Cypress, Calif.—Jan 18, 2017
Christie Vive Audio Achieves Milestone of 500th Cinema Sound System
Cinemex Mundo E features Vive Audio, complemented by Christie RGB laser installation
Christie®, a leader in creating and sharing the world’s best visual and
audio experiences, celebrated its 500th Christie Vive Audio™ cinema sound system installation with Cinemex
Mundo E, Mexico City, Mexico. Featuring 19
auditoriums, Cinemex Mundo E is the 30th installation of both Christie Vive
Audio and Dolby Atmos®, under their
CinemeXtremo PLF brand. Additionally, this auditorium hosts the first Christie RGB laser projection installation in Mexico.
"Cinemex is focused on
continuous innovation, investing in the best technologies and most modern
facilities. We are passionate about providing our patrons with the most memorable
movie-viewing experience they have ever known,” said Rolando Maggi, director of
infrastructure, Grupo Cinemex. “As we’ve completed our 30th
CinemeXtremo installation featuring Christie Vive and Dolby Atmos, we’ve also
included Christie’s RGB laser projection technology, continuing Cinemex’s
commitment to our customers by offering state-of-the-art cinema technology.”
“With more than 500 installations
of the Christie Vive Audio system, we’re proud to support cinemas with our
wide-range of LA and LS Series speakers and CDA Class D amplifiers,” said
Patrick Artiaga, director of Business Development, Christie Audio. “We’ve
developed these Christie Vive audio products specifically to help filmmakers
achieve their creative objectives and exhibitors meet their performance requirements.”
On January 18, Christie will host
a Technology Showcase reception at Universal CityWalk AMC Theatre, Universal
City, California. With 19 auditoriums, Universal CityWalk AMC offers attendees
the experience of Christie RGB 4K laser projection and Christie Vive with Dolby
Atmos audio in all auditoriums.
Having introduced the world’s
first parabolic line array, Christie’s innovative Vive Audio product line is purposely
built for the cinema environment. The Christie Vive Audio system provides a
hyper-accurate audio experience and unlocks the full dynamic range of DCI
digital cinema audio and supports leading formats such as Dolby Atmos®, 7.1 and
5.1 surround sound. Christie Vive Audio features efficient ribbon driver
technology and a unique parabolic line array design in a single compact cabinet
to deliver exceptionally even coverage throughout any auditorium. The system
continues to establish its reputation worldwide as the next standard in
immersive sound for cinema.
Christie looks back at a year of global Vive
successes
Christie Vive Audio continues to
gain global acceptance as the next standard in immersive sound for cinema, with
installations in 34 countries. Its success includes support for 15 Dolby Cinema
installations worldwide, such as the Dolby Vine research and development
facility in Hollywood, California.
Kino Seehof in Zug, Switzerland,
recently underwent an audio system upgrade by selecting the Christie Vive Audio
sound system, driven by the requirement for optimal sound quality in a
versatile audio system.
”Everyone can play loud, but it
was important to me to have a sound system that allows us to play tones in all
their facets to create a truly immersive experience,” said Thomas Ulrich,
manager, Kino Seehof. “We’d already had good experiences with Christie when
upgrading to digital projection using the Christie CP2220.”
“It was our goal to offer the
perfect cinema experience for all 221 seats in the theatre – both visually and
acoustically. We achieved this by adding Vive Audio to the Christie projection
– and feedback from our audience has been overwhelmingly positive,” said
Ulrich.
The result provides Seehof cinema
audiences with a clear, high-fidelity experience whether presenting cinematic,
alternative, or art house productions.
Christie Vive Audio is not
limited to cinema applications, having installations in a variety of facilities
including the University of Southern California Film School, Morehouse College,
and numerous Houses of Worship.
"Christie Vive Audio ribbon
driver technology and articulate line array design provides exceptional wide
coverage and dialogue clarity, making it an ideal loudspeaker system for our
House of Worship clients,” said Rod Stoddard, President, Christian Sound
Services. “With these performance characteristics, we’ve determined fewer
loudspeakers are required while offering improved performance and sonic
clarity.”
And post production facilities
such as Mocha Chai Laboratories (MCL), Singapore’s first fully integrated
digital film lab, benefit from the Christie Vive Audio cinema sound system. MCL
upgraded its state-of-the-art dubbing theater with Vive Audio to provide the
best possible cinematic audio capabilities for post-production tasks.
“As a post-production studio,
audio quality and performance are of paramount importance to us, so that
filmmakers can fully realize their goals in sound design,” said Yee-Wei Chai,
founder and managing director, MCL. “Christie Vive Audio, with its innovative
ribbon driver technology, enables us to achieve just that. We’re very impressed
by its clarity and how it delivered the audio details.”
Christie Contacts:
John
Swinimer
(519)
744-8005, ext. 7124
john.swinimer@christiedigital.com
