PITCH PERFECT SOUND

Sound systems have many roles at a major sporting event, from helping to build the atmosphere and excitement through to ensuring crowd safety. Central to these roles is a requirement for clear, powerful, sound and consistent crowd coverage, all of which NEXO systems deliver alongside the benefits of flexible audio networking.

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NEXO Systems in Sports Stadiums

NEXO systems conform to all the latest quality certifications including ISO9001, TÜV certification, IP54 rating and the EC Declaration of conformity, and versions of the GEO S12 cabinets are certified as complying with EN54 standards for voice alarm systems. Along with our global partners, NEXO provides the highest levels of technical and system support, at the design stage, during installation and after system deployment. Cabinets can be specified in RAL colours to match stadium steelwork.

PRINCIPALITY STADIUM, CARDIFF, WALES

Capacity: 75,000. Featuring: NEXO GEO S12, ID Series, P+ Series

Home to Welsh rugby, the 74,500-seat Principality Stadium is one of just two European sports stadiums with a fully retractable roof. Llanelli-based PAI Group/Vaughan Sound has completed the design and installation of a new sound system drawing on NEXO line array and point source technology. The main system at comprises 18 arrays of 8 x NEXO GEO S1230 with 10 banks of 3 x L18 subs and a delay line of 32 x NEXO P12 and 12 x NEXO P10 speakers. Pitch coverage is provided by a further 4 arrays of 4 x GEO S1230 each, with under balconies on level 3 covered by 44 x NEXO P8s and VIP hospitality boxes around the stadium covered by 75 x NEXO ID24s.

AHH Stadium, Mexico City

Featuring: GEO S12

Home to the Diablos Rojos del México baseball team, the AHH Stadium features an iconic roof resembling a devil’s fork, rising to a height of 31 metres. In the brief for a sound system, it was critical that speakers should add as little weight as possible to a structure already weighing some 5,000 tons.

Systems integrators used NS-1 to design a system of just 7 relatively small and light S12 clusters that could hang from the roof and cover the main stands, with NEXO’s configuration software also providing the necessary reports for system dimensions, weight, gravity centre position, forces, moments, working load and safety factors.

Optus Stadium, Perth, Australia

Capacity: 60,000. Featuring: NEXO GEO S12 line arrays, with LS18 subbass, for the main bowl system. NEXO ID24 for under-balcony seating areas.

“From the outset, NEXO was the clear winner for a variety of factors and, over the course of the project, the manufacturer proved themselves as great partners providing support whenever we required it. We’ve worked with their distributor, Group Technologies, many times before and knew we could fully rely on their support.” – Elijah Steele, Project Manager for systems integrator Rutledge AV.

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NEXO’s Engineering Support team spans the globe, working in partnership with architects, designers and acousticians to design sound systems for installations of every scale.

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NEXO systems are distributed by a network of 50 independent distributors worldwide, each chosen carefully for their expertise and ability to provide high levels of technical and customer support.

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NEXO Online Training Sessions are the perfect way for sound professionals, installers and students to learn about acoustic principles and access specific NEXO system training, covering everything from system design and deployment through to system installation. NEXO is approved by Avixa as an RU provider so Renewal Units are earned for successfully completing the seminars.

GEO S12-ST

Designed specifically for stadium sound installations and widely used in sports arenas the world over, NEXO has created dedicated long-throw ST versions of its standard GEOS1210/S1230 cabinets, delivering the highest audio quality standards, combined with controlled directivity, in operationally-flexible networked solutions. EN 54 versions of standard and ST cabinets have successfully passed the test procedures and complied with the rigorous requirements to be certified as EN 54-24 products. The EN 54 gives common requirements for the construction of voice alarm loudspeakers and their performance under different climatic conditions. In case of emergency, loudspeakers must provide intelligible warning and evacuation instructions to the public in a in a short time-frame.

P+ Series

With a choice of five main cabinet sizes, an extensive range of accessories and the facility to change HF dispersion characteristics quickly and easily, the P+ Series is as flexible as it is powerful and compact. Drivers are employed in a coaxial configuration to deliver perfect phase alignment, exceptional clarity and a smooth response across the full frequency range and cabinets can be deployed both vertically or horizontally. A range of dedicated partner subs is also available.

ID Series

When it comes to creating the perfect audio experience, directivity control is key to the superior performance of NEXO’s compact ID Series speakers. Ideal for use in VIP areas and corporate boxes, NEXO makes flexible HF directivity options central to the design of the ID Series, equipping system designers and installers with the tools they need to set new performance standards while imposing a minimal visual impact on their environment.

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