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A view of the new West Gates concourse at Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) with an announcement system headed by Renkus-Heinz Iconyx Gen 5 digitally steered loudspeakers.

Renkus-Heinz Delivers Controlled Coverage At New LAX West Gates Concourse

California-based integrator Direct AV implements a mix of more than 30 Iconyx IC8, IC16 and IC32 arrays in gate announcement system for airport’s recently opened 750,000-square-foot space.

The new West Gates concourse at Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), a 750,000-square-foot space organized into a series of “neighborhoods” that each include multiple aircraft gates, a selection of retail and concession spaces and more, is equipped with a gate announcement system utilizing Renkus-Heinz Iconyx Gen 5 digitally steered loudspeakers in a project implemented by California-based systems integrator Direct AV.

“This is a huge new terminal with the characteristic high ceilings, reflective glass walls, hard reflective floors, and a lot of ambient noise expected from a transportation hub,” explains Jeff Barrett, system design engineer at Direct AV and lead the project. “We needed loudspeaker technology that could give us precise beam control and a high level of speech intelligibility while offering a discreet footprint to fit the architectural requirements and constraints; and for that, we turned to the Iconyx beam steering system from Renkus-Heinz.”

The Iconyx system’s 4-inch low-frequency transducers and triple 1-inch high-frequency drivers produce more than enough headroom to allow for significant levels above the ambient noise floor. Specifically, the Direct AV team installed a mix of more than 30 Iconyx IC8, IC16 and IC32 arrays within the West Gates. Additional installations of the Iconyx Gen 5 arrays also planned.

Barrett says the system was specifically designed for terminal-wide passenger announcements and gate announcements. With fine-tuning through Renkus-Heinz software, the system covers all common areas within the terminal, including all gate seating areas and all retail, restaurant, restroom, and concession areas of the concourse.

“Due to architectural constraints, the Iconyx loudspeakers had to be mounted relatively high on the adjacent walls at around 12 feet above the finished floor level. Using conventional loudspeakers would have compromised the direct to reverberant sound — which was not an acceptable compromise – thus, the Iconyx digitally steerable loudspeakers were the perfect solution for this challenging space,” adds Garrison Parkin, western regional sales manager for Renkus-Heinz who worked closely with Barrett on this project. “With Iconyx, we can digitally steer the sound down to the travelers giving them the direct sound element rather than reflected to the walkways— and deliver remarkable sound quality right to where the people are and away from the reflective surfaces.”

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