Turbosound gave Asia’s pro audio scene its first sight of the Flashline line array system recently in Thailand.
The Asia launch of the company’s flagship sound reinforcement system attracted sound engineers and live sound company representatives from across the region to attend an all-day event at Star Hollywood’s new Bangkok facility. Here, visitors from Taiwan, China, Indonesia and Singapore gathered to see and hear an outdoor demonstration of a ‘modestly sized’ system – comprising 18 Flashline TFS-900H tops, 12 Flashline TFS-900B subwoofers in central pairs, five Flashline TFS-Racks, six Flex Array TFA-600H out-hangs, two TFA-600L out-hangs, six TFA-600HW in-fills, one each strapped on top of six central pairs of subwoofers.
Turbosound laser inclinometers were used to align the four arrays, ensuring perfect trim height and grid angle from the results of the Ease prediction for the site.
The first Asia Flashline adopter, Star Hollywood has its own manufacturing factory alongside a new multi-function building that serves broadcast, recording, distribution, warehousing, training and concert hall facilities.
Following a welcome and introduction from Star Hollywood owner Diane Klomchitcharoen, Turbosound Asia Sales Manager, Chris Gooddie, presented the company’s history and current product line-up, as well as details of the day’s system set-up. Before breaking for lunch, guests were treated to a tour of Star Hollywood’s new premises, which are set to open on 1 September 2012.
Audio demonstrations continued on into the 40-plus degree afternoon, with the systems configured to allow demonstration of either Flex Array or Flashline in isolation, or together with Flex Array acting as out-hangs and in-fills. Delegates took the opportunity to test the PA with familiar recordings from all genres of music, with the system performing flawlessly.
Turbosound Asia systems architect Howard Smart’s Ease modelling and fine tuning on the previous day paid dividends: ‘Before the demo some of the guests asked why Star Hollywood hadn’t fielded their whole Flashline inventory (which amounts to approximately twice that of the demo system). Once I fired up the system it was clear that the Ease Focus simulation was 100 per cent correct, and that Flashline’s power and clarity easily outperforms other systems in its class. Putting up any more would have been a pointless exercise. Flashline is a pleasure to work with and an amazing experience to listen to.’
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