BURBANK, Calif. — Electrosonic, Inc. has been a key player in the multi-million-dollar renovation of the Museum of Tolerance/Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles. Among the improvements made by Electrosonic was the installation of a 308-channel Iosono sound system in the Peltz Theater—the first theatre installation of its type in the U.S.
Yazdani Studio of Cannon Design was responsible for the interior design concept, which included a major retooling of the 300-seat Peltz Theater. The theater is often used for special events and fundraisers and was stripped to its structure and rebuilt to better meet the Museum of Tolerance's multipurpose needs. Electrosonic supplied design, engineering, fabrication, installation and programming for all of the systems.
"The crown jewel of the theater's technology is a 308-channel audio system from Iosono GmbH," reports Electrosonic Project Manager Steve Calver. "The Peltz is the first theater in the country with an Iosono system. With 308 independent audio channels and five subwoofer channels, which are entirely hidden within the architectural elements of the theater, you get a very encompassing natural sound.
Calver continues, “The system utilizes waveform synthesis allowing for effects and movement of sound that have never been reproduced before now. Because of the way the sound is distributed every seat in the house is a good one."
Chris Conte served as the project design consultant while Les Hill was Electrosonic's salesperson for the Peltz renovation with Stan Gilson and John Groper the primary engineers. Mark Shakarjian was the lead installer, Daric Warneke fabrication manager and Paul Cutone purchaser. Consultant Dave Revel handled AMX programming; Tanja Johnston, a design engineer for the Iosono system, was also Iosono's engineering sales and marketing representative.
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