In development for more than 10 years, the new Terminal 2 complex at Norway’s
Oslo Airport is set to increase the passenger handling capacity of the airport to an
impressive 28 million travellers per year. With so many new passengers, audio
intelligibility within the terminal will be of paramount importance when it fully
opens to the public in April. Ensuring that no message is ever misheard, 160
Renkus-Heinz loudspeakers have been installed throughout the space.
In line with airport operator expectations and general safety regulations, the system
needed to handle PA/VA duties, general announcements and background music.
Oslo-based company, Caverion was awarded the contract to provide design and
consultancy services for the fit-out in 2013, and as Project Manager Thomas Opheim
explains, the priority was specifying a brand that could deliver on several primary
fronts.
“Given the critical nature of its requirements, the system needed to be highly
reliable and able to support consistent coverage throughout the terminal’s different
areas,” he says. “It also needed to blend in with the architectural design of the
airport.” That meant a compact, aesthetically-subtle solution was always going to
be the order of the day.
After careful consideration, this arrived in the form of Renkus-Heinz TRX62H Two-
Way Complex Loudspeaker Systems. Outstanding 70 Hz to 20 kHz performance and
superior pattern control with low distortion are among the features of this popular
speaker, which derives its capabilities from dual 6.5-inch Heavy-Duty LF drivers
with carbon fibre cones and a 1-inch Extended Range Titanium HF Driver.
In total, 100 of the units have been installed throughout Terminal 2, but they are by
no means the only items to be drawn from the Renkus-Heinz range. Also included
are eight IC16 and two IC24 ICONYX Digitally Steerable Line Arrays. Designed to
bring intelligible sound to even the most demanding acoustic environments, the
ICONYX series has found favour with a number of other major travel hubs, including
LAX International Airport in the US.
Rounding out the installation are four CDT520 Complex Conic Horns with CoEntrant
Drivers and 24 CFX12S 12-Inch High Performance Subwoofers. The equipment was
supplied via the long-term distributor of Renkus-Heinz in the region, Benum Nordic
AS, and successfully integrated during the closing months of 2016.
“The response from the airport operator has been extremely positive,” concludes
Opheim. “They are impressed by the quality, and have made particular mention of
the ability to cover very large areas with what is a relatively small number of
speakers given the size of the terminal. It’s a testament to the quality and
consistency of the Renkus-Heinz range, and its ability to cope with all kinds of
install environments.”
