Providing solutions for events ranging from a speech to 20 people to the largest music festivals and firework extravaganzas, Northamptonshire-based PA rental company Sound4Hire has added Linea Research 44M20 networked DSP amplifiers to hire stock.
‘Following several months of research into advancing the sound quality and phase correction of our loudspeaker systems, as well as the ability to explore Beam Steering, we set our criteria and started to see what was available to us – with no limits,’ says Sound4Hire’s Brett Masters. ‘During extensive listening tests of both separate DSP and DSP controlled amplifiers from the industry’s best manufacturers we found the Linea Research 44M20 to be sonically better than everything that made the short list. Interestingly, they equalled or outperformed even our reference class-A/B amplifiers.’
‘This really was the perfect amp for their application,’ offers Linea Research Director, Davey Smalley. ‘With four channels at 5kW coupled with our advanced 96kHz DSP Brett was able to fully realise his goals and maximise how their system performs.’
Further to their extensive evaluations Sound4Hire have taken delivery of 16 Linea Research 44M20 amplifiers to be integrated into their modular networked infrastructure. This initial purchase will be used to drive their Martin Audio Longbow, LC and WS218X systems as well as other loudspeakers in their inventory.
The 44M20 is the flagship of Linea Research’s M Series of touring amplifiers, the complete range comprises both four and eight channel DSP amplifiers, three in each category. The 20kW 44M20 delivers 4x5kW, the 44M10 offers 4x2.5kW, and the 44M06 4x1.5kW. In eight-channel variants there are the 48M10 8x1.25kW, 48M06 8x750W and 48M03 8x400W, each capable of delivering their full rated power into 2Ω, 4Ω or 8Ω loads.
Formed in 1995, Sound4Hire has become one of the UK’s most trusted professional audio suppliers. ‘With Sound4Hire’s attention to detail and passion for quality, we’re thrilled to add them to our rapidly growing family of rental users throughout the UK and worldwide,’ Smalley concludes.
