The Albany updates its sound system with the Reference series of EM Acoustics

The system is integrated by different systems of EM Acoustics. It consists of four R10, two S-15 and two S-215 subwoofers, four EMS-61 and eight M-C12 stage monitors. Power is supplied via a DQ20, one DQ10 and three DQ6 amplifiers.

The multidisciplinary artistic center The Albany has recently replaced its old public address system with a new system of the series Reference of EM Acoustics supplied by Stage Electrics.

Located in the heart of Lewisham, in South East London, The Albany has been serving its community for more than a hundred years. The original building was inaugurated in 1899 with the aim of improving the lives of the local population and in the decade of the 70 became the Albany Empire in the decade of 1970 and earned a reputation for his pioneering work in the radical community arts..

in 1978 the building was destroyed by a fire. Later it was rebuilt and today it is a round theater that houses a huge variety of disciplines., from music of all kinds to theatre, children's shows, workshops and conferences.

The Head of Production of the Albany, Ben Stephen, explains that the main requirement when specifying their new system was flexibility and ease of use. “We look for many different options, but the Eureka moment came when Ed Kinsella, by EM Acoustics, visited us with the R10 and some EMS Series. We study all speaker locations and test all kinds of combinations and configurations”.

From the beginning it was decided that a point source solution would be best suited for space.. After a series of tests, it became clear that the team R10 of the Reference series was the first choice for the main system, as it offered a lot of flexibility.

The complete system consists of four R10, two compact SLR subwoofers S-15, two compact high-power subwoofers S-215, four fillers EMS-61 and eight stage monitors M-C12. Power is supplied through a DQ20, one DQ10 and three advanced system amplifiers DQ6.

“Acoustically, the space is very demanding”, explains Stephen. “Acoustically it is like a ball of mirrors of 18 sides or a theater with angles if preferred. Our previous system was big, heavy and difficult to reconfigure, but the new one is very agile. We treat it a bit like a turning system and can easily reconfigure it. The interchangeable waveguides of the R10 are a real advantage; they change quickly and provide us with four systems in one. When you go from a live music concert or club night on a Friday to a children's theater on Saturday morning, you really appreciate a versatile system”.

The old system consisted of six main boxes and now they can do the same with four R10s.. "Fewer sources mean fewer reflections, so we have gained in clarity and glue, not to mention space and weight”, Stephen continues.

likewise, it has also gone from having much smaller subwoofers physically with what they have gained space on stage.

"Before, our subwoofers only served as very expensive speaker stands for our top boxes; In fact, they were so annoying that we could only place them in one place, which used to result in a lot of traps for subwoofers and, Of course, took up space on stage. now, we can place them wherever we want according to the application”, concludes Stephen.

For end-to-end work, the R10 can remain in place and are at 1,5 more groupers from the ground, what sounds better than before. The sound is more consistent between the balcony and the patio of seats and it is possible to adapt the system.

 

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