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Genelec Smart IP loudspeakers deliver high-performance audio experience at the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa

— System supports dynamic, multi-zone playback across galleries and exhibitions, including the landmark 1965 Newport Folk Festival display —

NATICK, MA, June 10, 2026 — Genelec Smart IP loudspeakers are powering an enveloping playback environment at the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, delivering consistent, intelligible and musically accurate sound throughout the facility while supporting a wide range of exhibition and program needs. Since opening in May 2022, the Bob Dylan Center has served as the permanent home of the Bob Dylan Archive®, presenting more than 100,000 artifacts spanning the life and career of the legendary songwriter. Audio is a critical component of the visitor experience, with playback deployed across both floors of the approximately 30,000-square-foot building to support ambient sound, film installations, curated playlists and exhibit-specific content. The system includes 23 Genelec 4430A Smart IP Installation Speakers and 13 Genelec 4040A Installation Speakers, along with a 7370A SAM™ Studio Subwoofer and a 7350A SAM™ Studio Subwoofer, providing even coverage, flexible zoning and precise level control across multiple environments. The facility’s theater employs 4430As. “We wanted visitors to be surrounded by Dylan’s music and story the moment they walk in,” said Steve Jenkins, Senior Director of the Bob Dylan Center. “With an audio system that spans both floors, we’re able to move from subtle ambient playback to more powerful music cues – especially in the 1965 Newport Folk Festival showcase, Dylan’s infamous “going electric” moment – while maintaining clarity and balance throughout the building.” A key application of the system can be experienced in the Center’s exhibition, “Going Electric: Bob Dylan ’65,” which explores one of the most pivotal moments in popular music history – Dylan’s performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. The exhibit culminates in a multimedia presentation for which a carefully curated, room-filling playback environment reinforces the energy and cultural impact of that performance while remaining controlled and intelligible within the gallery space. Throughout the facility, the Genelec Smart IP platform enables precise zone-based control and system flexibility, allowing staff to tailor playback levels independently across galleries, adjust content in real time and maintain a consistent listening experience as visitor traffic fluctuates. This is particularly important in balancing ambient audio with the Center’s headphone-based guide system, ensuring that individual and shared listening experiences coexist without interference. The system also plays a central role in the Center’s theater environments, including the multi-screen “Multitudes” installation and dedicated screening rooms, where clean, evenly distributed audio coverage enhances storytelling and supports long-duration playback with complete reliability. “We routinely hear from patrons and guests how good everything sounds,” Jenkins added. “From the galleries to the theaters, the system has been seamless and completely dependable – it just works.” By combining Genelec’s Smart IP technology with thoughtful exhibition design, the Bob Dylan Center has created a flexible, high-performance audio environment that supports both artistic storytelling and operational control, bringing visitors closer to the music, history and cultural legacy of one of the most influential artists of all time. For more information, please visit www.genelec.com.

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Photo file 1: Genelec_BobDylanCenter_Photo1.JPG Photo caption 1: Genelec Smart IP loudspeakers are powering an enveloping playback environment at the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Photo credit: Steven Jenkins. Photo file 2: Genelec_BobDylanCenter_Photo2.JPG Photo caption 2: Closeup of a Genelec 4430A Smart IP Installation Speaker, employed as part of an enveloping playback environment at the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Photo credit: Steven Jenkins. Photo file 3: Genelec_BobDylanCenter_Photo3.JPG Photo caption 3: Genelec 4430A Smart IP Installation Speaker, employed as part of an enveloping playback environment at the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Photo credit: Steven Jenkins. Photo file 4: Genelec_BobDylanCenter_Photo4.JPG Photo caption 4: Exhibit at the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Photo credit: Lester Cohen. Photo file 5: Genelec_BobDylanCenter_Photo5.JPG Photo caption 5: Exhibit at the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Photo credit: Lester Cohen. PDF file: 2026_Genelec_BobDylanMuseum_PR.PDF PDF caption: Genelec Bob Dylan Center case study Genelec, the pioneer in Active Monitoring technology, is celebrating over 45 years of designing and manufacturing active loudspeakers for true and accurate sound reproduction. Genelec is credited with promoting the concept of active transducer technology. Since its inception in 1978, Genelec has concentrated its efforts and resources into creating active monitors with unparalleled sonic integrity. The result is an active speaker system that has earned global acclaim for its accurate imaging, extremely high acoustic output from small enclosures, true high-fidelity with low distortion, and deep, rich bass. Genelec is also marking its 20th year of Smart Active Monitoring™ technology, which allows studio monitors to be connected, configured and calibrated for the user’s specific acoustic environment. Each Smart Active Monitor or subwoofer is equipped with advanced internal DSP circuitry, which tightly integrates with the GLM (Genelec Loudspeaker Manager) software application, running on Mac or PC. GLM’s reference microphone kit allows the user’s acoustic environment to be analyzed, after which GLM’s AutoCal feature optimizes each Smart Active Monitor for level, distance delay, subwoofer crossover phase and room response equalization, with the option of further fine tuning by the user. By minimizing the room’s influence on the sound, Smart Active Monitors deliver an unrivalled reference, with excellent translation between rooms. Visit Genelec on social media: https://www.facebook.com/Genelec https://www.linkedin.com/company/genelec-oy https://www.instagram.com/Genelec_oy/ https://x.com/Genelec https://www.tiktok.com/@genelec_oy Other brand and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. —For more information on the complete range of Genelec Active Monitoring Systems, contact: Genelec Inc., 7 Tech Circle, Natick, MA 01760. Tel: (508) 652-0900; Fax: (508) 652-0909; Web: http://www.genelec.com/.