RCF provides the audio to renovate the FC Basel stadium 1893

This stadium's grandstand PA system, known as Joggeli, consists of 205 HL line array elements 40, 30 subwoofers HS 2200 for the main PA and ten HVL speakers 15 for the corner. A total of 330 loudspeakers P 4228 They are used to reinforce the areas under the balcony and hallways.

The stadium owner St. Jakob, FC Basel 1893 (Football Club Basel), has renewed the entire sound system with sound systems RCF. The public address system under the balcony and that in the stands have been updated with speakers from this manufacturer. Power amplifiers and audio matrix systems have also been replaced. Passive systems have been chosen HL y HVL.

St. Jakob Park is the first multifunctional place in Switzerland with apartments, a shopping center, restaurants, department stores and it is also a category stadium 4 from UEFA. Known as Joggeli, it is the largest in the country.

This project has been carried out in three phases. First of all, amplifiers and audio matrix replaced, followed by the installation of the fillers under the balcony and, as a final step, A completely new sound system has been installed for the stands.

“Music playback and coverage of the new RCF systems have become more homogeneous and speech intelligibility has also clearly improved.”. With online arrangement systems, we can make much finer adjustments, in terms of quieter sections, and louder than was possible with previous point source loudspeakers”, explains Martin Reich, CEO of Audioconsulting.

Due to the high acoustic requirements of the UEFA directive for such a sound system, the experience with RCF speakers in Bundesliga stadiums, The decision was made to install HL series speakers, HVL y P.

In total, The grandstand PA system consists of 205 line array elements HL 40, 30 high performance subwoofers HS 2200 for the main PA and ten speakers HVL 15 for the corner. A total of 330 speakers P 4228, specially manufactured, They are used to reinforce the areas under the balcony and hallways.

“With such a large facility in a stadium, It was not only necessary to take into account the structural and acoustic conditions, but also the use during operation. With the new RCF system, St. Jakob Park has a sound reinforcement system with optimized voice reproduction, including emergency alerts, and improved music playback, in terms of sound quality and power output”, aclara Georg Hofmann, jefe del RCF Engineering Support Group (ESG) in Germany.

RCF systems met all benchmarks in FC Basel decision 1893 as stadium operator St. Jakob Park and audioconsulting ag as installer.

The most important criterion was improvement in speech and music reproduction, which is largely achieved. The audio system is also used for safety-related announcements, so it must guarantee the requirements of the Swiss guideline SES SN EN 50849.

Equally crucial was the transition from the old to the new system, reliability and weather resistance. The system can be controlled and monitored remotely, practically down to the smallest transducer.