Case study Intelligibility engages stadium fans for an immersive, party atmosphere. Pride Park Stadium, Derby, UK With a capacity of nearly 34,000, its status as one of England’s leading sports stadia is in no doubt yet in recent times the performance of its ageing sound reinforcement system has raised some questions. Establishing objectives Seeking a replacement for the existing infrastructure – which at nearly ten years old was approaching end of life, the Club’s Chief Technical Officer, Stuart Fisher, approached leading audio and AV consultancy RH Consulting. As the result of a tender process involving five leading loudspeaker brands, d&b won the order. “We were asked to provide a system that would be capable of fully tantalizing the senses,” explains Steve Jones of d&b

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