DVA goes to China’s Happy Valley
DVA beat off strong competition from other well known and leading loudspeaker brands, winning the “Happy Valley” theme park project in Beijing, China. The system serves the elaborate outdoor “Odyssey Theatre” in the section known as the “Aegean Harbor” with colourful Greek buildings as a backdrop to enclose the semi circular theatre, making it look like part of a natural landscape.The theater serves in excess of 2,000 people and has some fixed stone seating in strategic places, giving it the impression of an age old site. The newly installed DVA system held its first concert in the “Odyssey Theatre” on 1st May 2009, Chinese labour day.
The Park was crowded with visitors and the day’s music proceedings went extremely well with the new DVA sound system, making the audio experience an impressive and memorable occasion for all those that attended.
- Country: China
- City: Beijing
- Equipment:
- 16 x T4
- 6 x S10
- 2 x S20
Macao (China) gets DVA treatment
“Cyber Audio Engenharia” (Macao, China) are using the DVA system consequently since delivery, including various events held in Macao and Hong Kong for the 2008 Olympics and well publicized events by famous local performers warning about the dangers of using illegal drugs organized by local government.- Country: China
- City: Macao
- Rental company: Cyber Audio Engenharia
- Equipment:
- 32 x T4
- 4 x S20
DVA flies high in Korean Churches
The first DVA church installation in South Korea. The “Shin An Church” is a typical medium sized Church measuring 35m x 25m with two floor, located in the Kwang Ju Province. President of Kusan Ki-Man Kim explained, “Many Churches suffer from troublesome acoustics giving problems of speech, so we suggested along with our local dealer, removing the old system and putting in the DVA Line Array”.- Country: South Korea
- Instalation: Shin An Church
- Equipment:
- 12 x T4
- 4 x S10
DVA does Thai FM awards
“Leo Sound System Company” (Thailand) used DVA on the 5th “FM 95Mhz Mahanakorn Presentation Awards”, a ceremony of Thailand Country song radio station, at the “Thailand Cultural Centre Theatre”, Bangkok. Owner Mr. Aphiwat Nucnet commented, “we needed a compact high performance Line Array system that did not compromise on sound quality, easy to transport and quick to set up!”- Country: Thailand
- City: Bangkok
- Event: 5th FM Mahanakorn Presentation Awards, 2.000 people
- Rental company: Leo Sound System, Thailand
- Equipment:
- 12 x T4
- 4 x S10
New 15" subwoofer DVA S09
A remarkably compact 15” subwoofer in a band-pass design, the DVA S09 delivers true, tight, and punchy bass response. Courtesy of its integrated M20 pole mount and an optional SRK-09 rigging hardware retrofit, it offers utmost flexibility for both stacked and flown configurations with DVA T4 line array modules. The S09 comes with two features that make it the perfect base for a high-quality satellite system - an integrated active stereo crossover with an adjustable cutoff frequency (90Hz and 120Hz) and a phase inversion switch.The S09 subwoofer is driven by a 1,000 W/ RMS digipro® digital power amp equipped with a switched-mode power supply and PFC.
Learn more about the DVA S09 subwoofer
DVA Line Array Module - 5000 units sold
Since the first release of this very innovative active Line Array module in October 2006 , dBTechnologies has now produced the 5000th DVA T4 unit at the facilities in Bologna/Italy. Considering the short period of just about 19 months, this is a tremendous success and the best selling product for dBTechnologies right after the hotseller Opera-Series . The president of the RCF Group, Arturo Vicari comments: “ We have decided for the right product in a very cluttered market for Line Arrays – compact, lightweight, flexible and affordable, just about everything what is needed in the rental & installation business”.A large chunk of the DVA Line Array Systems have been sold through the dBTechnologies distribution partner “ASTEC” in Spain. The picture was taken during an award ceremony and shows from left to right: Astec’s Sales Manager Pro Audio, Raùl Ablanque , Sales Director Juan-Miguel Ramonde and dBTechnologies head of International Sales, Harald von Falkenstein.
MIPA-Nomination for dBTechnologies DVA-System
The Musikmesse International Press Award "MIPA", is the Grammy of the musical instruments industry, which is an annual award, given since the year 2000. The winners in more than 40 categories are voted for by more than 100 international magazines. There are only 3 nominations per category.
The nominations in the category >> Pro Audio > PA-System were next to the L-Acoustics KIVA (Winner ) and JBL Vertec, also the dBTechnologies DVA system. We are very proud to announce, that the DVA became 2nd in this important category.
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DVA-Setup software EASE Focus V1.55
EASE Focus allows to configure DVA line array system for any application. Flown with up to 16 DVA T4 modules, in combination with S10 flown subwoofer or groundstacked on S10 or S20 subwoofer, EASE Focus shows the number of needed DVA T4 modules and the curving of the array. Already in the phase of planning the event the software shows the SPL coverage on the listening areas.
Please download EASE Focus in the menue "downloads"
Australia?s largest DVA system
Entertainment Warehouse in Melbourne has
been successfully serving the entertainment industry since 1988 and has recently updated and upgraded its hire department.
New owner and director, Joe Sofo has revamped the hire section with the inclusion of over $1.6 million worth of new top spec equipment and, most importantly, the introduction of the new dB
Technologies DVA Line Array. With 32 DVA T4 mid high cabinets and over 20 double 18” subs, this makes the new Entertainment Warehouse hire department the proud owner of the largest DVA system in Australia. The system’s performance and popularity has far surpassed all expectations, with the DVA working perfectly at various locations and festivals around Melbourne including Federation Square, Central Hall and Melbourne Town Hall, to name a few. The DVA has a jam-packed year ahead with 13 shows booked over just 9 weeks. ‘We are looking forward to running some impressive events over the next 12 months and - with the help of the new DVA - I’m sure we
will achieve just that. Its an impressive looking
system with equally impressive sound quality. The ease of rigging up the system makes it that much more attractive. When the whole package comes together it will continue to result in great shows every time.’ ‘Special mention to Andy and the team rom CMI for their help and support throughout the purchase and initial use of the DVA.’
(Thanks to Joe from Entertainment Warehouse)
DVA subwoofer timealignment calculator V1.1
DVA bass timealignment calculator. Sometimes it is not possible to put the subwoofers upright below the flown array. To get the right impulse response, it is necessary to delay the subs (i.e with SDD-module). If no messurement equippment or rangefinder is available, the "DVA Bass Timealignment Calculator" helps to find the correct delay very easily.
For download pleae click the right mouse button and selcet "save file".
DVA sub array calculator V1.2
The complex bass array configurations are the most effective setups. The advantages of bass arrays are the broad reach at large distances and the homogenious dispertion without any combfilters. The
dBTechnologies "DVA Bass Array Calculator" calculates the positioning of the subs and the correct delay to get an precise opening angle.
For download please click the right mouse button and selcet "save file".
Readers Poll: And the winner is... dBTechnologies: DVA
The readers of Soundcheck, Germanys most popular magazine for musicians, have voted:
Winner in the category speaker systems: dBTechnologies - DVA
Claudio Ottani (right), director of dBTechnologies R&D received together with Massimo Minelli the Poll-Award in Frankfurt. Massimo Minelli is responsable for the desing and development of the innovative Class-T digital power amp in DVA system, setting new standards in sound quality of modern digital power amps.
