Renkus-Heinz: The Best Solution for Acoustically Complex Spaces

Renkus-Heinz and Its Beam Steering Technology

The Renkus-Heinz speakers stand out for having a clear, powerful, and focused sound in your space. When I encounter a site with problems of reflections, reverberations, and noises that affect sound quality and intelligibility, Renkus-Heinz is the brand I initially recommend.

Renkus-Heinz is a leading company in professional sound solutions that uses the most advanced technology to focus and define sound. Renkus-Heinz offers a wide range of high-quality, high-performance products that can be applied in various fields, such as houses of worship, venues and events, auditoriums, education, transportation, corporate, and more.

Technology of Renkus-Heinz

Renkus-Heinz monitor speaker. Mutis Auditorium project at Rosario University.

Renkus-Heinz stands out for its constant innovation in the field of professional sound. Its technology is based on three fundamental pillars: directivity control, beam steering, and the RHAON II software.

Directivity Control or Beam Steering

Renkus-Heinz Beam Steering Technology

Directivity control is the ability to focus and define sound in small and challenging spaces, preventing it from dispersing or getting lost along the way. Directivity control allows you to create specific sound zones that only cover the desired area, without affecting other nearby zones.

Renkus-Heinz uses directivity control in many of its products, like the DC12/2, a self-powered column with 12 two-inch drivers that delivers natural and even sound in reverberant or noisy spaces. The DC12/2 has a horizontal coverage angle of 150 degrees and a vertically adjustable angle between 20 and 40 degrees.

With this directivity or beam steering, we have the ability to direct sound towards the audience and avoid unwanted reflections on walls and ceilings that can cause echoes or interferences. Beam steering allows you to adjust the tilt and shape of the sound beam to adapt to the characteristics of the space and event.

Renkus-Heinz uses beam steering in their ICONYX Gen5, IC Live X, and IC Live Gen5 series, which are self-powered columns with multiple drivers that can be individually controlled to create narrow or wide sound beams. These columns offer wide and adaptable sound coverage for various environments and events.

RHAON II Software

Renkus-Heinz Rhaon Software

The RHAON II software is an intuitive and flexible tool that allows control and configuration of Renkus-Heinz speakers from a computer or tablet. The RHAON II software offers features like equalization, delay, monitoring, grouping, preset settings, and more.

The RHAON II software communicates with Renkus-Heinz speakers through an Ethernet or Dante network. The RHAON II software allows for the creation of custom scenes for each event or situation, as well as easy saving and retrieval.

Renkus-Heinz Products

Renkus-Heinz offers a variety of products to meet the needs of any professional sound project. Their products can be classified into five main categories: beam steering speakers, passive columns, line arrays, point source, and subwoofers.

Beam Steering Speakers

Renkus-Heinz Beam Steering Speakers

Beam steering speakers are self-powered columns with multiple drivers that can be individually controlled to create narrow or wide sound beams. These speakers offer wide and adaptable sound coverage for various environments and events.

The Renkus-Heinz beam steering speakers include the Iconix Gen 5, IC Live X, and IC Live Gen5 series. These series are characterized by their sleek and discreet design, ease of installation, and compatibility with the RHAON II software.

Renkus-Heinz beam steering speakers are ideal for applications where clear and intelligible sound is required in complex or acoustically challenging spaces, such as houses of worship, auditoriums, museums, airports, etc.

Passive Columns

Renkus-Heinz passive speakers in the UniMagdalena Auditoriums project

Renkus Heinz uses beam steering in their ICONYX Gen5, IC Live X, and IC Live Gen5 series, which are self-amplified columns with multiple drivers that can be individually controlled to create narrow or wide sound beams. These columns offer broad and adaptable sound coverage for different environments and events.

RHAON II Software

RHAON software by Renkus-Heinz

The RHAON II software is an intuitive and flexible tool that allows you to control and configure Renkus Heinz speakers from a computer or tablet. The RHAON II software provides features like equalization, delay, monitoring, grouping, presets, and more.

The RHAON II software communicates with Renkus Heinz speakers via an Ethernet or Dante network. The RHAON II software allows you to create custom scenes for each event or situation, as well as easily save and retrieve them.

Renkus Heinz Products

Renkus Heinz offers a variety of products to meet the needs of any professional sound project. Their products can be categorized into five main categories: beam steering speakers, passive columns, line arrays, point source, and subwoofers.

Beam Steering Speakers

Beam Steering Capable Speakers by Renkus-Heinz

Beam steering speakers are self-amplified columns with multiple drivers that can be individually controlled to create narrow or wide sound beams. These speakers offer broad and adaptable sound coverage for different environments and events.

Beam steering speakers from Renkus Heinz include the Iconix Gen 5, IC Live X, and IC Live Gen5 series. These series are characterized by their sleek and discreet design, ease of installation, and compatibility with RHAON II software.

Beam steering speakers from Renkus Heinz are ideal for applications where clear and intelligible sound is required in complex or acoustically challenging spaces, such as places of worship, auditoriums, museums, airports, etc.

Passive Columns

Renkus-Heinz passive speakers in the UniMagdalena Auditoriums project

Passive columns are unamplified columns that offer natural and consistent sound in reverberant or noisy spaces. Passive columns have a wide horizontal coverage angle and an adjustable vertical angle.

Passive columns from Renkus Heinz include the UBX series, which has 8 two-way coaxial drivers with composite diaphragms. The UBX series has a horizontal coverage angle of 150 degrees and an adjustable vertical angle between 15 and 60 degrees.

Passive columns from Renkus Heinz are ideal for applications where natural and consistent sound is required in small or medium-sized spaces, like conference rooms, restaurants, hotels, etc.

Line Arrays

Renkus Heinz Line Array in the University of the Atlantic Theater project

Line arrays are modular systems composed of multiple speakers aligned vertically or horizontally that offer wide and consistent sound coverage. Line arrays have a fixed horizontal coverage angle and a variable vertical angle depending on the number and tilt of the modules.

Line arrays from Renkus Heinz include the ICLive X series and the VARIA series. The ICLive X series is a self-amplified system with beam steering technology that offers a constant 120-degree horizontal coverage and adjustable vertical coverage between -30 and +10 degrees. The VARIA series is a passive or bi-amplified system that offers variable horizontal coverage between 60 and 120 degrees and adjustable vertical coverage between 0 and 15 degrees.

Line arrays from Renkus Heinz are ideal for applications where broad and adaptable sound coverage is required in different environments and events, like outdoor concerts, theaters, stadiums, etc.

Point Source

Renkus-Heinz Point Source speakers used for sound reinforcement in the upper balconies of the theater.

Point source speakers are compact speakers that offer powerful and clear sound in a variety of formats and sizes. Point source speakers have a fixed or variable horizontal and vertical coverage angle depending on the model.

The point source speakers from Renkus Heinz include the C series and the T series. The C series is a line of two-way coaxial speakers with composite diaphragms that offer a coverage angle of 90 x 90 degrees. The T series is a line of two-way trapezoidal speakers with composite diaphragms that offer a variable coverage angle between 60 x 40 degrees and 120 x 60 degrees.

Renkus Heinz point source speakers are ideal for applications where powerful and clear sound is required in small spaces or as sound reinforcement, such as monitors, front fills, delay fills, etc.

Subwoofers

Subwoofers are speakers specialized in reproducing the lowest frequencies of the sound spectrum. Subwoofers provide deep and precise bass reinforcement to complement speaker systems.

Renkus Heinz subwoofers include the S series and the DR/DRS series. The S series is a line of self-powered subwoofers with dual or quadruple woofers that offer a frequency response between 30 Hz and 100 Hz. The DR/DRS series is a line of passive or bi-amplified subwoofers with dual or quadruple woofers that offer a frequency response between 28 Hz and 100 Hz.

Renkus Heinz Applications

Renkus Heinz has extensive experience in designing and installing professional sound systems for various fields and sectors. Below are some real examples of projects that have used Renkus Heinz products to improve sound quality and intelligibility.

Houses of Worship

Proyecto Catedral de Valledupar. 4 Renkus-Heinz columns were enough to provide clear sound to 4,000 people.

The Cathedral of Valledupar is a Catholic temple located in the city of Valledupar, Colombia. It is a historic building dating back to the 18th century and has a capacity for 1,500 people. The temple had acoustic problems due to its architecture and its location in an area with heavy traffic and noise.

To solve these problems, Schallertech designed and installed a professional sound system based on Renkus Heinz products. The system consists of two IC Live Gen5 columns with beam steering technology that were placed on either side of the main altar, two DR18-2R subwoofers located under the altar, and four CFX61 speakers distributed across the ceiling to reinforce the sound in the furthest areas.

The result is clear and intelligible sound that covers the entire central nave and the side chapels, without causing reflections or interferences. The system is controlled by RHAON II software from a Yamaha TF1 digital console.

Venues and Events

Horizontal Line Array with Renkus-Heinz speakers in the Puerta de Oro Auditorium project

The Auditorium at the Puerta de Oro Convention Center is a multifunctional space located in the city of Barranquilla, Colombia. It has a capacity for 400 people and is used to host various cultural, social, and corporate events.

To equip the auditorium with professional sound suitable for its magnitude, Schallertech designed and installed a professional sound system based on Renkus Heinz products. The system consists of a horizontal line array made up of 4 modules that were suspended on each side of the stage, and two subwoofers placed beside the arrays.

Horizontal Line Array Renkus-Heinz

The result is powerful and uniform sound that covers the entire auditorium, without causing distortions or dead zones. The system is controlled by RHAON II software from a Yamaha CL5 digital console.

Auditoriums

Renkus-Heinz speakers were the solution to improve intelligibility in the Mutis auditorium.

The Mutis Auditorium of the Universidad del Rosario is an academic space located in the city of Bogotá, Colombia. It is an auditorium over 100 years old, long and overly reverberant, where the previous speakers had to be removed because the speech was not understandable. The auditorium is used for conferences, seminars, and talks.

To improve the auditorium’s acoustics and intelligibility, Schallertech designed and installed a professional sound system based on Renkus Heinz products. The system consists of two IC16-RN columns with beam steering technology placed on either side of the stage, two PN212 subwoofers located under the stage, and two CF121M floor monitors used as stage returns for the speakers.

The result is clear and intelligible sound that focuses the sound towards the audience and avoids unwanted reflections.

Design and Specification Process

Schallertech is a company specialized in the design and installation of professional audiovisual systems for various types of projects. We have a team of engineers and technicians trained and certified by Renkus Heinz to provide the best professional sound solution for each case.
The design and specification process followed by Schallertech consists of the following steps:

• Space Analysis: Visit the site where the project will take place and conduct acoustic measurements to understand the characteristics and problems of the space.
• Acoustic Simulation: Utilization of Ease Acoustic Simulation software to model the space and simulate different options for professional sound systems.
• Speaker Recommendation: Selection of the product or combination of products that best fits the needs and budget of the project.
• Installation and Commissioning: Installation of systems following corresponding technical and aesthetic standards, and making the necessary adjustments to optimize system performance.
• Training and Support: Training of the personnel in charge of system operation and technical support to ensure its proper functioning.

Schallertech as the official representative of Renkus Heinz for Colombia and Peru

Every year, we visit Renkus-Heinz’s demo rooms to listen first-hand to their new releases. With this, we aim to make the best recommendations for each project. Here, I am with the team at the demo room conducted at Infocomm Las Vegas 2022.

As the official representative of Renkus Heinz for Colombia and Peru, Schallertech can help you design and install the best professional sound system for your project. We have extensive experience and a professional team trained and certified by Renkus Heinz to offer you the best solution according to your needs and budget.

If you are interested in learning more about Renkus Heinz, or if you want to receive personalized AV consulting and design for your project, do not hesitate to contact us. We will be delighted to assist you and provide you with the best professional sound solution.