As part of a £1 million makeover, Sound By Design created a sound reinforcement system of four UP-4XP and four UPJ-1P loudspeakers for the diverse activities at the 350-capacity Elgar Room, with equipment supplied by Amber Sound. "Our brief from the Royal Albert Hall was to create a flexible new performance space that would sound great," says Griff Hewis of Sound By Design. "The UP-4XP fit perfectly for what I needed for the bar area, and allowed me to use an all-Meyer system to ensure high-quality sound for this space. It also provided logistical advantages as it can be powered from the rack-mounted power supply unit."
As explained by Ollie Jeffery, senior technical manager at the Royal Albert Hall, the UP-4XP is the right match for the favoured London landmark, which features a Meyer Sound M1D and M2D line array loudspeaker system in its main auditorium. "To have the first set of Meyer UP-4XPs in the UK was a priority for me when I considered the spec and I am more than happy with the way they sound," says Jeffrey. "For the first time since the Hall's opening in 1871 we have somewhere other than the main auditorium in which to host music and other events."
(Jim Evans)
