The 2012 San Sebastian International Jazz Festival (Jazzaldia) provided performances from some of the finest musicians in the jazz world, with Spanish company Soinua relying on an Electro-Voice X-Line loudspeaker system and Lab.gruppen amplifiers to provide the power and musicality they required.

A total of 14 PLM 10000Q amplifierss were used on the main PA, driving a mix of Electro-Voice Xvls, Xvlt and Xsubs. The monitor duties were handled by a further six PLM 10000Qs. ‘We have around 30 Lab.gruppen amplifiers in our inventory,’ says Soinua owner, Jorge De La Torre. ‘The reason we chose to invest in that technology is because we wanted to tool to unify all of our systems and improve the overall quality of the audio. Since the PLM Series is capable of powering any of our touring systems, and increases the overall clarity we are able to offer, then it is a perfect choice.’

The two-input, four-output PLM 10000Q uses digital signal distribution networked through Dante, drive processing, power amplification and load verification plus performance monitoring in a single hardware unit with unified Lake Controller software. This approach is a cohesive blend of Lake Processing and Lab.gruppen power, and the combination is one that has found favour with companies like Soinua

‘The integrated Lake Processing within the PLM Series was a real breakthrough for the world of PA,’ De La Torre says. ‘We have used Lake since the early days of the Dolby DLP, so to have the world’s best processing platform inside your amplifier, with the need for an external DSP, meant less rack space and less equipment, so it really streamlined our offerings to customers. For speed of use, flexibility and sound quality, the PLM Series really is unsurpassed.

‘The wheel was a great invention the moment there was a drive shaft attached to it. In the same way, the PA was a great invention the moment Lab.gruppen amplifiers were invented.’

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