International. Christie has reached an agreement with Odeon Multicines for this Spanish exhibition chain to install Christie Solaria projectors of 4K resolution – including RGB cinema laser projectors – and Christie Vive Audio sound systems in the 12 rooms of its multiplex of the Sambil Outlet shopping center in Madrid.
"This complex will thus become the most advanced in Spain and the first in the country that will be fully equipped with Christie Vive Audio and Dolby Atmos," says Adil Zerouali, Christie's Film Director for Europe.
The operation will be carried out through the companies Ingevideo and Equipo de Cine, which will supply and install all the equipment. The new Sambil Outlet complex, located in the old M-40 shopping center, next to the Madrid ring road, will have a capacity for 2,400 seats. The rooms will occupy an area of 4,500 square meters on the second floor of the commercial area.
Two of the multiplex rooms will be equipped with the Christie Solaria CP42LH 3DLP 4K RGB laser projector in 3P configuration with a single projection head. Relying on the Christie Freedom laser lighting platform, the CP42LH produces a color spectrum that goes beyond the DCI P3 color space and matches the Rec. 2020.
In the rest of the rooms, various 4K xenon lamp projectors of the Christie Solaria Series will be installed, including the Christie CP4220 model. The projectors will be 3D ready with passive system and will use a combination of integrated Christie and Dolby media blocks (IMBs).
The 12 rooms will have the Dolby Atmos sound management system and Christie Vive Audio speakers and amplifiers, which will make Odeon Multicines Sambil Outlet the only multiplex in Spain and the second in Europe with one hundred percent of its screens equipped with these two immersive sound technologies.
Christie Vive Audio's Class D amplifiers, line array speakers, subwoofers, surround sound speakers and ceiling speakers will be used to power Dolby Atmos' DCI capabilities and give each seat the best sound. The end result will be an exceptional cinematic sound experience famous for its amazing power and performance.
Luis Carlos Millán López, owner of Odeon Multicines, explained: "Our goal is to always incorporate the latest global technological advances to bring our viewers the best sound and the best image. We had the opportunity to see Christie's RGB laser projection technology and were impressed by its unparalleled level of brightness and the quality and realism of the 3D. Now we have decided to make the leap towards laser in our new complex in Madrid, which will be the most advanced in Spain thanks to the cinematographic technology of leading leaders such as Christie and Dolby".
