UK sound rental company Wigwam Acoustics has confirmed its purchase of a Nexo STM Series modular line array system, after two years of involvement in its development. In STM terminology, Wigwam’s package is 48 sets – comprising 48 M46 main cabinets, 48 B112 bass cabinets and 48 S118 subs – and identical to that ordered by London rental company Capital Sound Hire earlier in 2013.

Together with Capital Sound, Wigwam worked closely with Nexo on rental companies’ current requirements of a new PA system: ‘Nexo’s engineers really listened, went away and came up with the STM concept rather than just bringing out another cabinet design that none of us really wanted,’ says Wigwam’s Chris Hill. ‘They have a different way of looking at things. STM is scalable and we can use it for many different applications instead of it just being able to do certain types of work. We’re hopeful that this will give us maximum use of our stock.

‘We’ll be working closely with Capital Sound to decide how we’ll package it as a system, then we can determine how small the system can go, and work upwards from there’ Hill continues. ‘We have lots of ideas for it, and we’ll be putting our own mark on it before we’re in a position to move it forward and make it available to our customers.’

‘The Wigwam contract marks a key point in the life cycle of STM, as it starts to arrive on the international touring market,’ Nexo Concert Sound Division Manager, Stuart Kerrison says ‘It’s very satisfying to have both our development partners show so much confidence in the system, and we can now look forward to their experience and expertise being applied in real life, rather than in the R&D lab.

‘Concert systems at this level have to perform as a complete solution, and that’s what we’re focussed on now: providing a road-ready PA system that delivers at the highest level, supported by well-trained engineers, with a high degree of operational flexibility between members of the STM network.’

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