Complete Audio are no strangers to Martin Wavefront technology. Their rental inventory already includes 20 Wavefront W8C top boxes, 8 Wavefront W8CS subs, 20 Wavefront WSX subs, 8 LE12JB floor monitors and 10 LE700A floor monitors - all powered by Martin Audio/Lab Gruppen amplification.
Explaining the reasons for the purchase, Rauhaut said: "We needed to invest in a line array, as many of our competitors in Berlin already have one and we needed to keep up. We will use the new Martin Line Array mostly on local productions in Berlin."
Adopting the same design philosophy as the W8L, the reduced size and weight of the flown or ground-stacked W8LC, combined with the sonic advantages of the all horn-loaded system, makes it suitable for accurately reproducing live or playback material for both touring and installed sound applications.
Complete Audio was set up in 1991 as a professional acoustics company, later extending their services to engineering and stage building. Since then they have created an inventory able to cover the entire spectrum of the conference and events industry. After further evaluation the company hopes to extend its W8LC system in the autumn.
A full round-up of the news from Frankfurt ProLight+Sound will appear in the April issue of Lighting&Sound International magazine.
(Lee Baldock)
