Marburg Cineplex is Germany’s first cinema to opt for the innovative Christie Vive Audio technology. The Cineplex in Marburg, Germany, has a history spanning more than 100 years. Formerly known as “Lichtspiele Marburg”, the Closmann family now operates under the names Capitol, Cineplex and Kammerlichtspiele, with 14 cinemas in three locations. In these cinemas, years of tradition meet state-of-the-art technology. With its 465 seats making it the largest in the multiplex, Screen 4 of the Cineplex now hosts a new Christie Vive Audio sound system, installed to coincide with the James Bond premiere of “Spectre”.
Christie partner Ecco Cine Supply and Service GmbH from Hilden, Germany, was responsible for planning, delivering and installing the 7.1 surround sound system. The installation includes a CDA 5 amplifier and a LA4 line array speaker each for the left, centre and right. A CDA 7.5 amplifier and S215 subwoofer were used for the LFE channel. For side and back surround sound, they also installed CDA 5 amplifiers and LA4 speakers on the left and right. The unique properties of the driver technology provide accurate sound replication, allowing the audience to hear all the sound effects wherever they are sitting, throughout the heart of the action. Thanks to their specialized construction, the speakers are particularly quick to react to signals. Noise interference is cancelled out.
The Cineplex cinema currently has 7 screens and around 1,700 seats, and it forms the heart of the business. In 2015, it celebrated its fifteen-year anniversary. Since then, it has welcomed eight million visitors – a huge number for a town with just 80,000 inhabitants. In the mid-90s, the family-run business became the founding member of the Cineplex Group, a network of medium-sized cinema operators.