Maestro joins Energia Network
Published: MEA
BAHRAIN: Maestro Sound & Light has invested in an Adamson Energia loudspeaker system. The new PA made its debut at the concert hosted by the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir during the recent Formula One Grand Prix which featured performances by Scorpions, Afrojack and Rabeh Saqer.
The sound reinforcement system for the concert consisted of left-right hangs of 12 E15 enclosures to cover the main seating area. Side fill was covered by two more Adamson Y18 line arrays, each made up of eight enclosures.
‘I have been using the Y Axis Series for the last three years comprised of the Y18, Y10 and T21, and was always amazed at the amount of headroom I had on my system,’ explained Kiran Tauro, FOH engineer for the event and technical director of Front of House Productions UAE. ‘Using the E15s not only made me realise how much more headroom I had, but also the transparency of the cabinets. Everything was just “in your face” unlike other high end manufacturers.’
A total of 22 T21 subwoofers – ground stacked under the main PA provided low end. Infill was covered with Y10 loudspeakers stacked five-high stage left and right. Three Metrix loudspeakers, positioned next to each infill stack, offered out fill; an additional four Metrix enclosures were stacked two high and placed on the edge of the stage for lipfill/frontfill.
‘The sound was always very consistent despite the weather,’ added Achim Schulze, FOH engineer for the Scorpions. ‘Constant bass, precise mids and extended but gentle highs (never aggressive) made my life easy and I had very good control on my FX returns. Good presence with Klaus Meines’s vocals and very balanced tonality at all registers and levels of his voice. I did not touch the EQ. Nice spatial depth with drums and guitars and very good stereo imaging. The dynamic capacity of this PA is outstanding and suits perfectly my way of working.’
The E15 line arrays were powered by Lab.gruppen PLM20000Q amplifiers with FP+ Series powering the rest of the system. Mr Tauro manned an Avid Profile at FOH with monitors handled by a DiGiCo SD8. The Scorpions crew mixed both FOH and monitors on Yamaha PM5D consoles.
‘The E15 is by far the most versatile box I have ever used in the last 12 years of my career,’ said Mr Tauro. ‘Having mixed on other systems I must say that this is the best I have heard so far – hats off to the entire Adamson team for building such an awesome sounding box. It will take a lot of hard work from competitors to actually move me away from this product.’
A full report of the concert will appear in the July-August 2014 edition of Pro Audio Middle East.