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SC Media, LEA Professional’s Canadian representative, has secured the contract to replace the amplifier system at one of Canada’s leading universities.
When some of the amplifiers powering classrooms began to fail last year, Simon Fraser University (SFU) opted for a set of 12 Connect Series 84D amplifiers from LEA Professional to provide the power ratings, frequency response and connectivity options needed at a price point that fit the institution’s budget.
LEA Professional’s Dante Connect Series amplifiers are suited for small- to medium-scale installations. The range of two-, four-, and eight-channel amplifiers features direct HiZ (70V or 100V) or LoZ, selectable by channel. System designers can engage the built-in Wi-Fi access point, connect to the venue’s Wi-Fi or use the FAST Ethernet to connect to any local area network via a Cat5 or Cat6 cable. The Dante Connect Series also features analogue inputs and Dante inputs, as well as external I/O control for remote on/off and fault monitoring.
Adrian Bisek, AV system designer at SFU’s Surrey campus, said: “Dante helps simplify installations by configuring audio signal on the network, which may help us with future requirements for classroom overflow, or to supporting student learning in a hybrid environment. We do what we can to install for today, and be prepared for tomorrow.”
The installation was undertaken by Bisek and his team. “The challenge is usually setting up the IP configuration on different private networks with most devices, but the LEA amps allowed the set-up to happen over Wi-Fi, which made it simple to configure with our phones,” he said.
“When we installed the devices, we contacted technical support with some configuration and PoE questions,” said Bisek. “LEA quickly resolved everything. We were able to easily set up the amps to have two or three channels in 8-ohm and the fourth channel in 70V high impedance. The straightforward browser-based GUI and network monitoring ability out of the box is a bonus.”
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