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Regan Vest museum installs Genelec’s 4000 Series loudspeakers in its exhibition space

Regan Vest is a new museum in Skørping, Denmark, exploring the geopolitical tensions of the Cold War. It tells the story in a newly built exhibition space that’s equipped with a comprehensive audio solution from Genelec.

“We wanted to create an exhibition in which the audio-visual elements supported the storytelling in very subtle ways”, says Taintec’s Tue Selmer Friborg, the audio-visual consultant that worked on the project. “The sound had to offer guests an immersive element, whilst being unobtrusive.”

The museum is made up of three parts: a 5,500 sq-metre secret bunker hidden sixty metres underground, which takes guests to the centre of the Cold War with its untouched artefacts and original décor; the master machinists house, which allows visitors to experience what day-to-day life was like; and the newly built exhibition space that tells the story of political tensions and how Denmark prepared for nuclear attack. This is where the Genelec system is deployed, with Friborg specifying a solution that relies on the 4000 Series loudspeakers, complemented by 7050 subwoofer technology.

“The inbuilt amplifiers made for a simple installation, and the low power consumption provided by Genelec’s Intelligent Signal Sensing (ISS) technology means that I don’t need to bother with turning amplifiers on and off”, says Friborg. “I like to make systems with as few hardware types as possible because it makes setup time and maintenance much easier, and the client does not need to have a huge stock of different spares.”

The system comprises seven 4030 loudspeakers, five 4020s, four 4010s and one 7050 subwoofer. As guests enter, quadrophonic surround sound is used to emphasise the two opposing sides, and in another room, there’s a replica of a nuclear explosion, which features intense flashing lights, a blast from the Genelec loudspeakers and a Danish TV broadcast of the attack.

Additionally, several vintage TVs and radios play historic clips from the era, which are reproduced by Genelec’s 4010 loudspeakers. The system is controlled by networked media players from BrightSign so that the sound levels and playback triggers are handled via the network.

(Photos: Genelec/Regan Vest)

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