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

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More than four hundred and fifty speakers of D&b audiotechnik installed in the London theatre Royal Albert Hall configure this audio project, to date the largest in the world made 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 Theatre, located in the South Kensington district of the capital, is one of the most iconic buildings in the UK, which 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.

blankTo understand the project, as explained from d&b audio, "it was necessary to put the highest level of respect and affection, and the team worked according to the parameters of the unique architecture of the Royal Albert Hall to design a system that includes speakers for all three levels of the enclosure".

With these premises, the design of the realized audio system offers uniform coverage, imagery, level of pressure and control for the entire audience of this huge room.

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

blankIn addition, this company highlights the work in this project of the acoustic consultancy 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 achieve success in this project.. For d&b audio is a great honor to receive this prestigious award and we want to congratulate all the finalists this year".

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

Red Dot Award for KSL Design

But the recognitions for the technology of the German multinational do 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.

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

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

The product evaluation criteria include the degree of innovation, functionality, ergonomics, durability, self-explanatory quality and ecological compatibility. The Red Dot Award: Product design began to be granted 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 in 2014, this is the second recognition that d&b receives in this regard, and also the second in the design category for the SL Series, which includes the KSL speaker and its innovative GSL.


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by • 20 Dec, 2019
• section: audio, Case studies, Events