard 54-16, and that is open to others.

This shows that it is no longer necessary to look for voice alarm solutions that comply with the EN standard. 54 in a single manufacturer. Presented in 2008, This standard was designed for companies that only manufactured the complete system., while this initiative allows voice alarm systems to be built in a modular way, according to the requirements of each project, using a range of products from these manufacturers.

With the certification granted to more than thirty products, the system includes the processing and control of the audio signal using Peavey MediaMatrix, as well as the processing of the audio signal of BSS Audio along with a wide selection of amplifiers Crown and Powersoft.

Luminex network switches are also certified to allow systems to connect using copper or fiber.

In the coming weeks, D amplifiers&b audiotechnik will also be added to the certificate. The system supports analog connections, dante, AES3 XDAB and BLU-Link. More details of the solution will be known soon, and how other manufacturers can get certified to make their products part of it.

As Roland Hemming points out, of RH Consulting and responsible for the initiative, "This project was one of the most complex audio systems ever built.. Achieve compliance with the EN standard 54 For more than thirty products from five manufacturers it is not an insignificant feat. It has taken three years of rigorous and accurate testing to achieve this.".

As a result,, Now a platform has been created "to which other manufacturers of amplifiers, Dsp, microphones and network switches can come together to create a single, compliant solution," Hemming said.. Specifiers can now build EN-compliant systems 54 using a range of products from different manufacturers, which is an industry first.".

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