APG’s iX series speakers and Active Audio column speakers have been installed as part of Videlio’s major AV overhaul at the Westfield Les 4 Temps (Paris) shopping centre.
Located in La Défense, the business district to the west of the French capital, and offering more than 200 shops, 40 restaurants and a 16-screen cinema, Westfield Les 4 Temps is Europe’s largest shopping centre.
The audio upgrade, undertaken by Paris-based AV specialist Videlio, was designed to fully immerse Westfield Les 4 Temps visitors in the environment by making audio an integral part of their shopping experience.
The design of both the Digital Dream display and the immersive audio system were overseen by creative agency TETRO, which commissioned Acoustique & Conseil (AC) to consult on the latter aspect of the project. AC’s recommendations were that any new audio system should be able to offer clear, intelligible sound at a consistent volume within a defined area around the LED wall, as well as create a fully immersive, spatialised audio environment.
To create the desired immersive audio environment, Videlio integrated a 12-channel audio system comprising 28 iX5, APG’s indoor coaxial loudspeaker, distributed across the two convex LED screens that loop around Les 4 Temps’ first- and second-floor balconies for even, object-based immersive sound coverage.
Elsewhere, R210TC column speakers by APG’s sister company, Active Audio, are strategically positioned on either side of the main Digital Dream display (a curved, totem-shaped central screen), further ensuring precise and intelligible sound projection.
images: Westfield Rise