Stagepro Veranstaltungstechnik from Pieterlen, Switzerland were seeking a new audio system for large sports events. A versatile configuration was needed to allow for both live event commentaries and for music reproduction.
The Stagepro team consulted with Sacher Music, the Wharfedale Pro distributor in Switzerland and a WLA-112 system was selected. The first event for the new system was the Unspunnen Festival which is held in Interlaken near to the ‘Top of Europe’ on Jungfrau mountain.
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The festival grounds featured four major grandstands with almost 4000 seats encircling the central performance stage leading to a total audience on the day of 16000 people. System calculations and drawings were made in conjunction with Alex Lane at Wharfedale Pro.
For this Unspunnen event 20 pcs of WLA-112 were deployed, driven by 5 pcs of DP-4100N power amplifiers including redundancy. Each grandstand was covered by 5 WLA-112 elements delivering smooth coverage and sonic clarity. The system also took full advantage of the DANTE networking features of the DP-N amplifiers.
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Markus Walther, Owner of Stagepro, explained that he was very happy with his decision to go with the Wharfedale Pro WLA-1 system:
The WLA-112’s delivered superb quality at a very good price. With the DP-N series amplifiers we were also able to use fibre optic cabling which made the on-site setup quick and practical. Someone in the audience was looking for the subs but with the full range characteristics of the WLA-112’s and the system design we did not need any!
