The 1920 Battle of Warsaw Museum in Ossów, Poland, has deployed a large-scale HARMAN Professional AV system designed to immerse visitors in the atmosphere of one of the country’s defining historical conflicts.
Located within the newly constructed Polish Army Museum pavilion, the installation combines FLUX:: SPAT Revolution spatial audio with JBL Professional loudspeakers and technology from Crown, BSS, Soundcraft, AKG and AMX.
At the heart of the project is FLUX:: SPAT Revolution, which enables sound designers to position and dynamically move audio objects around the exhibition. Aircraft, cavalry charges, explosions and troop movements can therefore travel through the visitor space rather than being tied to individual loudspeaker positions.
The platform also allowed system integrator ESS Audio to develop spatial mixes ahead of commissioning using binaural previews.
“One of the key advantages of FLUX:: SPAT Revolution was the ability to complete most of the spatial design work before arriving on site,” says Mateusz Nawrocki of ESS Audio. “This approach not only saved significant time during installation but also ensured the final sound experience was already well defined and aligned before deployment.”
The museum uses an extensive JBL Professional loudspeaker system. The entrance hall features JBL CBT 1000 and CBT 70J column loudspeakers alongside AC16 models and Control SB2210 subwoofers. The main exhibition hall incorporates 14 Control HST loudspeakers, six CBT 70J-1 column speakers and four Control SB2210 subwoofers, with additional Control Series models supporting individual exhibits.
Crown DSi amplifiers provide amplification, while BSS BLU-101 and BLU-160 processors with Dante handle system routing, tuning and distribution.
A multi-functional performance space has also been equipped with a JBL SRX900 Series system, Soundcraft Si Series mixing consoles and AKG microphones for lectures, presentations and cultural events. AMX NMX encoders and decoders, VARIA touch panels and TPControl provide centralised system management.
“In our exhibition, visitors can feel as if they are standing in the middle of a battlefield,” adds Nawrocki. “Instead of simply observing the exhibition, they become part of it for a moment.”
