Trantec
Now owned by Toa
https://www.toa.co.uk/trantec/about-trantec
From the 2010 website:
For over two decades BBM Electronics, trading as Trantec Systems, has been applauded for its commitment to creating radio products that are not only designed in the UK to the highest specifications, but also utilise the highest levels of technology making Trantec synonymous with a mark of quality.
Trantec was born out of a passion for RF solutions by Steve Baker, Dave Binks and Terry Maybe in the early 80s, hence the company name BBM taking the first initial from each of their surnames. Since then, the company has flourished by providing advanced radio frequency technology to the worlds of music, broadcast, audio visual and theatre. Trantec is now owned by Japanese electronics giant Toa, who seized the opportunity of owning such a marque. Their committed investment programme has promoted Trantec as a distinct, yet complementary organisation and helped propel the company into a league of its own.
Based in south London, Trantec’s Headquarters house the R&D team, administration and international sales team. UK Sales are serviced from various nationwide locations.
Our extensive product range is developed in-house and caters for the most challenging contemporary audio demands particularly within broadcast, film, music and theatre applications. Among many of the recent theatre hits are Singing in the Rain, Annie the Musical, Covent Garden ROH, Godspell, and Chicago; whilst television plaudits include GMTV, Big Brother, Celebrity Dancing on Ice, Celebrity Love Island, and Fat Nation. In addition we offer a host of products designed specifically for the leisure industry, conferencing, education and ecclesiastical applications.
At Trantec were continually creating products that push the boundaries of technical achievement and our extensive portfolio already boasts many Industry standards. Our S4.4 system is the ideal starting point for those wishing to break into wireless. It features four licence-free frequencies with options for lapel, headworn or handheld mic; or at the flick of a switch, plug in a musical instrument. Similarly, the S4.16 is a 16-channel version incorporating the four licence-free frequencies and comes loaded with many additional features.
Set your sights a little higher and we can offer the S5.3 system which is 16 channels of pure value for money aimed at audio-visual, broadcast, schools, theatres and semi-pro bands. And adding even more flexibility is the S5.5 system which comes fully loaded with 24 channels.
For the professional market, the S6000 system has been specifically designed and engineered for those who demand high levels of flexibility that meet the needs of today's challenging market place. Already in use in many TV and West End theatres the receivers come with PC monitoring and a staggering 72 MHz of operating range. An internal small format PC, running Windows XP, gathers data from the receivers and the whole system (up to 40 receivers) can be monitored and controlled from a single screen. Indeed, Trantec's S6000 system has recently won the prestigious "Eddy" award for technical excellence in entertainment design.
And now dominating the digital domain, Trantec have again pushed the boundaries with their new professional digital wireless microphone system. Recent trials of the S7000 have successfully demonstrated that you can now benefit from double the number of user channels than is possible with analogue systems. Advanced features include digital transmission with 24 bit audio resolution, network monitoring for full control of up to 60 channels, fast DSP reducing latency to extremely low levels, and rugged metal housings on beltpacks and handheld mics.
Quality of sound has never been this good!
