Thursday, 7 December 2000
London-based AV company, Montage Presentation Services, has recently purchased four Nexo PS-8¹s, an LS-400 sub bass and the PS-8 TD controller to add to its inventory of Nexo loudspeakers. The first outing for the PS-8 system was for two private presentations given by Nelson Mandela on behalf of BP, including the inaugural BP Annual Lecture at the new BP Lecture Theatre at the British Museum. Under the general theme of ‘World Civilisation’, the lecture will be given each year by an internationally renowned figure. Sir David Attenborough introduced the series’ very first speaker, Nelson Mandela.The other presentation took place in the atrium at BP's Finsbury Circus headquarters. Rising through seven storeys of glass and marble, the atrium presented a significant acoustic challenge. As Louis Backer, MD of Montage explains: "Despite the cavernous proportions of the venue, our most pressing concern was space, as indeed with the British Museum. Our watchwords are neat and discreet - we go to great lengths to make our installations as invisible as possible, yet without compromising sonic quality. Generally, the only element of the installation that is visible are the loudspeakers themselves, and then only if we haven't managed to hide them somewhere!"