EAW Adaptive Takes The Gold At PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games

The Medals Plaza stage within the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza is home to cultural performances and video displays of the competition during the day and Olympic medal ceremonies in the evening. The experience is reinforced by an Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) Adaptive System provided by Seoul-based Dasan SR.

The one-floor Medal Plaza -- 1,267 sq. m. in size -- features a wide, domed stage and an audience area wider than it is deep. The challenge was to blanket the outdoor area with clean, high-quality sound while providing the flexibility the different forms of entertainment require.

To accomplish this, Dasan SR specified left-right columns of four Anna modules hung above the stage video screens (covered by scrim to match the dome). Scaffolding towers were erected further left and right of the stage for the main PA, which was made up of 20 Anya modules. Two columns of five Anya modules hang in each scaffold.

A combination of 12 Otto subwoofers -- ground stacked 2 x 3 -- located under each Anya array along with four SB1002 subs placed under the stage provide the low end the program demands. Six KF730 enclosures were placed along the lip of the stage for front fill while 16 MicroWedge stage monitors were on hand for the artists.

"It is an incredible honor to have our products in such a prestigious location in the Olympic Plaza," says T.J. Smith, president and general manager of EAW. "When Dasan told us that Adaptive would reinforce the Medals Plaza stage, we were delighted. The flexibility of the system made it an easy choice for a venue that hosts everything from live performance and video to Olympic Medal presentations. We are very, very pleased that EAW could play a role in the 2018 winter games."