Powersoft creates magic in Fairyland

EZPro has designed and installed a sound system powered by 20 Powersoft amplifier platforms from the company’s fixed install range at Ge’s Fairy Village Resort in Shangrao, Jiangxi province. The tourist hotspot is famous for its religious culture and natural scenery, and the installation is part of a new attraction, Lingbao Fairyland.

A total of 160 Apart and Community loudspeakers were deployed across Lingbao Fairyland, made up of 136 Hi-Z and 24 Lo-Z systems. To drive this, EZPro used three Powersoft Duecanali 1604 DSP+Ds, four Duecanali 804 DSP+Ds, six Mezzo 602ADs, two Quattrocanali 1204 DSP+Ds and five X4 DSP+Ds, all Dante-enabled.

“The original brief was to create a stable system with flexible signal connections, which was able to simplify the signal processing procedure a great deal,” said Weisong Wu, EZPro’s system designer. “We took Powersoft amps into consideration straight away, due to their superior functions and attractive price point, which were both important aspects in fulfilling the customer’s needs. The entire system is tuned and controlled by ArmoníaPlus. With the embedded HealthPlus capacity, it is very easy to check the entire audio setup status, including loudspeaker impedance in case of system malfunction.”

Wu singled out the attraction’s night tour as an area where the audio system is particularly important. The tour leads visitors through the Chinese folktale of Ge Xuan's success in Taoism, immersing them in a vivid Taoist fairyland embodied by sound, light, and physical structures. This section includes 19 viewing spots spread across the whole town, with one of the most visited spots an open grassland. Two Powersoft Mezzo 602 AD amplifiers power the 36 loudspeakers installed in this area, driving 18 speakers each – nine per channel – operating with a constant voltage of 100V to distribute 20W for each loudspeaker.

“There are a few reasons behind the choice of Mezzo for that particular area,” continued Wu. “Firstly, Mezzo amplifiers are small in size but that doesn’t compromise the quality of the sound. Secondly, it is quite cost-efficient as the budget of the whole project was an important consideration.”

Wu added that the available Dante version of Mezzo amplifiers also makes the sound system more reliable with a faster transmission speed. “The end user has spoken very highly of the system,” added Wu. “They were particularly impressed with Mezzo’s strong capacity and stability in such a small factor.”