Sydney—Mar 10, 2022
United Cinemas Delivers Visceral Cinematic Experiences With JBL Professional Audio Solutions
United Cinemas selects JBL Professional cinema loudspeakers and Crown amplifiers to ensure immersive sound quality and balanced coverage
United Cinemas recently upgraded their flagship facility at Warriewood with advanced
JBL Professional cinema audio solutions.
Located just north of Sydney in
Warriewood, United Cinemas is a premier seven-screen multiplex cinema that
offers a premium movie-watching experience including leather recliners with
built-in wireless phone chargers, as well as world-class food and beverage
service. In order to provide an immersive cinematic experience for movie-goers,
United Cinemas required state-of-the-art audio systems capable of delivering
clear, intelligible sound and balanced coverage in every seat of its main
theater space, the Grand Theatre. To achieve this, the facility acquired a
selection of cutting-edge JBL Professional and Crown cinema audio solutions.
“We wanted to enhance the
listening experience of the 650-plus capacity Grand Cinema theater,” said Roy
Mustaca, Chairman, United Cinemas. “We selected JBL and Crown solutions for
their simple-yet-effective configuration and routing capabilities. Crown’s
built-in speaker presets played a significant role in ensuring proper frequency
response, crossover points and limiter settings.”
The Grand Theatre's audio
system is designed around JBL cinema loudspeakers. The installation team
deployed JBL 5732 three-way speakers behind the screen for maximum output and
minimum distortion in the main left, left-center, center, right-center and
right channels. JBL 9310 and 9300 surround speakers, AM5215 front ceiling
surround speakers and AM7215 loudspeakers were chosen for the wide left and
right surround channels. Additionally, the team installed JBL 4642 A and
ASB6125 subwoofers to deliver spine-tingling low frequencies in the stage and
surround LFE channels. The entire system is powered and routed by Crown
DriveCore Series networked amplifiers to create a truly immersive listening
environment for standard 7.1 channel and Dolby Atmos soundtracks.
“Our technical team worked
closely with HARMAN application engineers to design a custom JBL audio solution
that successfully delivers crystal-clear sound quality and balanced coverage,”
said Sam Mustaca, CEO, United Cinemas. “We are delighted with the remarkable
job and would like to extend our gratitude to everyone involved in the project.
Continuing our partnership with HARMAN, we plan to convert the Grand Theatre
into a live performance venue in the near future, using BSS signal processors.”
“As a venue that seeks to
pioneer novel movie-going experiences, United Cinemas required a reliable,
state-of-the-art cinema audio solution,” said G. Amar Subash, VP & GM,
HARMAN Professional Solutions, APAC. “We would like to thank United Cinemas for
letting us help them provide a premium audio experience to their audience.”
