LEA Professional powers the Sydney exhibition center with its amplifiers

Connect series amplifiers LEA Professional star in the new audio system installed in this important multipurpose Australian venue.

built in 1998 to host major international events, Sydney Showground It is a reference center in the Australian city of Sydney, in which, on an annual average, some 150 actos, national and international, including music festivals, sports competitions, exhibitions, etc.

This large multipurpose facility is made up of several buildings, como Giants Stadium, Dome and Exhibition Complex, Charles Moses Stadium, Howie Complex, Sydney Royal Stables and more.

In order to replace and renew your sound system, after more than twenty-five years of operation, Sydney Showground staff contacted Australian audio integrator The PA People to select the most appropriate technology.

As your project manager explains, Ross Ford, “from an operational point of view, we select the LEA Professional amplifiers, as they offered several key features, such as the ability to join channels, ingest Dante inputs and use analog for trigger lines, in addition to its small and compact size”.

Each Sydney Showground building has an independent public address system, with another center for emergency communications, and one of the requirements of this AV project was to have a complete monitoring and supervision of the same.

LEA Professional's line monitoring capabilities were an important factor in its selection. Now, venue AV staff receive an email to notify if there are device issues or interruptions in the signal path in real time.

In smaller spaces a combination of nine amplifiers has been installed Connect serie 354D and nine Connect 704D de LEA Professional. The first is a Dante-enabled four-channel set, con 350 watts per channel, while the second offers 700 watts per channel.

Both are perfectly suited for small and medium scale installations and support high Z (70 In o 100 V) and low Z that can be selected per channel, giving the Sydney Showground excess capacity for additional speakers in the future.

For dome and exhibition buildings, The PA People installed thirteen Connect 1504D, a high power amplifier compatible con IoT, with four 2RU channels offering 1.500 watts per channel, especially suitable for large concert halls, arenas and stadiums.

A major challenge for the installation team was that many spaces in this large Australian venue were in constant use., so the time had to be planned very carefully to perform the updates and change the equipment. In this aspect, he software Sharkware LEA Professional simplified device setup, thus reducing its commissioning.