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Finnish cinema integrates Genelec’s The Ones loudspeaker range

Kino Piispanristi is a 286-seat independent movie theatre close to Turku, Finland. The venue is a long-time passion project of Henry Erkkilä, a movie lover who wanted to create a modern cinema that transcends tradition when it comes to audio-visual technology. Kino Piispanristi’s new screen features a Genelec sound system comprising the brand’s smart active studio loudspeakers and subwoofers.

Kino Piispanristi began with two theatres, but now the cinema boasts five screens, as well as additional venues in Turku, Salo and Laitila. The newest screen is a more intimate space with a 7.1 audio system based around Genelec’s The Ones family of coaxial three-way studio loudspeakers. Three 8361s - the flagship of The Ones range - are deployed for LCR, with six of the more compact 8341s in the surround positions, complemented by two 7380 subwoofers.

The Ones models provide optimised performance by intelligently adapting to the acoustics of the room, achieved by a combination of GLM software and internal DSP within each loudspeaker and subwoofer. “GLM calibration allowed us to achieve a better balance with the lower and higher voices on screen”, explains Erkkilä. “Without it, it’s likely that the room would’ve changed the natural feel of the audio. It gave us full control over the system.” In addition to the Genelec system, Kino Piispanristi uses Dolby Cinema processors.

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