L-Acoustics opens Americas regional headquarters in Nashville featuring L-Acoustics Showroom and L-Acoustics Creative Studio. Facility at the heart of Music City's creative ecosystem features a second global HYRISS showroom and Creative Studio for spatial audio innovation NASHVILLE, Tennessee - February 26, 2026 - L-Acoustics, a leading global creator of professional audio technology, opened its first dedicated Americas regional headquarters in Nashville today, a bold move that puts the company at the center of the entertainment industry's creative power base. Located within the CAA Creative Office Building at Nashville Yards, the new 11,100-square-foot facility features the first L-Acoustics Showroom with HYRISS on the American continent, as well as an L-Acoustics Creative Studio equipped with L-ISA and L-Acoustics DJ technology. The opening marks a turning point for L-Acoustics in the Americas, establishing a hub in a central location where the company's regional team, industry partners, and the world's top creative artists can collaborate using the most advanced audio technology available anywhere. "L-Acoustics is claiming our place in the heart of Music City and will be a driving force in this new modern entertainment industry hub," says Laurent Vaissié, CEO at L-Acoustics. "With neighbors like CAA, AEG Presents, and Amazon Music, this facility is proof that L-Acoustics is a creative technology company building the future of how people experience audio, whether that's at a festival, a sports venue, in their home, or in a club. Nashville gives us the platform to show the industry that sound is essential to the shared live experience." The facility functions as both operational headquarters and innovation showcase, welcoming 23 team members by year's end as the Americas team relocates from the West Coast and expands. L-Acoustics Showroom: where one space becomes endless experiences. The Nashville facility is only the second L-Acoustics Showroom with HYRISS globally, following London's 2024 opening. HYRISS transforms residential and luxury spaces into adaptable immersive audio environments using discreet in-wall speakers and spatial processing. This technology makes a single room capable of delivering everything from an intimate dinner-party ambiance to full cinematic immersion to live-concert sound. The showroom gives architects, interior designers, luxury developers, and high-end integrators direct access to the technology alongside L-Acoustics application specialists. It's a working space where partners can bring their clients to experience firsthand how HYRISS elevates residential projects, hospitality suites, or superyacht installations without compromising design aesthetics. "This showroom lets our partners walk in with a developer or yacht owner and demonstrate how one space can transform from a morning meditation room to an evening cinema to a late-night listening lounge - all without changing a single piece of furniture," says Bryan Bradley, CEO Americas at L-Acoustics. L-Acoustics Creative Studio: the industry's new spatial audio lab. The L-Acoustics Creative Studio represents the latest evolution of the format launched in Lititz, Pennsylvania, in 2024 and Singapore in 2025. The studio features both L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound technology and L-Acoustics DJ, the company's latest innovation for club and festival environments. This is where touring artists prepare immersive mixes for their live productions, where DJs craft spatial sets that will define the next generation of club experiences, and where sound designers push the boundaries of creativity with immersive audio. It's a production facility built for serious creative work. The Creative Studio serves L-Acoustics' extensive Americas network: touring productions, festivals, theaters, clubs, houses of worship, theme parks, and premium hospitality venues. It's the regional nerve center for spatial audio innovation. The Creative ecosystem play. The CAA Creative Office Building, where L-Acoustics will be located, houses CAA (Creative Artists Agency), AEG Presents, Messina Touring Group, AXS, and Amazon Music: the exact convergence of talent representation, live entertainment production, ticketing, and streaming that defines the modern entertainment business. Add Ampersand Studios' creative coworking spaces, and the building functions as a daily collision point for the industry's decision-makers. "We've always delivered the sound for the world's most important stages, from Adele's residencies to the Philharmonie de Paris," says Bradley. "In Nashville, we're not waiting for the entertainment industry to come to us. We're positioning ourselves at the center of where creative decisions are made, where artists are managed, where tours are planned, and where the future of live entertainment is being written. Nashville is central to our Americas operations and where the business of music lives. That's exactly where L-Acoustics needs to be." The move significantly strengthens L-Acoustics' presence in the Americas. The company is establishing a 3PL-managed warehouse in the greater Nashville area in 2026 to improve logistics and service delivery across the Eastern United States. Combined with the Los Angeles office, Nashville gives L-Acoustics comprehensive coast-to-coast operational coverage. The Nashville headquarters joins L-Acoustics' global office spaces in Paris, Los Angeles, London, and Singapore, and manufacturing facilities across France and Germany, in supporting the company's 1,000+ team members worldwide. Photo Credit: (C) Chelsea Kornse Get the lastest news and find out about listening events.

L-Acoustics to showcase HYRISS tech and more at ISE 2026. L-Acoustics, industry leaders in designing and manufacturing sound systems and technology, invites visitors to explore the next generation of residential and commercial audio innovations across three dedicated zones at Integrated Systems Europe 2026. From immersive home cinemas to state-of-the-art installed sound solutions, the company will demonstrate how its technologies deliver exceptional audio experiences in any setting and application. Visitors can explore L-Acoustics innovations across three distinct locations. Firstly, the L-Acoustics showcase in the Audio Hall (Hall 7, booth #7B190) features a comprehensive showcase of the company's loudspeaker systems, electronics, software, and solutions. It serves as the go-to destination for integrators and audio professionals who wish to explore the full range of L-Acoustics technologies. Meanwhile, in the Residential & Smart Building Hall (Hall 2, booth #2F620), Visitors can explore L-Acoustics' Installed Sound portfolio directly in a dedicated meeting and demonstration area featuring HYRISS (Hyperreal Immersive Sound Space) technologies. Here, they can discover how L-Acoustics is transforming top-tier audio for conferencing, presentations, performances, entertainment, and immersive experiences, with solutions that quickly adapt to any setting. Finally, attendees can also join one of four daily presentation sessions in the Audio Demo Room (Hall 8.0 #B4) to experience L-Acoustics' latest innovations in action. "ISE 2026 is the perfect stage for us to demonstrate how L-Acoustics is pushing beyond the ordinary and making immersive, professional-grade audio accessible to suit any lifestyle space," says Nick Fichte, business development global lead, hospitality, home & yacht at L-Acoustics. "HYRISS leads the way in audio innovation for the luxury commercial, hospitality, residential, and marine sectors. "A HYRISS solution gives integrators complete freedom in immersive system design and installation, enabling them to transform single-use rooms into versatile audio-enhanced spaces for their clients to enjoy cinema, music, live concerts, meditation, karaoke, partying, clubbing and so much more." HYRISS technology combines elegant design with advanced spatial audio, providing integrators with a professional-grade sound solution that adapts instantly to different purposes and moods. It offers clarity, precision, and an immersive experience. Visitors at the Residential & Smart Building Hall Booth can see how L-Acoustics systems work with Anima - the dynamic engine in the L-ISA processor that powers HYRISS. With Anima Signatures, integrators enjoy greater design freedom to create versatile spaces that smoothly shift between immersive cinema, spatial music, and other audio experiences. More innovations. At ISE 2026, L-Acoustics will also showcase Soundvision Connect, a cloud-based extension of its Soundvision 3D modelling software. This allows integrators, architects, and clients to collaborate in real time, sharing interactive 3D sound designs on any web device. New features include instant sharing, version comparison, and improved communication, ensuring systems meet the client's vision and space requirements. The newly introduced LA1.16i will be a standout attraction at ISE. Its ultra-compact 1U design houses 16 channels, making it ideal for home and yacht setups by maximising rack space and reducing installation costs. Equipped with L-Acoustics' patented L-SMART power management technology, the LA1.16i efficiently manages power for optimal performance. It supports the Milan-AVB and AES67 protocols, offers seamless redundancy, and integrates smoothly with control systems such as Crestron and Control4, providing a versatile, future-proof solution for home cinemas, distributed audio, and marine luxury applications. L-Acoustics experts will be available during the event to engage with integrators and address questions about innovations from their wide product lineup. To arrange a meeting or book a demo room, please visit the L-Acoustics ISE 2026 event page. Earlier this year, L-Acoustics shared how its L2 line source system is powering the sound system at Arènes de Grand Paris Sud, the first official esports team home arena in Europe.

Lyric Theatre Belfast becomes first on island of Ireland to deploy L-ISA Immersive Audio for world premiere of Denouement. L-Acoustics partners with Forfey to realise first theatrical L-ISA deployment on the island of Ireland Belfast, Northern Ireland - November 2025 - The Lyric Theatre Belfast has become the first theatre on the island of Ireland to deploy L-Acoustics L-ISA immersive sound technology in a live theatrical production, unveiling the system for the world premiere run of Denouement. The new drama, written by John Morton and produced in-house at the Lyric, invites audiences into a tense and unravelling end-of-the-world narrative, a story strengthened by immersive sound that places listeners inside every whispered fear and urgent plea on stage. The project was realised in collaboration with Forfey, who designed, supplied, and installed the L-ISA configuration, working closely with L-Acoustics Application Engineer Ollie Crump and Lyric Senior Production Technician Ian Vennard. The installation marks a significant step in the venue's long-term audio strategy and its ambition to pioneer new creative and technical standards in theatre production across Northern Ireland and beyond. "Striving for creative and technical excellence is central to everything we do," says Matt Minford, Managing Director at Forfey. "From our first conversations with Ian and the Lyric team, it was clear we shared that vision. Our role was to design and deliver a system that truly supports the theatre's creative ambition and demonstrates how spatial audio can heighten emotional storytelling and place audiences inside the narrative alongside the performers." Original Theatre Writing Meets Immersive Audio Technology Celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2026, the Lyric Theatre stands as Northern Ireland's only full-time self-producing theatre, creating a minimum of six original productions annually. New writing remains central to its mission, with Denouement emerging from the theatre's own New Playwrights Programme. For the team, pairing a world-premiere play with cutting-edge sound design felt like a natural evolution. "Our focus has always been to champion new writing and elevate new voices," explains Adam Steele, Marketing Manager at Lyric Theatre Belfast. "Audiences increasingly expect a premium theatrical experience, and immersive technology now plays a key role in storytelling. Denouement felt like the perfect moment to explore that creative potential." The production's staging, claustrophobic, close to the audience, and emotionally charged, further aligned with immersive audio's ability to heighten tension and bring performers into the same psychological space as the audience. From Traditional Reinforcement to L-ISA Immersive Audio While the Lyric had been exploring audio upgrade options, its collaboration with L-Acoustics accelerated last summer, when the venue hosted L-ISA training sessions for technical professionals from across the region. The event coincided with the theatre's early planning phase for Denouement, sparking the idea of using immersive audio technology for the production. "We had been considering our next steps in sound reinforcement, whether that might be a refreshed left-right system or a more advanced LCR approach," notes Vennard. "But when we saw the potential of L-ISA and how well it complements our auditorium, it became clear this technology would help place us at the forefront of theatre sound." The venue frequently hires L-Acoustics systems for larger productions and musicals, making L-ISA technology a future-aligned choice that builds on an already established sonic foundation. With a capacity of 389 and a single rake of seating, the main house offers ideal physical conditions for spatial audio, free from overhangs or balcony obstructions. Designing the L-ISA Configuration: A Series Loudspeakers and Spatial Precision L-Acoustics US LLC has worked with L-Acoustics for years and know the power of these systems," continues Minford. "For Denouement, we collaborated closely with L-Acoustics and the Lyric to tune the design precisely for the room - using Soundvision to model coverage and make the most of the theatre's ideal architecture." The final design centers on a focused Scene configuration using L-Acoustics A Series loudspeakers. Three central arrays of one A15 Focus flanked by two A15 Wide form the core image, with two arrays of one A10 Focus two A10 Wide positioned at the outer edges to ensure even, precise coverage across the full seating rake. To extend the spatial soundscape beyond the primary frontal image, one X12 loudspeaker per side were positioned as Scene extensions, widening the perceived sound field and strengthening lateral imaging. Surround and overhead immersion is delivered by ten X8 loudspeakers installed discreetly around and above the auditorium to provide enveloping spatial textures and height information, enabling subtle atmospheric movement as well as pinpoint localisation when required by the production. The system runs on a Milan-AVB network, using a P1 processor for setup and signal routing, supported by LS10 switches. LA4X and LA12X amplified controllers provide power and processing, giving the creative team a flexible, object-based mixing environment that supports both narrative clarity and dramatic sound design. Audience Response: Clarity, Immersion, and Emotional Impact The system operates flawlessly across the show's four-week run, supporting seven performances each week. Crucially, audience feedback has been immediate and vocal - a rare but powerful indicator in theatre sound. "Sound can often go unnoticed when it's working well," says Steele. "But audiences have been talking about how immersed they feel, and how clear and enveloping the sound is. That's particularly meaningful given many of our patrons are older theatregoers - it shows that clarity and natural imaging truly make a difference." With cinematic and at-home streaming experiences shaping public expectations, immersive theatre sound has become increasingly important for maintaining audience engagement. "We're seeing audiences arrive expecting the best," Adam adds. "This system allows us to meet and exceed that expectation." Looking to an Immersive Audio Future "This project has been a fantastic example of collaboration," adds Minford. "It demonstrates our shared commitment to pushing standards of creative and technical excellence in Northern Ireland." "Our goal is to lead the industry," says Vennard. "Immersive audio is shaping the future of theatre, and this project gives us a head start creatively and technically." Get the lastest news and find out about listening events.