CASE STUDY
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
OPPORTUNITY
SHUIMO XINDIAO KUNQU OPERA, CHINA
To convey the subtlety of KunQu with the
As a UNESCO Artist for Peace, Zhang Jun strives to keep the 600-year-old tradition of
intensity of pop music, the production
KunQu opera alive. His latest production, “Shuimo Xindiao” (New Tunes of the Water
required a cutting-edge sound system with
Mill), reinvented classical melodies with modern pop instrumentation, including guitar,
unparalleled power and clarity.
violin, saxophone and electronic elements. The performance took place at Shanghai’s Mercedes-Benz Arena.
SOLUTION In order to deliver world-class sound, event crews deployed a JBL VTX line array system consisting of VTX A12, V25 and V20 loudspeakers, S28 and G28 subwoofers & Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers.
To convey the subtlety of KunQu with the intensity of pop music, the production required a cutting-edge sound system with unparalleled power and clarity. In order to deliver world-class sound for the performance, event crews deployed a JBL VTX line array system consisting of VTX A12, V25 and V20 loudspeakers, S28 and G28 subwoofers, and Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers. Due to the immense size of the Mercedes-Benz Arena, the production needed a sound
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The HARMAN Professional system was comprised of 28 VTX V25 loudspeakers for the main arrays, 30 VTX A12 loudspeakers for side fills, six VTX V20 loudspeakers for center fills.”
system that could provide even coverage throughout the entire venue and bring highquality sound to every seat. The HARMAN Professional system was comprised of 28 VTX V25 loudspeakers for the main arrays, 30 VTX A12 loudspeakers for side fills, six VTX V20 loudspeakers for center fills. Subwoofers included 16 S28 subwoofers suspended with the main arrays and eight G28 models stacked at ground level. The entire system was powered by a network of Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers.
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PRODUCTS USED
Subwoofers included 16 S28 subwoofers suspended with
CROWN I-TECH HD POWER AMPLIFIERS JBL VTX V25 LINE ARRAY LOUDSPEAKERS JBL VTX A12 LINE ARRAY LOUDSPEAKERS
the main arrays and eight G28
JBL VTX V20 LINE ARRAY LOUDSPEAKERS
models stacked at ground
JBL S28 AND G28 SUBWOOFERS
level. The entire system was powered by a network of Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers.”
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