Kinoton of Germering, Germany recently installed HARMAN’s JBL ScreenArray® loudspeakers and Crown amplifiers at the Filmpalast Kaufering multiplex cinema. The Filmpalast Kaufering opened in March 2011 and is the first multiplex in the metropolitan area of Landsberg am Lech in Germany. Filmpalast Kaufering has seven screens and places great value on having the best quality in picture and sound.
Six of the seven theaters at Filmpalast Kaufering feature JBL 4722 ScreenArray systems driven by Crown XLS digital ampliifers. These rooms also include JBL 8320 cinema surround loudspeakers, along with 4645C or 4642A subwoofers.
The largest theater at Filmpalast Kaufering features a JBL ScreenArray system of 4732 loudspeaker models, which JBL specifically developed for large rooms and feature a new large-format 3-inch neodymium, titanium diaphragm, high-frequency compression driver for ultra-high performance. The new high-frequency driver is coupled with a patented high-frequency horn featuring Screen Spreading Compensation™ to correct for high-frequency dispersion through perforated screens. The theater also features 4642A subwoofers and 8340A surround speakers, along with Crown DSi amplifiers.
Crown DSi 8M monitor switching units are installed in each theater, enabling the onsite technician to easily and quickly monitor the individual sound channels.