Inside the RCF Installation at the Red Star Museum
Inside the RCF Installation at the Red Star Museum
Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania—FBS Lines designed, supplied, and installed an RCF audio system for the Red Star Museum, also known as the Museum of Communism. The project brings together 139 loudspeakers across 10 models, with equipment selected through early collaboration between FBS Lines and the project’s designers.
Under the patronage of Sfântu Gheorghe City Hall, the museum documents Romania’s communist era from 1945 to 1989. Artifacts, photographs, and projections trace more than four decades of history, presenting a record of the period and encouraging reflection on its consequences.
For many visitors, this history falls within their own lifetime. The exhibitions therefore connect historical documentation with personal memory, giving the museum a particular significance for those who experienced the events it depicts. Its purpose extends beyond preserving objects to reminding visitors of the need to avoid repeating past mistakes.
FBS Lines took a threefold role as designer, supplier, and installer. Working with the designers from the initial phase gave the company an opportunity to consider technical choices alongside the museum’s wider objectives and maintain continuity through equipment supply and installation.
“Every room presented a different challenge, and that’s where the extensive RCF catalog really helped us.” said Kalman Bako, owner of FBS Lines. “We could choose products suited to each room’s needs, with the quality we wanted throughout the installation, from horns that recall old broadcasts to high-powered, ground-shaking subwoofers. Taking the project from design through supply and installation made it especially rewarding to see those choices come together. RCF Italy shared our enthusiasm and helped us bring the KPS series into the project right from its market launch.”
Products installed
[91] BS 5EN Pendant Speaker
[4] MF 33EN Two-Way Passive Ceiling Speaker
[4] VSA 850 II Digitally Steerable Column Speaker
[4] HD 21EN Model Identifier to Be Confirmed
[29] KPS 168D Eight-Channel Amplifier with DSP and Dante
[4] SUB 9016-AS Active Subwoofer
[4] KX 45-A Two-Way Point-Source Active Speaker
[4] NX 12-SMA Active Coaxial Stage Monitor
[2] IPS 2.5K Power Amplifier
[2] LN19S400 Woofer
Total: 139 units across 10 models.
Related products
NX 12-SMA
STAGE MONITOR ATTIVO COASSIALE
- Bi-amplificazione digitale da 1400 W Peak, 700 W RMS
- Woofer ad alta potenza in neodimio da 12", bobina da 2.5"
- Driver per le alte frequenze in neodimio e membrana in kapton da 1.7" con uscita da 1"
- 129 dB max spl
HD 21EN
DIFFUSORE A TROMBA IN PLASTICA
- Compression drivers da 1.5".
- Potenza selezionabile (100 V): 30 W – 15 W – 7.5 W – 3.75 W.
- 104 dB di sensibilità.
- Colore grigio RAL 7035.
VSA 850 II
DIFFUSORE A COLONNA CON CONTROLLO DIGITALE DELLA DIRETTIVITÁ
- 8 amplificatori Classe D da 50 W
- 8 trasduttori full-range da 3.5" in neodimio
- 93 dB Max SPL (@ 30 m)
- Accessori standard per l'installazione inclusi
MF 33EN
DIFFUSORE PASSIVO DA SOFFITTO A DUE VIE
- 2 trasduttori full-range da 3" con tweeter a cupola da 1"
- Potenza selezionabile (70 V / 100 V): 40 W – 20 W – 10 W – 5 W – 2.5 W
- 88 dB di sensibilità
- Colore nero RAL 9005
BS 5EN
DIFFUSORE A SOSPENSIONE
- Woofer coassiale da 5" con tweeter da 0.75".
- Potenza selezionabile (100 V): 20 W – 10 W – 5 W – 2.5 W.
- 88 dB di sensibilità.
- Colore bianco RAL 9016.
IPS 2.5K
AMPLIFICATORE DI POTENZA PROFESSIONALE A 2-CANALI
- 2 x 1250 W di potenza in Classe H
- Veloce risposta ai transienti e bassa distorsione
- Modalità stereo, parallel e bridge
- Circuiti di protezione completi
LN19S400
WOOFER
- 4.0-inch Inside/Outside CCAW (copper-clad aluminum wire) voice coil
- 3000 Watt continuous program power handling
- 98.5 dB Sensitivity
- 25 Hz - 1 kHz Frequency range
SUB 9016-AS
SUBWOOFER ATTIVO SINGOLO 16" AD ALTA POTENZA
- 137 dB SPL max
- Amplificazione in Classe D da 4000 W
- Configurazione contactless RDTap
- Protezione antipioggia per pannello I/O inclusa
KX 45-A
DIFFUSORE ATTIVO POINT-SOURCE A DUE-VIE
- SPL max: 137 dB
- Tromba TRW da 100° x 70° ruotabile
- Woofer al neodimio da 15" con bobina mobile da 3,5"
- Driver a compressione al neodimio da 4,0" con cupola in titanio
KPS 168D
AMPLIFICATORE A 8-CANALI CON DSP E DANTE
- Amplificatore di potenza in Classe D da 8 x 160 W
- Processing del segnale integrato
- Preset per diffusori RCF
- Configurazione delle uscite a bassa e alta impedenza