Renkus-Heinz sound solves architectural problems in meeting rooms

The Mills Room meeting room Australian National University have upgraded your AV system with the sound of Renkus-Heinz. Two IC8 addressable line array speaker systems have been installed.

The Australian National University (thingumajig) in Canberra it has seven study faculties and is located in a strategic location, near Parliament. After decades in service, the room, denominada Mills Room, It needed to be updated with new AV technology and that required a top-notch audio system. The bet was the sound solutions of Renkus-Heinz.

Often hosts a series of meetings in the Mills Room, a conference space ornate with Tasmanian blackwood joinery that seats up to 54 personas. Located in the ANU Chancelry Tower, These meetings may even include high-ranking members of the Government, making the Mills Room an important location on campus.

Due to the design of the room and the fact that it has served as a place for important meetings since 1964, the university considers the meeting space to have heritage significance.

After decades in service, The room needed to be updated with new AV technology and that required a top-notch audio system. The bet was the Renkus-Heinz solutions.

“Because the space was considered to be of heritage importance, “We were told that no substantial changes would be made to the room.”, explica Christopher Watson, consultant Alder Technology, the company that designed and specified the system for ANU. “The space has an approximate size of 17×12 meters with a huge vaulted ceiling. It is built with solid concrete and a floating wall on one side.. Given these characteristics, The acoustics of the room were very poor and posed a challenge”.

Watson explained that the needs to precisely position audio in space, along with the need to install as little as possible to ensure it was architecturally preserved, They took him to Renkus-Heinz.

“Renkus-Heinz is a good audio solution for any space given its quality and when there are many challenges in an installation, “Their products show their strengths.”, clarifies Watson. “With Renkus-Heinz we have a room that looks aesthetically balanced and has high-performance sound characteristics.”. No ceiling speakers needed, just perfect sound with two adjustable matrices”.

The installation uses two digitally addressable line array speaker systems Renkus-Heinz IC8, located at the front of the room, on the 'floating wall'.

As part of the Iconyx line, IC8s use Renkus-Heinz steering technology, allowing venues of all sizes and types to digitally place sound exactly where it is desired: in the audience. By scheduling arrangements digitally, the sound is kept away from the peculiarities of the room and directed entirely towards the ears of the audience.

Besides, thanks to its compact size and the use of the Dante audio over IP protocol Audinate, The speakers were installed without influencing the architecture of the space.