RCF’s Audio Integration at Arena Katowice

The opening match featured GKS Katowice against Górnik Zabrze, drawing a full house. Post-match celebrations included music performances by Janusz Maleńczuk (vocals), Piotr Mincewicz (guitar), Arian Litewka (drums), and the Need For Strings duo with an impressive pyrotechnics show, directed by Marcin Makarski, owner of the I am music company - also responsible for providing the technical infrastructure.

To complement its modern architecture, Arena Katowice required an advanced sound system to ensure high-quality audio coverage for both sports and cultural events. TOMMEX, the official distributor for RCF Install products in Poland, was responsible for the design, commissioning, system tuning, and user training of the electro-acoustic system covering both the football stadium and the adjacent sports hall.

The stadium’s sound system features RCF P 6215 two-way loudspeakers for the stands and P 3115T models for the pitch, both designed for high output and weather resistance. In the sports hall, RCF S 15 subwoofers and COMPACT M12 two-way loudspeakers provide comprehensive audio coverage. 

The infrastructure of the system is based on three rack cabinets, which contain APEX CP 3004 DAN and RCF QPS 6.0K power amplifiers, as well as LAN network devices responsible for managing the entire installation and transmitting audio signals using the Audio Dante protocol. One of the cabinets also integrates a Yamaha MRX-7D matrix , which manages the operation of the amplifiers.

Photo courtesy: Photographer Jerzy Dąbrowski and TOMMEX