Rhino Sound has added 24 EAW Otto subwoofer modules to its rental inventory, joining 32 Anya full-range line array modules that the Seoul-based hire company had previously purchased.

‘We have been using EAW ADAPTive systems for three years,’ explains Rhino Sound Chief Engineer and CEO, Park Sung Won. ‘It is an amazing system – typically if the angle is wrong you need to drop the array, adjust, and re-fly the system – not with Anya or Otto. If the system needs an adjustment I make it in the Resolution software and the system responds immediately. The coverage is perfect.’

Part of EAW’s ADAPTive Systems line, both Otto and Anya have the ability to assess and then perfectly match the three-dimensional coverage requirements of any venue. Both modules use a high-resolution array of discretely powered and processed acoustical devices to create optimised results at show speed.

Otto uses two Offset Aperture-loaded woofers paired with independent onboard amplification, processing and networking. The system can balance low-frequency coverage with cancellation to suit specific requirements – omni, cardioid, hyper-cardioid or hybrids – from a single module. Combined in arrays, Otto provides extensive options in low-frequency pattern control.

Each module houses two 18-inch cones to generate four optimally- spaced acoustical sources; one in each corner. In addition to source spacing for the loudspeaker’s operating range, this loading also provides exceptional efficiency and minimises harmonic distortion, even when the system is driven to maximum levels. The transducer, port and enclosure design allow Otto to achieve extremely high output levels, while providing impact and low-frequency extension typical of much larger enclosures. Resolution 2 software controls all performance parameters of the array, to create an output pattern providing optimal coverage of audience areas and maximum rejection elsewhere.

‘Otto is an incredible addition to our inventory,’ Park Sung Won says. ‘It pairs with Anya perfectly and the Resolution software makes it easy to provide even coverage in any venue and fine-tune it to meet the client’s demands perfectly. We are very happy with it.’

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