Capital Sound Hire, for more than three decades ranked among the UK’s leading
sound rental companies, has announced a significant new investment in Meyer
Sound’s LEOPARD™ compact linear line array, the newest and smallest member of
the powerful LEO® Family. Recently delivered to Capital Sound’s London
headquarters at Wimbledon were 24 LEOPARD loudspeakers, eight companion 900-
LFC low frequency control elements and eight UPJ-1P loudspeakers.

“At Capital Sound we’ve had a long and successful relationship with Meyer Sound,’
says Capital’s General Manager Paul Timmins, “and now we expect LEOPARD will
open us to an even wider range of clients and venues. It’s a perfect solution for
theatre-size touring, for supplemental side hangs in arenas or for ground-stacked
applications for entertainment or corporate events.’

Timmins notes that the new system was put to work immediately and has spurred
interest on events well into the future. “LEOPARD was booked for the IAS
Scientology event, replacing other Meyer Sound systems we’ve used in the past.
We’ve had the full system requested for the year-end Katie Melua tour, and a
tentative commitment from another major global act that we can’t name quite
yet.’

Timmins further emphasizes the advantages of joining the expanding worldwide
network of cooperating LEO Family rental companies. “We’ve always had great
respect for Meyer’s global partner network, and we’ve forged strong relationships
over the years, particularly with key partners in Europe. The LEOPARD purchase is
the beginning of a new era that will bring more opportunities for joint ventures on
events and tours of all sizes.’

In particular, Timmins notes that Bazelman’s AVR of the Netherlands already has
stepped forward as a dry hire partner on the demanding Scientology project.

Meyer Sound’s LEOPARD compact linear line array loudspeaker, working in
conjunction with the 900-LFC elements and Galileo Callisto or GALAXY loudspeaker
management system, has raised the bar for versatility, power-to-size ratio, and
ease of setup across the full spectrum of rental applications. In addition to
supporting tours, LEOPARD systems are equally at home in musical theatre (Cats on
Broadway, Motown the Musical in London), at summer festival stages (Roskilde,
Way Out West) or in permanent installations (Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los
Angeles; Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York). LEOPARD is the recipient of eight
major industry awards.

Capital Sound Hire has been consistently recognized for its consistent, reliable and
innovative support of the live event industry in the UK and throughout Europe. In
recent years Capital has been honored with the 2014 Event Production Award, the
2014 Pro Sound Award, and recently received the Grand Prix award at this year’s
Pro Sound awards for recognition of continuous investment in the industry, in
addition to a long list of accolades dating back more than two decades.