Since opening in 2002, Melbourne’s Federation Square has attracted more than 100m visits and has been named the sixth Best Public Square of the World. It is home to major cultural attractions and hosts world-class events, as well as offering restaurants, bars and stores. Fifteen years after installing its outdoor Meyer Sound CQ-1 loudspeaker system, the attraction returned to Meyer Sound for an upgrade to the PA system that serves its outdoors. The chosen model this time was the UPQ-1P wide coverage loudspeaker.

‘After 15 years of continual outdoor service, it came time to replace our Meyer CQ-1 delay speakers in the plaza,’ says Andrew Stratton, Multimedia Systems Administrator. ‘They had dealt with all of Melbourne’s radical weather changes in this time and only needed minor servicing to keep them running. We had done testing with other IP rated outdoor suitable units, and found that none come even close sonically to the Meyer Sound range. Side by side comparison of other units showed that the UPQ model offered far better sensitivity and dispersion, in a far more ruggedly built cabinet.’

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