The new system went into The Pavilion, a Sprung structure that was converted into an intimate 1,200-seat performance venue during the casino's recent $150m expansion project.
Today, artists performing in the showroom benefit from left and right arrays each comprised of eight Kara enclosures flanked by LF arrays of three SB18 subs. Below each Kara array is an additional stack of three SB28 for additional low-end reinforcement, while five coaxial 8XT are spaced out across the stage lip for front-fill. LA-RAKs loaded with LA8 amplified controllers power and process the entire system.
"We installed a V-DOSC system into Hard Rock Live Hollywood, another Seminole property, several years ago and they've been very happy with that investment," says Andre Serafini, president of Beachsound. "Following its proven success, they wanted to implement L-Acoustics into The Pavilion for consistency between the venues, so a Kara system was our natural recommendation."
Steve Minick, production manager at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, points out that system flexibility and rider acceptability were other key considerations. "We bring in a really wide variety of acts - from Vince Neil, Tesla and Adam Ant to Tony Orlando, Buddy Guy and Kool & The Gang - so we needed a system that could satisfy them all," he says. "Kara totally does. Since it went in, I haven't used any other rig in the room, and I don't intend to. The coverage is great, the clarity is phenomenal, and the power absolutely stomps! Our customers rave all the time about how they love what they're hearing, and I agree. This is one of the best sounding systems I've ever heard."
(Jim Evans)
