Kingdom of Bhutan puts its trust in K.M.E.

public institutions and national holiday parade use speaker systems from Germany

For about one year K.M.E. products are in use and available in the Kingdom of Bhutan. Several installation projects as well as the equipment for the official celebration of the national holiday have set a starting point for this last year.

Bhutan is a state in southern Asia with a rich history. Large parts of the country are above 2,000 m in the Himalayas and has an area of 38,394 km ², about the size of Switzerland. The culture is shaped by the Buddhist faith and that is noticeable in every area of life. Traditional architecture, as an expression of Bhutan's culture, is also determined by religion. Every architectural feature has its own religious significance.

Last year, the Punakha Dzong, a Buddhist monastic castle, was equipped with sound systems. A dzong is nowadays the administrative as well as social center of a district. For events in the Great Temple Room, the people in charge installed several ICS 5 from the Fisco series. A special feature here is the integration of the sound components into the historical building infrastructure. Here, the small and powerful ICS 5 can show its strengths. ICS 4 is used in the conference rooms of the temple complex. The sound of religious festivities in the courtyard is realized with the hybrid loudspeakers QF 5045.

On December 17, 2018, the festivities for the national day in Samtse took place. The approximately 30,000 visitors to this event on a large-scale sports complex were provided sound with several double clusters QH 5045 from the Pano series by K.M.E.. For the monitoring the multipurpose loudspeaker VLX 8 was used. A high speech intelligibility as well as comprehensive sound for the entire area were the task which could be implemented very successfully.

Cooperation with local technicians of Bhutan Telecom Ltd. and our partner Bhutan Sound & Light in the implementation of this project was excellent and very advantageous for all involved.

Kingdom of Bhutan puts its trust in K.M.E. Products used

Compact Speaker for Installation ICS 5

The ICS 5 is characterized by its uniform tonal playback through the complete dispersion angle. A special waveguide is used to achieve this homogeneous radiation for high frequencies as well. For a speaker of this class
the slim design is remarkable. In spite of its small form factor the ICS 5 can be used for fullrange applications to play back music as well as for speech reproduction. The subwoofers IB 210 and IB 15 can be used as low extension of the ICS 5.

Hybrid Source Element QH 5045 V2

The single hybrid array unit QH 5045 V2 (newly developed high frequency unit) has a dispersion of 50° horizontal and 45° vertical. The hybrid array element is an absolute novelty in the combination of line source and point source technologies. The QH 5045 V2 contains four 1“ high frequency drivers which are coherently working on a waveguide guaranteeing a precise dispersion and seamless transition of the high frequencies between the array elements. The two hornloaded mid range systems are equipped with 10“ neodymium speakers. In this system the requirements for compact dimensions, highest SPL and defined dispersion of a line array are combined in a symbiosis. The QH 5045 V2 is optimized for clustering of maximum three units both in groundstacking and flying mode. Furthermore, thanks to the integrated flange, the operation on a high stand is possible.

Hybrid Source Element QF 5045 V2

The single hybrid array element QF 5045 V2 (newly developed high frequency unit) with a dispersion of 50° horizontal and 45° vertical is an absolute novelty in the combination of line source and point source technologies. The QF 5045 V2 contains a high frequency unit with 4 x 1“ HF drivers which are coherently working on a waveguide guaranteeing a precise dispersion and seamless transition of the high frequencies between the array elements. The mid range system is a direct radiating 12“ neodymium speaker. In this system the requirements for compact dimensions, high SPL and defined dispersion of a line array are combined in a symbiosis. The tonal tuning enables the operation of the 2-way system as full-range system or as mid/high system within a powerful PA combination. The QF 5045 V2 is optimized for clustering of maximum three units both in groundstacking and flying mode. Furthermore, thanks to the integrated flange, the operation on a high stand is possible.