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VQ Series Plays Starring Role at Glasgow's Legendary Pavilion
The Pavilion, one of Glasgow's oldest and best loved variety theatre venues, has recently overhauled its FOH system with a pair of Tannoy VQ 100 full-range loudspeakers. The new VQ 100s add a new level of clarity, definition and presence to the performances within the historic 1449-seat auditorium and have gone down well with both cast and audiences since they were installed during the summer season.
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. No easy task, but thankfully that's where Tannoy's new VQ Series offered the perfect solution.
A single VQ100 can produce more power and clarity over its 100 degree beamwidth area than many arrayed solutions using multiple cabinets, thanks to Tannoy's latest Dual Concentric driver technology, patented Point Source Waveguide and innovative horn design that are the hallmarks of VQ Series. The class-leading performance characteristics meant that two full-range enclosures were all that was required, minimising the aesthetic impact not to mention the installation cost.
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. Clearly impressed with the new install he commented, "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.
7th October 2009
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