Since being established in 1991 Eldra LLC has become one of the foremost sound, lighting and video rental and sales houses in Croatia. Based in Bregana, near the capital Zagreb, the company’s work includes TV shows, corporate events, festivals, tours and state visits by international leaders. Recently, Eldra founders and co-CEOs Igor and Damir Draži invested in L-Acoustics Kara and K2 systems to partner their Solid State Logic Live L500 mixing console.

‘Kara is a small system that can be used for big things,’ says Draži. ‘We use it as a main PA for smaller gigs and it is on almost on every rider for things like delays, fills and DJ monitoring, so it is in constant use. It’s lightweight, very easy to handle and performs amazingly well on corporate events and live shows.’

Eldra is the first company in the eastern Adriatic region to invest in a K2 system, and Damir is sure that it will be in great demand. ‘K2 is simply the best system on the market. Lightweight and powerful, it is one of the most wanted on riders and we are sure it will be for many years to come,’ he says.

Supplied by Croatian distributor Dicroic, both systems were in use in mid-February for a sell-out show at the 20,000-capacity Arena Zagreb by Željko Joksimović, one of the region’s highest-profile pop singers. Designed in L-Acoustics SoundVision by Eldra systems engineer Andrej Drnic, the system comprised 28 K2 and eight K1 subs (flown behind) as the main PA system, 16 K2 boxes for out fill and 16 SB28 subs. Eighteen Kara elements were used across three towers for delays.

‘The system had to cover a distance of 110m from the main PA and did it perfectly,’ says Damir. ‘The artists’ audio team – Nebojsa Sajic and Marijo Suijca – were excited that they had the K2 system for such a high profile-show. I was told that Željko Joksimovi? was also excited because he has played a number shows using the K2 system and was amazed at its quality.’

‘Croatia is a key country in a growing and dynamic region for L-Acoustics,’ says L-Acoustics International Business Development Director, Jochen Frohn. ‘Eldra is a dynamic and respected company and will be able to provide even more quality to the local market with their K-Standard systems. I know the company to be the perfect partner to add to our growing rental network.’