LAS VEGAS – For the fourth annual iHeartRadio Music Festival, held at MGM Grand Garden Arena Sept. 19-20, Firehouse Productions provided Harman’s JBL VTX line arrays and Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers for artists including Taylor Swift, Iggy Azalea, Nicki Minaj, One Direction and Motley Crue, pictured here.
The audio system featured a total of 36 JBL VTX V25 fullsize array elements (18 per side) for the main PA, 28 JBL VERTEC VT4889 fullsize line array elements (14 per side) for side hangs, 16 VTX G28 subwoofers and 16 VT 4886 subcompact line array elements provided front fill. Powering the system were 106 Crown amplifiers, which included both I-Tech 12000HDs and I-Tech 4x3500HD models featuring Crown’s DriveCore technology. System management and control were handled with JBL HiQnet Performance Manager software.
For Mark Dittmar, VP of Design and Engineering for Firehouse Productions, the VTX has become his PA of choice in providing audio for this event since its inception four years ago. “The VTX line is great for this kind of show, which requires not only high SPL but also clarity and accuracy,” said Dittmar.
“The show definitely runs on the loud side because of the nature of the performers but we really like to have fun with it. We always know we have enough headroom no matter how hard the bands hit it,” added Dittmar.
Dittmar continues to look to Crown amplifiers as the best match for the VTX rig for large-scale events such as this one. “The Crown amps continue to be rock solid and knowing they are optimized for the JBL loudspeakers we are confident they give us the best combination of control and performance,” said Dittmar. “We’ve definitely had great success with the system and the wide range of performers have been happy as well.”
For more information on Firehouse Productions, please visit: http://www.firehouseproductions.com.
For more information on iHeartRadio, please visit: http://www.iheart.com.
