An impressive number of leading UK rental companies and engineers were in attendance to see and hear the next generation line array which features numerous technical innovations and 'extraordinary attention to detail' designed for touring sound and fixed installations.
The event kicked off with Paul Bauman describing the development of the VTX system, highlighting in particular the revolutionary D2 HF driver, Differential Drive woofers, high component density, lightweight and flexible design, and completely redesigned super-fast suspension and transport system.
Visitors were then able to listen to the system and evaluate the consistency of its coverage pattern in the huge LH2 rehearsal space.
The demonstrated system consisted of two hangs of eight VTX V20 dual 10" line array elements with a total weight of just 350 kg per array. Eight VTX S25 subs and three VTX S28 subs were ground-stacked, with the S28s in cardioid configuration. Three VT4886 sub-compact line-array elements were added as front in-fills.
The entire system was powered by five Crown VRacks, each containing three Crown iTech HD 4 x 3500 four-channel amplifiers amplifiers. Configuration and control was provided by JBL's new HiQet Performance Manager software, offering an easy workflow guided approach to setting up and monitoring the system.
By dropping one of the arrays people were also able to get up close to VTX V20's acclaimed new rigging system and see its simplicity and speed. In addition the new VTX F-Series utility boxes, also featuring the D2 HF driver, were also demonstrated. A pair of VTX F12 and VTX F18 were powered by a pair of Crown iTech HD 4 x 3500 amplifiers.
A company statement says: "Sound Technology would like to thank everyone who spared the time to come to the event at this busy time of year, and for the superb assistance provided by Harman EMEA, JBL Professional and LH2."(Claire Beeson)
