Founded in 2007 as a sound and lighting rental, sales and installation company,
Heliart’s guiding principle as a full service provider was to deliver best quality
service to every client.
The experience gained from daily rental work enabled them to undertake
installations, while as a distributor “we have an input from the great technical
support engineers of the manufacturers’, according to owner Priit Kivimagi.
Among their suppliers is Powersoft, with whom they started working a little over a
year ago, after placing an order for K Series amplifiers. But now they have gone
further and invested in the Italian company’s groundbreaking new X Series
platform.
Kivimagi explains out how the relationship developed. “We had used another
premier amplifier brand for a long time but had a chance to do a side-by-side
comparison. Powersoft’s wide model range covered our needs better and it was
easier to find a perfect match for our EAW systems. On top of that, we just loved
the sound of the Powersoft amps.’
With three K10’s installed per amp rack (and an option to add another one should it
be necessary) Heliart could easily drive a smaller line array system with
subwoofers from a single amp rack, and a rack per side to power EAW’s KF730 line
array system (with or without subs). Meanwhile, K3’s are mainly used for mobile
systems and monitor applications.
Then at Frankfurt Prolight+Sound last year Heliart’s owner witnessed the
spectacular launch of X Series. “We are always expanding and upgrading our
inventory, and happy as we are with the current K Series, the new X Series had
some really cool features. We placed our order for the X8 at the beginning of the
season and have had a few months to play around with it.’
By that, he means they have tested it “at numerous events in every possible way
and mostly under heavy conditions.’ He says that of the toughest was an event
where 10x EAW KF730 and four EAW SB2001 dual 21′ subs were driven by a single
X8.
Priit Kivimagi maintains that the coolest feature of the X Series is the intelligent,
state of the art power supply which automatically adjusts according to the powering
options available from the main grid. “Allowing single, bi- or three phase operation
even with a neutral loss helps to reduce the risks due to unexpected issues with the
electrical system,’ he says. “Plus it is unnecessary to equip the amp racks with
complex power distribution units.
In conclusion, Priit says, “Even though we will continue adding K10’s to our
inventory we see the X8’s taking the lead role in the future.’