The Director's Suite at the Science Museum is used for internal board meetings and major internal conferencing events. In addition, the facility hosts meetings of pre-eminent members of the scientific community as well as offering a facility for discussions involving other museums and galleries. LMC have enjoyed a very successful relationship with the Science Museum for some years, contributing to the easy decision that the museum had to make in opting for LMC to specify Beyerdynamic Quinta.
Offering three frequency bands, Quinta can silently, seamlessly and automatically switch to an interference-free frequency range should the need arise. There is a high level of wireless encryption associated with the system which provides protection against unauthorised listening and from a user's perspective, its operation is safe and straightforward.
The control unit of the Quinta system meets all the requirements regarding the latest regulations of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and can be integrated into existing or new building computer networks that comply with the IEEE 802.1 IT standard (AVB). The numerous functions with which a conference may be controlled include simple operation and configuration via Smartphone or tablet PC.
Should the system need to be moved or stored for any reason, set up and take-down time is very short and the storage/transport cases (which also act as charging units) are appropriately rugged. The hardware installed at The Director's Suite comprised a Quinta CU Central Control Unit servicing 1 MU 23 Chairman Gooseneck Microphone unit and 11 MU 21 Delegate Gooseneck Microphone units, as well as attendant chargers and antennae.
Following a straightforward installation of the system, LMC offered the client training in its use. The response from the Science Museum's technical and non-technical staff was universally positive and pointed towards the fact that the system had exceeded their expectations. They commended Quinta for its user friendliness, citing in particular the complimentary reactions they received from conference participants.
LMC Audio Systems representative Joao-Paul Cavaco (JP) was in no doubt that Quinta was the right fit for the Director's Suite: "It goes without saying that at such a prestigious facility there is no room for anything less than excellence in conferencing provision - we are, after all talking about the Science Museum! Quinta, quite apart from its wide-ranging technical merits, offers a level of user-friendliness and flexibility that's very, very hard to beat."
John McFarlane, AV Engineer, Science Museum Group (Science Museum, National Media Museum, National Railway Museum, Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester) commented on the service received by LMC Audio Systems: "When I've worked with LMC on previous events at the Science Museum, they have been very supportive and provided quality guidance on
