"The Celtic Tiger has slowed, but the Irish economy is still very buoyant and this naturally has an impact on leisure and entertainment. As a result, plenty of new bars, clubs and venues have opened around the country, while others have upgraded their sound systems to compete with the newcomers," says Reynolds sales manager Brian McGrath. "Our pro-active approach to the PA market, combined with the strength of Harman's product range, has helped secure us a number of important sales."
Installation company Alan Nolan & Sons recently purchased a JBL VRX system comprising two VRX918 bass bins, 12 VRX932LA tops, two VRX-AF frames, and 12 SRX718 bass bins, with Crown I-Tech amplification and dbx DriveRack 260 processors.
Another installation company, Absolute Technologies, is a regular user of Harman UK products and recently ordered a 40-channel Soundcraft MH4 console, Crown Xs-series amplifiers, and dbx DriveRack processing to upgrade the sound system at Ballymoney Elim Church.
Alan J Dunne's latest theatre installation is the Solstice Arts Centre in Navan, County Meath - a new facility with a 32-channel Soundcraft GB-series mixer, and a JBL PA based around AE-series speakers - AM6215/64 full-range tops and ASB6128V subwoofers. Crown CTs 2000, CTs 3000 and XLS602 amplifiers are used, with dbx DriveRack 260 processors and a Lexicon MX200 effects unit between the mixer and the power amps.
Also on the cultural circuit, Comhaltas, the Association of Irish Traditional Musicians, has recently revamped a number of its centres with new lighting and sound solutions. The sound systems were specified by County Kerry's McElligott's Sound Systems, a complete audio solution company that covers a broad range of clients including theatres, hotels, gyms, bars, restaurants, clubs, churches and conferencing rooms. In total, four centres were re-equipped with a selection of JBL, Crown, Soundcraft and dbx products, all supplied by Reynolds.
Dave Budge of Harman Pro UK comments: "Reynolds of Raphoe are a great company to deal with, and I hope we'll continue to work together to increase the market share of all of our brands in Ireland. I also look forward to doing more training with them, like our successful sessions last year on BSS's Soundweb London systems."
(Lee Baldock)
