The Pride of Bilbao

Venue: Pride of Bilbao
Venue-type: Cruise Liner
Loudspeaker system:
4 x HiLight THL-2H horizontal
2 x HiLight THL-828 bass enclosures
6 x TMW-212 monitors
2 x Impact 121

Manchester-based Kelco carried out their first installation for the company when they boarded the vessel Pride of Bilbao, which services a number of routes between the UK and Spain. Explained Kelco's Dave Kelland: "In the Galax Lounge, they had a lot of destroyed speakers which needed replacing, and since they were using a conventional main left/right system, with rings of infill, we suggested something more substantial for the front end, using the existing left/right speakers for delays."

And so he recommended four HiLight THL-2H horizontal enclosures with a pair of THL-828 subs at left and right, moving the existing TXD-530s to delay positions. QSC PowerLights drive the main system, with Crown wired to the delays, while BSS FDS-355 Omnidrive Compacts and Augment APS-321s account for the processing.

Dave Kelland added: "We rewired everything in the Gala Lounge and made the system multi-functional, redeploying the TMW-212 wedge monitors so they can be used by a five-piece band or a DJ." Meanwhile, across in the Felix Bar, Kelco supplied and installed a pair of Impact 121s and redeployed the existing TSE-118s, the system this time being powered by existing C Audio amplifiers.