Seeking to increase its tourist offering and educate people on the history and culture associated with Poland’s Bieszczady Mountains, the local government wanted to ‘transcend static displays often found in museums, instead creating something more of an experience or can’t-miss destination’. The outcome is the Bieszczady Cultural Heritage Center.
Known locally as Bieszczadzkie Centrum Dziedzictwa Kulturowego, it occupies the site of a former refinery, and includes multimedia rooms, exhibition zones and a concert hall. However, the primary attraction is an audiovisual show exploring multiculturalism, nature, the age of oil and the economic development of the Bieszczady Mountains presented in a virtual reality experience.
Creating an immersive A/V experience of this nature hadn’t been undertaken in the area before, so venue staff collaborated with Group AV Technical Director Tomasz Zalewski on the audio system. ‘The cultural centre wanted guests to experience deep immersion in the presented content, enabling them to better understand and appreciate the cultural heritage of the Bieszczady region,’ he says. ‘We immediately thought of LEA amplifiers for the project.’
Along with a TiMax SoundHub spatial processor to manage the immersive aspects of the installation, the Group AV team installed eight four-channel with 96kHz-capable Connect Series 354D amplifiers. As well as Dante and AES67 connectivity, the IoT-enabled 354D provides 350W/channel, supports high-Z (70V or 100V) and low-Z selectable by channel, and features two Smart Power Bridge channels. With three ways to connect, the centre can engage the built-in Wi-Fi access point, connect to the building’s Wi-Fi, or connect to the local area network via Cat5 or Cat6 cable.
One of the key reasons the team chose Connect Series amplifiers was cloud-based management. With LEA Cloud, they can remotely control and monitor the amplifiers regardless of location or time of day. Whether from within the sphere or a different continent, distant control of the amplifiers helps teams work more efficiently, reducing travel and saving time and money. ‘The LEA Cloud allowed easy adjustment and monitoring of the system from anywhere,’ Zalewski says. ‘This enables straightforward system customisation and monitoring, ensuring operational stability and flexible management.’
‘Between the state-of-the-art projection system and superior audio, visitors to the heritage centre experience immersive A/V that makes the storytelling come alive,’ says LEA Professional VP of Marketing, Brian Pickowitz. ‘We’re pleased that our amplifiers could contribute to this highly immersive experience.’
