As the main auditorium of Moscow’s Financial University, the Nobel Hall is a new multipurpose space that was opened to coincide with the First Moscow International Economic Forum and has since been used for many world-leading scientific conferences and seminars.

Located within the prominent and prestigious educational facility, the hall is also used for various forums and events, involving numerous creative teams of the Financial University and prominent guest performers, while a university tradition includes hosting two lectures from Nobel Prize winners every year – making speech intelligibility and high-quality music reproduction key requirements.

The 1,350-capcity hall is equipped with a Martin Audio W8LM Mini Line Array as part of a system designed and installed by Theatrical Technological Systems (TTS), a company specialising in system design and integration, with gear supplied by Martin Audio’s Russian distributor, A&T Trade. The main LCR system set-up includes 11 W8LM elements plus a W8LMD Downfill per side, and four W8LM plus two W8LMD boxes for the centre channel, all bi-ampified. The arrays are complemented by four WS218X subwoofers per side.

Martin Audio DD6 are used for front-fills and under-balcony area, while 12 white Martin Audio AQ28 are delayed to ensure consistent coverage for the balcony seats. Side-fills include Martin Audio WT3 paired with WS18X subs while LE monitors are used on stage.

Amplification is provided by dozens of Martin Audio MA3.0, MA4.8Q, MA5.2K, MA9.6K, MA12K and MA18K amplifiers, with BSS Soundweb Blu-160 signal processor (with redundant system) used for system processing and tuning.

‘We heard a lot about the so-called English sound, and when the experts from TTS offered us the chance to use Martin Audio systems, we agreed,’ says Aleksander Lishek, Deputy Head Of Information and Technology Support Service at the Financial University. ‘Thanks to the Martin Audio systems the hall sounds big and clean, despite the complex architecture of the hall. We really enjoy listening to it.’

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