Five professional audio leaders achieve the first EN multi-manufacturer certification 54-16

Harman, Peavey, Luminex, d&b audiotechnik and Powersoft are the companies that have achieved the first joint voice alarm solution that complies with this standard.

In a unique initiative of the professional audio industry, five renowned manufacturers in this environment –Harman, Peavey, Luminex, d&b audiotechnik y Powersoft-, have achieved the first multi-manufacturer voice alarm solution in history that fully complies with the EN standard 54-16, and that is open to others.

This shows that it is no longer necessary to look for voice alarm solutions that comply with the EN standard. 54 in a single manufacturer. Presented in 2008, This standard was designed for companies that only manufactured the complete system, while this initiative allows voice alarm systems to be built in a modular way, according to the requirements of each project, using a range of products from these manufacturers.

With certification granted to more than thirty products, The system includes audio signal processing and control using Peavey MediaMatrix, as well as the processing of the audio signal BSS Audio along with a wide selection of amplifiers Crown y Powersoft.

Luminex network switches are also certified to allow systems to connect using copper or fiber.

In the coming weeks, d amplifiers&b audiotechnik will also be added to the certificate. The system supports analog connections, Dante, AES3 XDAB y BLU-Link. More details of the solution will be known shortly, and how other manufacturers can obtain certification so that their products are part of it.

As Roland Hemming points out, of RH Consulting and responsible for the initiative, “This project was one of the most complex audio systems ever built. Achieve EN compliance 54 for more than thirty products from five manufacturers is no small feat. “It has taken three years of rigorous and precise testing to achieve this.”.

Thanks to it, now a platform has been created “to which other amplifier manufacturers, DSP, Microphones and network switches can be joined together to create a single, compliant solution, Hemming emphasizes.. Specifiers can now build systems that comply with EN 54 using a range of products from different manufacturers, which is a first in the industry”.