SEOUL, South Korea—Feb 20, 2019
HARMAN Professional Solutions Delivers An Immersive Cinematic Audio Experience at CGV Yongsan
Kinoton Korea installs JBL Professional speakers and Crown amplifiers to reproduce film soundtracks with stunning three-dimensional depth and clarity
Kinoton Korea recently outfitted CGV Yongsan with an
array of premium HARMAN Professional Solutions cinema audio solutions to ensure
immersive sound quality across all of the multiplex’s theaters.
As South Korea’s largest cinema chain operator, CJ CGV has a long history
of introducing revolutionary innovations in the cinema industry in its home
country and abroad. As of October 2018, CJ CGV boasts a total of 3,553 screens
at 480 locations in seven countries across the globe and now CGV Yongsan I Park
Mall is home to the largest IMAX Screen in the world, measuring 31 metres wide
and 22.4 metres high. CGV Yongsan also houses the world’s first 4DX-Screen X
combination theater. As part of recent renovations to keep the multiplex on the
cutting edge, CGV Yongsan hired Kinoton Korea to replace the theaters’ aging
sound systems with state-of-the-art JBL Professional speakers and Crown
amplifiers.
“As our flagship location, we wanted to ensure CGV Yongsan continues to
provide the ultimate movie-viewing experience for our audiences,” said Seo
Jeong, CEO, CJ CGV. “In addition to the latest digital projection technologies
and luxurious amenities, CGV Yongsan required cutting-edge sound systems to
deliver a truly immersive movie-watching experience. The HARMAN systems really
bring the film soundtracks to life, and set a new benchmark in terms of
performance and sound quality. We look forward to implementing similar solutions
in future installations.”
In order to ensure enhanced soundtrack reproduction with unmatched
accuracy, Kinoton Korea outfitted 18 of CGV Yongsan’s theaters with an array of
JBL Professional cinema loudspeakers, subwoofers and surrounds. The wide range
of JBL speakers enabled Kinoton to tailor the system response to each theater’s
unique dimensions and deliver perfect coverage at every seat.
For the main front channels, Kinoton installed six JBL 5742 four-way
ScreenArray cinema loudspeakers, 30 JBL 4732 three-way ScreenArray cinema
loudspeakers and 34 JBL 3731 two-way ScreenArray cinema loudspeaker systems.
Kinoton also installed 68 JBL 4642A subwoofers to ensure extended low frequency
support. Additionally, Kinoton provided 14 JBL 8320 Compact Cinema Surround
speakers, 12 JBL 9300 Cinema Surround speakers and 60 JBL 9310 Cinema Surround
speakers to ensure deliver realistic three-dimensional audio. Kinoton powered
the speaker systems with Crown DSi Series amplifiers. The reliable performance
and onboard digital signal processing of the DSi Series amplifiers match
perfectly with the JBL ScreenArray systems.
“We are thrilled to see our solutions being used by a global cinema giant
like CJ CGV,” said Ramesh Jayaraman, VP & GM, HARMAN Professional
Solutions, APAC. “HARMAN brands like JBL and Crown are known in the cinema
world for their superior audio quality, performance and longevity. We thank CJ
CGV for placing their faith in HARMAN solutions to achieve their goals. We also
thank Kinoton Korea for their technical expertise and customer-focused service
during the installation.”
