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| JBL VERTEC™ SPEAKERS USED AT WORLD CUP OPENING CEREMONY IN SEOUL, KOREA |
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SEOUL, KOREA - MAY 31, 2002 - Seoul's Sangam Stadium was the the site
of the start of the 2002 Soccer World Cup Series. To provide the
best possible sound reinforcement for the Opening Ceremony, with
the added demand of portability and fast removal, Korean rental
sound companies Daishin Sound and Gukje Sound teamed up to provide
a total of 64 VerTec line array speaker systems. The JBL VT4889's
were mounted on 16 portable sound system carts, able to be wheeled
into position around the field perimeter, then quickly removed
as required.
In addition to JBL VerTec loudspeaker systems, a wide variety of audio products
from Harman Professional brands were in use. Technical support
personnel from AKG, BSS, Crown, JBL and Soundcraft were onsite
to assist the Korean audio team. "This prestigious event
was a real logistical challenge, and the VerTec speakers specified
by Audio Director Michael Abbott were a highly effective choice,"
advised Cheol Yoon of Daiyoung Corporation, JBL's Korean distributor.
"The system performed flawlessly. The VT4889's light weight
and easy handling allowed the technicians to array four enclosures
on each cart along with Crown MA-Series power amplifiers and BSS
signal processing," stated Yoon. "The VerTec line array
system's dispersion characteristics let the people in the farthest
back rows enjoy the same near-field quality of sound as those
in the VIP seats closest to the field. Every seat in Sangam stadium
was full, and they all enjoyed excellent sound during this cultural
multi-media extravaganza." Groups of JBL self-powered EON
speakers were aimed back at the field to provide music and cues
for the hundreds of pageant performers.
The World Cup Opening Ceremony (including Senegal's surprise upset win over
world champion France) was televised live around the world. The
opening ceremony pageant was intended to send a unifying message
of peace and was meant to be a great starting point for a month-long
experience of soccer excitement, according to the Korean World
Cup Organizing Committee (KOWOC). The ceremony had three separately-themed
parts, and included cultural performances incorporating both traditional
music and South Korean high technology.
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manufacturer and marketer of professional loudspeakers for recording
and broadcast, musician, cinema, touring and commercial sound
and contracting applications. JBL Professional is part of the
Harman International network of professional and consumer audio
companies. For complete product and company information, go to
the JBL Pro website at www.jblpro.com.
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