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KV2 AUDIO OPEN DAY Audio manufacturer KV2 Audio welcomes a select few members of the press to its expansive facility in South Bohemia, Czech Republic, to gain an insight into the benefits of its point source technology.
Created back in 2002, KV2 was founded under one principle: sound quality is everything. Seventeen years later, as TPi met the various faces that make up the wider KV2 family, it was clear that this passion for audio perfection has not been extinguished. The manufacturer is an interesting case study in that it is not a large corporate company. Original Founder, George Krampera is still very much at the forefront of product development. Krampera’s passion for live audio dates back to his youth, when he first started experimenting with various audio components and radio amplifiers. It’s a passion that he maintained throughout his career, which saw him work with a selection of Czech brands, including RCF, before joining forces in 2002 with Marcelo Vercelli, (the V in KV2) to build the foundations that would become KV2 Audio. After parting ways with Vercelli in 2005, Krampera brought in his son, George Jr, as CEO and continued to steer the company in a way that’s very much in keeping with his ambitious vision. “The goal of KV2 has always been simple,” stated Director of Sales David Croxton, as he addressed the invited media in the company’s boardroom
following an extensive tour of the 100,000 sq ft warehouse. “To create systems that minimise distortion in every way and reproduce the source as naturally and transparently as we can.” Over the years, KV2 Audio products have been used for a wide variety of markets, from theatres and installs, to large-scale live events. Despite falling into different target markets, each one of the KV2 products proudly uses point source technology, which according to the company, has incredibly low distortion and extremely high definition. The point source system gives users the capability to cover more people with less equipment, delivering real value in quality sound reinforcement. During the talk, one such product that uses the technology is the company’s latest VHD5.0 point source loudspeaker array. Taking more than five years to develop, the VHD5.0 brings the benefits of point source technology to large-scale sound reinforcements. The three way enclosure handles low frequency, mid frequency and high frequency over a range from 45Hz through to 20kHz. It incorporates eight front loaded 10-inch low mid drivers, six horn loaded eight-inch mid-range drivers and three 18
