Whisky Mist goes with Dynacord
Published: MEA
LEBANON: The latest Whisky Mist club in Beirut has opened with a sound system from Dynacord. Located in the five-star Hotel Intercontinental Phoenicia, the club boasts space for 350 guests as well as two VIP lounges screened off from the main area.
The club’s operators engaged the services of the Beirut-based sound specialists Hi Fi Service for the audio system. The team led by managing director Oussama Mansour Abou Faraj has the experience of a large number of high-calibre installations upon which to draw, but the Whisky Mist represented a particularly high hurdle, primarily due to the elaborate interior architecture of the club with its numerous pillars. Since high sound pressure levels were also required, there was, in the view of Mr Abou Faraj, only one brand of sound system worth considering. ‘We’ve long been fans of Dynacord products,’ he said. ‘They are reliable, robust and highly efficient.’
A large amount of speakers from Dynacord’s VariLine series was selected, including 17 VL262s, six VL122s and two VL62s. ‘VL-series loudspeakers are compact and deliver better sound and higher sound pressure levels than comparable products from other manufacturers,’ explained Mr Abou Faraj. On the dance floor, four Sub28 subwoofers are employed to reinforce the bass, the same task being performed in the VIP and bar areas by two Sub115 and four Electro-Voice TX1181 cabinets respectively.
The system is driven by four Dynacord DSA multi-channel amps, in addition to the eight EV P3000 already in place at the club. The control and supervision are performed using a Dynacord P64 digital audio matrix manager.
‘The VL loudspeakers offer outstanding sound quality and the subwoofers, too, are excellent – but my absolute favourite is without question the P64,’ said Mr Abou Faraj. ‘It simplifies our job enormously! Instead of running backwards and forwards between the loudspeakers and amplifiers, with the P64 we can configure and supervise the entire system digitally using Iris-Net software. And, when they heard the sheer quality of the sound, our customers were equally enthusiastic. The owners of the club love this system and have sworn when they open their next club to rely on our expertise once again – and, naturally, on Dynacord as well.’