Three Biamp AudiaFLEX with TrueSound AEC - 48 channels of AEC across 24 AEC-2HD cards - power the system that makes this all possible. Anyone seated in the room can participate in a conference taking place, regardless of where they are sitting. The audio coverage in the room is such that everyone can hear each other clearly.
"The Crystal City Hyatt is an extremely busy hotel, with its conference rooms hosting some of the top government agencies along with huge corporate events," says Bangs. "They asked us to provide a teleconferencing room that would be above and beyond what any other facility in the city can provide, because the room had to provide the precise audio performance that these meetings demand. Plus, we were able to add some additional features to the system that let presenters run meetings more effectively."
In addition to the Biamp AudiaFLEX units, the room also employs Audia-Technica gooseneck microphones, Martin Audio WTUB speakers, Tannoy subwoofers, a Polycom 8400-VSX listening system, a Tascam DVR1000 hard drive recorder, an AMX control panel at the front of the room and another in the AV closet, 65" Sharp LCD panels at the front of the room, with a 10' wide Da-Lite screen projected onto by a 4000 lumen Mitsubishi, and an Extron Crosspoint matrix. Additionally, the lectern contains a SmartBoard 15" touchpanel Sympodium.
(Jim Evans)
