ETASound, which is based in North Wales but also has a London office at the O2 Arena, is to take delivery of 16 Nexo D10 modules, with an option to buy the same again, following installation trials of Geo D at one of the UK's most prominent live venues. In April, Eddie Thomas became one of the first rental companies in the world to buy the new RS18 subs from Nexo, and has just ordered more cabinets for ETASound's inventory.
Total Sound Solutions from Swansea and A1 Entertainments from Bristol are purchasing near-identical Geo S12 systems, comprising S1210 and S1230 line array modules, RS18 subs and NXAMP4x4 controller-amplifiers.
"One of the main attractions is the versatility of the S12," says Gareth Collyer from NexoUK. "TSS and A1 can configure two complete systems out of their stock, or run one larger rig for up to 5,000 people outdoors."
Chris Hooke of TSS confirms that the system design of the Geo S12 "helps us to make the most out of the loudspeakers we have, rather than having a big system sitting in the warehouse most of the month. I can send out neat little conferencing and AV rigs using two pairs of S12s on poles with RS18 subs, so we've got more opportunities to make money, rather than trying to find big shows every week. However, when we do use the whole system, GEO definitely has the wow factor for high-profile events."
(Jim Evans)
