TORONTO – Vaughan, Ontario, a Toronto suburb, has been expanding its bus routes and shelters for residences. Designed by IBI Group, the shelters make use of K-array KT20Cma 2” point source self-powered compact speakers.
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Vaino Gennaro, Business Director – Live Sound Products of Sennheiser Canada, noted that the speakers were chosen, not just for the ability to clearly communicate messages relating to possible delays, waiting times and for background music, but also for their ability to stand up to Canadian weather, where temperatures can range from -30°C to +30°C. To meet these requirements, Vaino and his colleagues from Sennheiser Canada organized a customized presentation for IBI Group to show a wide range of K-array products that could overcome the challenges of the bus shelter installation: available space in the structure, volume control that could override the continuous traffic noise and that could resist extreme weather conditions with ranging temperatures including high levels of snowfall throughout the winter months.
Based on these criteria, the IBI Group chose a KT20Cma 2” point source self-powered compact speaker. Truly groundbreaking, the KT20ma can deliver an incredible maximum peak of 107dB from its integrated amplifier and all from a unit that fits in the palm of your hand. The elegant but rugged enclosure is built to aircraft specifications from a single piece of aluminum and measures a mere 6.4cm (diameter) x 9.3cm (deep) and is suitable for outdoor ceiling mounts. The only criteria that really needed to be checked out were the speaker’s resistance to Canadian extreme weather conditions.
“K-array did an amazing job in reaching the objective of the project”, Vaino remarked. The speaker’s resistance to outdoor weather conditions has been certified by the CETACE laboratory in partnership with the Telecommunication and Electronics Department of the University of Florence.
With the go-ahead finally approved, ten KT20Cma were installed throughout the bus shelters of the new bus line in Vaughan. The audio system is both aesthetically pleasing as much as it is useful and efficient. The installation was coordinated by Rich Hagan, Sales Representative of Sennheiser and was conducted by CP Stoneman, a Canadian system integrator and installer. “The project went ahead thanks to Rich. He was the reference person for CP Stoneman and was also involved in various operational issues” Vaino commented.
With K-array speakers on the new bus line, perhaps we’ll see more of them as the city expands.
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