Risskov, Denmark - August 25th, 2004 - Dynaudio Acoustics has been chosen as the new recommended standard monitors for BBC Radio & Music. The award winning AIR Series was selected together with the BM Series as the preferred monitor choice of the most respected British radio and television company, the BBC. After a comprehensive selection procedure, the AIR 6, AIR 20, and BM5 reference monitors from Dynaudio Acoustics were chosen as the new standard monitors at BBC Radio & Music. HHB Communications Ltd. and Dynaudio Acoustics' worldwide distributor, TC Electronic, have worked closely together during the initial and final stages of the selection procedure.
Martin O'Donnell, Broadcast Sales Manager at HHB Communication Ltd. says: "As
BBC Radio & Music moved to replace their existing monitors, we took a close
look at the acoustic requirements and technical specifications of the BBC. After
thorough inspection of that data it was clear to us that Dynaudio Acoustics
was tailor-made to meet the tough requirements".
The selection procedure was extremely comprehensive and was carried out under
the EU procurement guidelines, where interest companies were invited to put
3 different monitor sizes on tender. Every single monitor and company was evaluated
separately, and 10 different brands were selected for the final evaluation,
where several different usability tests were conducted. The speakers had to
pass through technical evaluations, extensive blind listening tests, and factory
inspections.
Over the last decades, BBC has mainly been using monitors designed internally
by the acoustics section of BBC R&D Department. During 2005, much of BBC
Radio & Music will move to a new facility as part of the redevelopment of
Broadcasting House. New studios and production areas are being built that will
utilize the latest digital technology within broadcast including the possibility
of multichannel working in some studios in the future. It was important to have
a set of monitors with similar tonal characteristics across the different working
areas.
VP of Sales at TC Electronic and Dynaudio Acoustics, Peter Bager, says: "The
AIR series utilizes the latest digital technology and offers a wide range of
possibilities like networking, extensive parameter and bass management control.
Today the AIR Series is the preferred choice in many multichannel studios all
over the world".
BBC Radio & Music does much of the BBC's pop music production and is responsible
for the 10 national radio networks including the 5 new digital services as well
as BBC Television classical music. It has production and transmission facilities
throughout the UK as well as a number of Outside Broadcast Vehicles.
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