Having first opened on its corner site at the top of Glasgow's Renfield Street in 1904, the Pavilion Theatre is a rare example these days of a privately run performance venue that has carefully retained its period character, having avoided any significant renovations or acoustic treatments that would ruin the décor and atmosphere of the auditorium.
This was an important consideration when the venue management sought to upgrade the audio system. Discretion was key, without compromising on clarity and intelligibility, all the while ensuring that the full audience area was covered in an even and controlled way.
General manager, Iain Gordon, has spent long enough in the industry to have a keen sense of venue acoustics and knows a good system when he hears it. He comments: "Tannoy's VQ Series sounds better than anything I've heard in over 30 years of working in the theatre business. The new system really gives our performers a whole new level of presence in our shows and projects truly natural sound across the whole audience."
Two Tannoy V8 loudspeakers were also installed, one on each side of stage, handling monitor duties - ensuring that the performers enjoy the same crisp transient performance and overall sound quality as the audience.
(Jim Evans)