d&b audiotechnik recognized for its audio project at the Royal Albert Hall

The German multinational has been recognized in the 'Venue of the Year' category’ for “his transformative installation of the audio system in this theater”, the largest performed to date in a single room.

More than four hundred and fifty speakers d&b audiotechnik installed in the London theater Royal Albert Hall configure this audio project, To date, the largest in the world held in a single room, which has been recognized with the A awardV Awards 2019 in the category of Venue of the year.

The Royal Albert Hall theater, located in the South Kensington neighborhood of the capital, It is one of the most iconic buildings in the United Kingdom, that opened its doors in 1871 and currently hosts more than four hundred performances a year in its main auditorium, with a capacity of more than 5.200 locations.

To understand the project, as they explain from d&b audio, “it was necessary to put the highest level of respect and affection, and the team worked within the parameters of the Royal Albert Hall's unique architecture to design a system that includes speakers for all three levels of the venue.".

With these premises, The audio system design made offers uniform coverage, images, level of pressure and control for the entire audience in this enormous room.

“The installation of the Royal Albert Hall was a complex and stimulating project that required intense collaboration between d&b, “the sound contractor and the theater staff to install an excellent quality audio system that could elevate the customer experience at this iconic venue.”, they emphasize from d&b audio.

Besides, This company highlights the work on this acoustic consulting project Sandy Brown Associates; from your integration partner SFL Group, as well as the work of Ollie Jeffery, head of production and technology at the Royal Albert Hall; “All of them have been essential to achieving success in this project.”. For d&b audio it is a great honor to receive this prestigious award and we want to congratulate all of this year's finalists”.

The awards ceremony 2019 marks the 21st anniversary of the AV Awards, which in this edition has had the assistance of 1.400 industry professionals from around the world.

Red Dot Award for KSL Design

But the recognition for the German multinational's technology does not end here., as its KSL system is not only making a name for itself for its acoustic performance merits, but now it also attracts the attention of the market for its design.

The latest addition to the SL Series of d&b has obtained one of the most coveted international quality seals, he Red Dot Award: product design 2019.

In a marathon of on-site evaluations with some 5.500 nominees, forty international experts from the jury of Red Dot, based in the German city of Essen, They decide which are the best products that have been created each year.

The degree of innovation is included in the product evaluation criteria., the functionality, ergonomics, durability, self-explanatory quality and ecological compatibility. The Red Dot Award: product design began to be awarded in 1955 and evaluates and evaluates every year the quality of the design in 48 categories.

After receiving a Red Dot award for the D80 amplifier at 2014, This is the second recognition that d&b receives in this sense, and also second in the design category for the SL Series, including the KSL loudspeaker and its innovative GSL.