Known for its water parks and family-friendly vacations, the meeting and events facilities also offered by Kalahari Resorts & Conventions share with them a collection of artwork from African artisans, music sourced from across Africa, and top-of-the-line technology and entertainment.

‘Every Kalahari location is unique,’ says Conference Technologies Inc Senior Design Consultant, Rebecca Fuchs. ‘Kalahari has made it a point to create an authentic and impressive experience at every location within a resort. That includes everything from art and souvenirs, to the water temperature, to the A/V.’

Conference Technologies Inc recently completed a full integration of the newest Kalahari resort in Round Rock, Texas. And for many locations on the premises – including the indoor water park – the firm relied on Renkus-Heinz to provide impressive and intelligible sound.

‘Inside the water park you have high ceilings, high volumes of people in the space, and you’re trying to cover an extremely large area,’ Fuchs says. ‘The ask here is that you have music and sound that is not just fun but creates an element of emotion and excitement. You need to connect with it. And to do that, you need it to be intelligible. It can’t just be really loud sound coming out of the speaker. It has to be strategic. So, we turned to Renkus-Heinz.’

The water park uses multiple Renkus-Heinz loudspeakers within the space – many of which make use of the company’s digital steering to keep sound away from reverberant surfaces. The systems employed include two IC Live F-Dual-RD arrays, seven Iconyx IC8-RDO arrays, and four Iconyx IC16-RDO arrays. The installation also makes use of two ICL-F-215S-RN subwoofers and eight P3-64 high-directivity, high-output loudspeakers that use Renkus-Heinz’ Complex Conic technology. All arrays are weather resistant to withstand humidity within the park.

‘When you turn it on and hear it, you find yourself incredibly impressed by the clarity and quality Renkus-Heinz provides,’ Fuchs says. ‘We’ve integrated a 27ft-by-36ft video wall in one area that overlooks the wave pool. The plan is to use the great sound in conjunction with a vast library of music videos and custom Kalahari content. The Renkus-Heinz speakers are going to make for a very impressive experience.’

Renkus-Heinz solutions are also integrated in an on-site bowling alley and a family fun centre. The bowling alley has two TX82 two-way, Complex Conic loudspeakers and two TX112S subwoofers.

The fun centre has 13 Iconyx IC8-RDO arrays providing perfectly positioned audio using digital beam steering. Renkus-Heinz provided on-site commissioning of the arrays, ensuring precision placement of the digitally steered beams.

‘The moment the system commissioning was complete it sounded just absolutely incredible,’ Fuchs reports. ‘We talk about how Kalahari wants to create an experience. The reality is a well-crafted experience creates memories. And Renkus-Heinz is providing the sound that will make a lot of memories.’

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