Amika Dubai opens with Dynacord
Published: MEA
UAE: One of Dubai’s latest high-end clubs has opened with a Dynacord audio system. Called the Amika, it has been described as the ‘sister experience’ of the exclusive club of the same name in London.
In the Amika Dubai, nothing has been left to chance. The planning and the search for just the right location for the club took a year, and over two months were then devoted to the selection and installation of the sound system. Installed by CEG Technologies of Dubai, the Amika solution is based on the Dynacord VariLine, with 19 VL-262, four Sub 18 and three Sub 115 enclosures. Power for the system comes from six of the manufacturer’s DSA 8410 amps with the RCM 810 remote control module. A further pair of Dynacord D Lite - 8 A powered speakers, and a PowerSub 212 have also been installed.
A Dynacord P64 controls the entire sound system and features one Ai 1 input module and three Ao 1 output modules.
‘We were acutely aware of the extremely high hurdle we had to clear if the Dubai club was to live up to the very high reputation of its sister club in London,’ recalled Chant Utukian, CEG Technologies’ project manager. ‘The directors of the Amika were adamant that the standards set by the London club should be maintained in every respect.’
This quest for quality was particularly true for the selection of the sound system. Mr Utukian describes the process as an ‘extremely meticulous’ examination of all the competing sound reinforcement systems on the market. Having listened to a number of systems, both the client and the installation company agreed that Dynacord offered the best solution for the project. Three considerations – aside from the sound performance – played a decisive role in this decision: ‘First of all, Dynacord has a bureau in Dubai offering local support,’ explained Mr Utukian. ‘Secondly, Dynacord’s partner AVL Electronics LLC offers first-class after sales service. And thirdly, Dynacord – by virtue of installations in the largest and best clubs in the world, such as Pasha in New York – enjoys a reputation nowhere short of outstanding within the industry.’
AVL Electronics employed simulations to guide the design and configuration of the sound system, with very positive results. ‘As soon as they heard the system, our customers were not only astonished but captivated,’ said Mr Utukian. ‘They could see it was compact and elegant, but it also produced considerably higher sound pressure levels than they expected. After the very first sound check, their spontaneous reaction was to congratulate the entire CEG team on their choice of loudspeakers and to promise that for all their future projects, Dynacord would be the proverbial first name on the team sheet.’