Australia’s Sydney Showground recently refurbished its AV system with Connect Series amplifiers from LEA Professional.
The P.A. People was appointed as the systems integrator for the project.
Ross Ford, project manager at The P.A. People, commented: “From an operational point of view, LEA amplifiers offered us several key features that made them easy to integrate. The ability to bridge channels, ingest Dante inputs, and utilise analog inputs for the fire trip lines, plus they're a lot smaller and more compact than many competitive offerings.”
A mixture of nine LEA Connect Series 354D amplifiers and nine LEA Connect Series 704D amplifiers were deployed in the smaller venues. As for the Dome and Exhibition Complex, thirteen LEA Connect Series 1504D were installed.
The installation team cited the fact that the venues within the showground were constantly in use, making it difficult to find time to perform the upgrades and refurbish the gear. This challenge was mitigated with the use of LEA Professional’s Sharkware software which streamlined device configuration.
Ford remarked: “Sydney Showground is a longstanding client of ours and great to work with. They are very respectful of our professional capability in making recommendations to them based on product performance. The proof is that all the AV systems worked as intended and, more importantly, RAS received no user complaints during this year’s Royal Easter Show.”
Jonathan Seward, head of RAS Property and Sydney Royal Easter Show Operations, concluded: “The RAS managed site, Sydney Showground is spread over 30 hectares (approx. 72acres) with a diverse offering of event spaces up to 7,000m² column free (approx. 17,000ft²). The flexibility and performance of our PA system is crucial to the safe and effective performance of our venue and we are thrilled with the positive system performance outcome, a fit-for-purpose solution and our working relationship with the P.A. People has been exceptional.”