Most Technical supercharges VCAT with Void
Published: ASIA
CHINA: A Void Acoustics sound system has been installed at the 500-capacity VCAT nightclub in Guangzhou by A/V specialist Most Technical China (MTC). Owned by the Catwalk Group, the venue now boasts a sizeable array of Void equipment with the setup in the main room formed from Incubus Air Arrays and supplemented with Nexus series speakers. The project was described by Most Technical founder Dave Perry as ‘the pinnacle of achievement in what were often trying times’, as the installers worked to equip the modestly-sized venue with a huge amount of equipment. In total, this impressive setup required 36 Powersoft amps to provide the necessary drive.
‘When the Catwalk group initially bought the space for VCAT they asked us to do a demo at the original site with a system of Void Nexus 6 tops and S218 subs, and we pretty much blew the socks off their original PA using about a quarter of the kit,’ explained Most Technical founder Dave Parry. ‘The relationship was then built over a period of time, with the visionary Catwalk brand owners Mr John and Mr Dan eventually giving us the contract in the face of severe competition due to the trust they had in us.’
The audio system was designed by MTC business partner David Chow, with support from Void designers Rog Mogale and Alex Skan. Coverage was required from a ‘full-on PA’ throughout the main room, with additional subs and stereo pairs specified for every seat. This led to the installation of two Incubus Air Arrays at the front with four Stasys X Air subs underneath. Rear fill is provided from two Nexus 6s positioned above a further two S218 subwoofers. The DJs now benefit from a pair of Air Motion speakers for monitoring, and addition low frequency reinforcement in the main area comes from 12 Mycro X subs built under the table seating.
There is also a substantial audio setup now present in the Bar/VIP area, comprising two Tri Motion cabinets with two S218s subs underneath. Two Cyclone 10s cover the small bar while the seating area features eight Axsys 12 and eight Micro X speakers. The rear of room is covered by 12 Airtens with six Mycro X in the seating and two L2 subs as fills.
‘Bearing in mind the club holds 500 people max, that’s quite some loudspeaker system!’ stated Mr Parry. ‘We dealt with a few acoustical challenges during the install – the circular shape of the room being one of them – but nothing that we couldn’t solve, and we fully expected to tweak and fine tune as the decoration was completed and the club went through a period of soft openings. I am really proud of the standard of installation on this project, it shows the attention to detail and standards that we as a company work to.
‘That amount of power in such a small space is simply insane,’ he furthered. ‘These guys really wanted it loud and we certainly gave them that. The Stasys X really punch well alongside the Air Arrays, and I am stunned at the volume these run at and yet stay clean. VCAT sounds and looks amazing – with each speaker performing its role in defining each area, and delivering a level of sonic quality I have not heard in Guangzhou before.’