The demo facility at Calrec’s Hebden Bridge headquarters has been equipped with a Neumann 5.1-channel surround system.

Installed by Nick Pemberton, Sennheiser UK Market Development Manager for Professional Systems, and Neumann Product Manager, Andrew Goldberg, the system comprises three KH310 speakers, two KH120 and a KH810 sub, and is expandable to 7.1 channels.

‘Neumann has been supporting Calrec’s global tradeshow efforts throughout 2014 and this installation is a logical progression of the relationship between the two companies,’ Pemberton explains. ‘Calrec is a market leader in the broadcast market and Neumann’s KH series is intended for critical listening situations where sound quality, reliability and uniformity are required.

‘There is great synergy between Calrec and Neumann, based on providing a user experience at the highest level, whilst providing a host of facilities ideally suited to today’s HD environment and future productions.’

Neumann’s approach to speaker design and installation is that of accuracy and measurement. Its KH series reference speakers are objective devices that do not present their own character. ‘Neumann provides complete measurement data, which means that clients know what they are listening to rather than having to guess. This is paramount in broadcast,’ Pemberton says.

‘Calrec have been using KH120s throughout this year’s exhibition calendar and they have been highly regarded by staff and visitors alike,’ says Calrec Communication Manager, Ian Cookson, ‘Calrec and Neumann’s ethos regarding audio transparency is very similar so we were very happy they agreed to furnish our facility with their speakers. I look forward to working together in the future.’

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