EFX managing director John Ramsay chose to use the Helix units on the monitor system on the main stage where he had two Midas Heritage 3000 consoles complementing the Midas XL4 and Heritage 3000 out front. "The DN9340s performed fantastically well," said Ramsay. "This was the first big gig we’ve used them on and we’ve been patting ourselves on the back ever since! They generated a huge amount of interest from the engineers who all commented on how great the system sounded. In fact, they sounded so good that although everyone was having a really good look, no-one actually touched them because they didn’t need to, which was extremely gratifying."
EFX placed their order months before, solely on the basis of a description of Helix. According to Ramsay: "From previous experience we knew that KT would produce a benchmark product which would be both a much sought-after unit and a step forward for us, so we had no hesitation in being the very first customer." Ramsay's partner in EFX, Steph Fleming agreed. "The exceptional sound quality alone makes Helix a must-have product for us, and their performance over the festival weekend simply confirmed that for us. We have six already, but we’re already looking at purchasing more. We’re particularly interested in the slave units."
(Lee Baldock)
