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Earthworks, Inc.
Milford, NH 03055
United States
Milford,
NH – When a leading website optimization platform company was looking to
upgrade their video conferencing rooms at their San Francisco headquarters,
they turned to Audio Visual Design Group to design and install the system.
Among
the requirements for the installation was superior sound from ceiling-located
microphones, which also blended in with the interior design.
Aaron
Obstfeld, Director of Technical Services at Audio Visual Design Group, explains
the primary audio challenge with this installation: “Ceiling
mics by nature are difficult to make sound good due to the distance from
participants and the unintended sound they can pick up. These rooms themselves were acoustically
challenging as well.”
With
those challenges and client requirements in mind, Obstfeld and Project Engineer
Greg Spydell selected the Earthworks IM3-W and C30/C-W microphones for the
install. “The specifications and our preliminary testing
led us to believe we could minimize factors such as ambient noise and acoustic
reflectiveness for a better quality sound.”
The
project involved 3 independent spaces, with the IM3-Ws being installed in the
room with a drop-tile ceiling. The C30/C-Ws were installed in the other two
rooms due to an exposed ceiling. The
microphones were installed with a Biamp TesiraFORTE DSP, Labgruppen E4:2
Amplifier and Tannoy CVS6, OCV6 & Di 6Ct speakers (respectively of
different rooms) for use with a video conferencing application using Vidyo
HD-230 Video Conference codecs.
The
IM3-W provided substantial improvements over other microphones Obstfeld had
previously used for this type of application. “The
audio quality was superior to other ceiling microphones we’d used for
conferencing applications,” explains Obstfeld. “Improved clarity, appropriate
pickup patterns and fewer issues with distance from microphone to participant
were some of the key improvements with the Earthworks IM3-W microphones.”
Beyond
improved sound quality, Obstfeld also notes ease of installation as a chief
benefit of the IM3-W. “Our install technicians had a very
easy time with mounting and configuration – particularly in ACT ceiling
tiles. They’ve asked that Earthworks
become our standard for ceiling microphones from an installation perspective. The quality of sound was good enough that we
are planning to use these microphones for other clients on upcoming projects
and will lead with them for designs with ceiling microphones whenever the
budget allows.
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