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T-Series Makes its UK Debut on three Major Productions After Orbital Invests in 100+ Units
Orbital Sound, the leading sound and communication systems specialist for the theatre, event and broadcast markets, is putting its investment in the brand new d&b audiotechnik T-Series loudspeaker system straight to work during March. The T-Series is out on the road with three diverse productions, demonstrating the product's configuration flexibility and versatility both as a compact line array or a standalone point source system.
Nickelodeon's SpongeBob Squarepants Live! is kicking off a UK tour at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo, with two hangs of twenty T10 cabinets apiece, configured as a conventional line array solution, complemented by three T-SUBs and a single B2 on each side. The all-new UK tour of the hit musical Chicago, with sound design by Rick Clarke, opened in Bradford on 9th March, with a 40-cabinet system designed to accommodate the wide cross-section of venues and requirements. In London, the Flamenco Festival - running from 14-29 March at Sadler's Wells - is deploying a total of 16 T10 cabinets and T-SUBs, configured as a mixture of vertical point-source standalone cabinets and horizontal mini line-array groups.
For Orbital Sound's rental portfolio, the T-Series represents a breakthrough design, as MD Chris Headlam explains: "The T-Series is quite simply a revolutionary concept. It represents a single box with multiple applications, giving us an unprecedented range of options from the one system. The design pedigree is impeccable - it is an incredibly advanced system sonically, combined with a unique degree of configurability that makes it an ideal tool for a rental company looking to contain and reduce the number of items held in its inventory. We have made a significant investment in the T-Series because of this, recognising its potential for both theatre touring and conference applications.
"The Chicago tour is a great example - we are trucking 40 cabinets around the country, configuring the system on a mix-and-match basis depending on each venue's requirements. It makes it considerably more cost-effective from a production perspective, while ensuring that there are no compromises in terms of the system performance. For conferences, its compact and lightweight design - weighing in at only 11kg - makes it feasible to provide a fully-fledged PA solution on a small van, needing just a single rigger. The possibilities are endless. For us, the T-Series is a breakthrough - it is a product that reflects some clever thinking by some very clever people at d&b."
12th March 2009
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