Both restaurants have been equipped with 100V line loudspeakers and amplification from QSC Audio - to meet a specification originally drawn up by audio consultant, Christian Beusch of Tonstudio Beusch, who has overseen all the Swiss-based installations.
In the UK, the installation work was handled by experienced sound and light design company, ESL, who were introduced to the project by main electrical contractor, Morgan Cass.
In both sites ESL has used multiples of QSC's Acoustic Design AD-S52T and AD-S32T full-range loudspeakers - 12 and 10 respectively being wall-mounted at the restaurant-packed Heddon Street site, where background music is supplied by a DAB digital radio. The system is powered by a pair of QSC ISA300Ti and CX 4-channel amplifiers.
Mike Glover, who heads ESL says: "For a 100V line system the QSC speakers sound amazing. The Swiss consultants even specified the tappings on the speakers." Separate input points were also requested for the multi-zone Heddon Street site - which occupies 4,740 sq ft set over two floors - to accommodate DJ activity.
"Restaurant projects such as this show that as a company we are adaptable, and not stereotyped in exclusively fitting large-scale nightclubs," says Glover.
(Jim Evans)
