In Helsinki, the small arthouse Theatre Studio Pasila became the first GEO site in the country. In a relatively small auditorium, with capacity for approximately 350 people, two GEO S arrays have been installed left and right of the stage, each with four S-805s, one S-830 and a single CD12 sub. In addition, there is an S-830 cluster above the centre of the stage. In the theatre, six PS8s have been installed as surround speakers - these are powered by Camco Vortex.
At the House of Culture in Espoo, the Tapiola Hall has a capacity of 800. Every year, the House of Culture hosts a well-known festival called the April Jazz, which attracts names like Joe Zawinul, Chick Korea, Jan Garbarek and the award-winning acapella group Take Six. Throughout the year, there are events and shows which range from theatrical productions and high profile company meetings to concerts. The demanding brief for a new sound system required simple operation, reliability and, most importantly, natural-sounding and accurate performance - the RT60 time in Tapiola Hall is close to 2 seconds. The directivity of GEO S made it an ideal choice for such a reverberant room. 24 GEO S cabinets, together with four CD12 subs, powered by Camco Vortex, deliver the required SPL for all the theatre's events in an extremely compact package.
More GEOs can be found in the City Theatre of Turku - capacity 660. Eight GEOs, together with two CD12 subs per side, were used in left and right arrays, again powered by Camco Vortex. The contract was awarded after a successful in-situ demo at Turku.
(Ruth Rossington)
