Sound Image has extended its inventory with the addition of a Vue Audiotechnik al-4 Subcompact Line Array System and hs-25 ACM powered subwoofers, and use thed Thornton Winery Champaigne Jazz Series in Temecula, California, for its inauguration.

With  George Benson, Lee Ritenour, Pat Metheny, David Sanborn and Al Jarreau in the event’s lineup, Sound Image Director of Corporate & Regional Events, Rick Stanley, configured four al-4 arrays of four elements each. Two Vue V4 Systems engines deliver power and processing for the al-4 arrays, while a pair of Vue h-Class ACM subwoofers provide low frequency support.

‘This is an extremely wide venue with two adjacent listening zones at the far left and right of the primary listening area,’ Stanley says. ‘In addition, the venue faces very strict noise abatement restrictions.

‘The Vue al-4 is really perfect for intimate settings like this – it’s easily scalable, offers really precise horizontal and vertical coverage control, and delivers spectacular sound quality-especially at the high end.’

Stanley is equally pleased with the h-Class subs: ‘I’ve worked with many subwoofers that deliver great impact, but simply aren’t very musical. The Vue subs do both. I can lean into them and get massive amounts of bass, but they absolutely never lose their musicality. They even sound great at low volume.’