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Finland’s XO Center installs over twenty Genelec Smart IP loudspeakers

XO Center, a new sports and fitness hub located in Kerava, Finland, offers everything from personal training to padel courts, a traditional gym, group exercise, relaxation floating, massage and a restaurant and cafe. Genelec’s Smart IP networked loudspeakers are helping to motivate members in all areas of the facility.

Finnish integration company Praecom Oy was responsible for designing XO Center’s entire AV platform. “The solution covers different zones, including the padel courts, gym, spa, and individual class spaces, all of which required different audio content at different playback levels”, explains Mika Mäkelä, account director at Praecom.

Praecom chose five Genelec 4420 Smart IP loudspeakers, thirteen 4430 models and two 4435 in-ceiling loudspeakers to power different zones across the site. “The padel courts are huge rooms that posed reverberation issues, which we considered when designing the system”, says Mäkelä. “We decided to install three of the compact 4430 loudspeakers to provide clarity, uniform coverage and reduce echoing.”

Next to the padel courts is a restaurant and cafe that serves Finnish meals for post-workout nutrition. Three 4420 loudspeakers are installed here, all connected to a Crestron C2NI keypad that provides control for all the AV elements inside the store and the padel courts. Additional 4430 Smart IP models are distributed across the fitness and conference rooms, as well as in the gym and the Skill XO room.

Similar to a fitness bootcamp, Skill XO is a dynamic way to train, combining fast-paced muscle fitness with aerobic workouts using modern, high-intensity gym equipment. The 4430s deliver background music, with a Crestron C2NI used for control and an Audiophony Mi3 for mixing.

“In the spa areas we opted for two of Genelec’s in-ceiling 4435 models”, adds Mäkelä. “We could integrate them discreetly. In both the male and female changing rooms we also installed a single 4420 loudspeaker, with power, audio and management all running off a single CAT cable.”

Genelec’s Smart IP Manager software also helped Praecom to address specific system needs. From device discovery to equalisation, the software configures the system so that each individual Smart IP loudspeaker performs as desired. “This tool offers a detailed overview of the system, and it was extremely helpful in the padel courts, which posed many acoustic challenges”, says Mäkelä.

The Genelec loudspeaker system provides uniform sound across all areas of the facility, delivering dynamic soundtracks to training sessions and relaxed soundscapes post-workout.

(Photos: Genelec/XO Center Kerava)

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