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WE Audio Tours Bill Wyman while Increasing its Aspects
Turbosound, the British-based manufacturer of live performance and installed-sound loudspeakers, reports that its Aspect series products are being deployed by UK rental company WE Audio, for the current European tour by Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. The tour follows WE Audio's concert and festival successes with Aspect during the summer and, with the resultant growth of interest in its services, WE Audio has placed an order for a further 12 stacks of Aspect, as well as an additional 8 Turbosound TSW-218
double-18” sub-bass enclosures. This new order will bring WE Audio's Aspect inventory to a total of 72 loudspeakers.
Taking in over 50 dates across western and eastern Europe, the one-truck Rhythm Kings tour is visiting venues with audience capacities ranging from 500 to over 3,000. WE Audio is covering these capacities with just 12 stacks of Aspect touring cabinets, with each stack comprising a TA-890H mid-high and TA-890L bass cabinet. The Aspect loudspeakers are being flown as a 3 x 2 left-right system, with ground-stacked TSW-218 sub-bass units providing additional low-frequency support, particularly for the larger venues. The entire rig is being controlled via XTA DP-428 processors, and powered by a combination of MC2 E-25/E-45 amplifiers and Turbosound T-25 and T-45-equipped amp racks.
Wayne Barker, managing director of WE Audio, commented: “We have witnessed steadily rising interest for the Aspect loudspeaker system throughout this year, and have received extremely positive reactions from engineers, production crew and audience alike, at all the events and festivals we have handled. The European tour for the Rhythm Kings is no exception and, wherever we go, all concerned are very happy with the results. The system's flexibility in dealing with the variety of venues on the tour is a strong benefit. Overall, our Aspect rigs are proving a big success and are creating new business for our company, hence our decision to increase our inventory. This will give us greater capacity, with the increased resources enabling us to meet the demands of the largest projects.”
The Rhythm Kings' tour began in the Netherlands in September, and visited Scandinavia during October and early November, with its final pre-Christmas date in Hamburg, Germany, on the 7th November. Further dates are planned for the Netherlands next year, starting on 21st January.
17th November 2005
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