Following recommendations from high profile clients at top West End nightspots, Islington-based Sound Division specified Harman Pro products to Baglioni. Sound Division is a strong advocate of the JBL brand, says MD David Graham: "Primarily because of the breadth and flexibility of their range, and its uniform quality and power." Turning to JBL's Control Contractor series to handle Brunello's requirements for background music, DJ evenings and occasional live situations, Graham complemented the JBL system with Crown and BSS products from the Harman brand portfolio for a fully integrated system solution.
Designing the system with input and advice from Harman Pro UK's Andy Duffield, Sound Division created a distributed JBL speaker system based around Control 28Fs and Control 29AVs and JBL SB-210 subs. Chosen for their aesthetics as well as their sound quality, the ergonomic shape and size of the Control Series enclosures blend unobtrusively into the Brunello's plush interior design. Completing the installation is a DJ booth fitted to high industry standards and features.
The room needs both low and high levels of sound, so the Control 28s are ceiling-mounted and used discreetly around the room, while the Control 29s are placed to boost sound levels in the dance floor area. Plenty of headroom has been left to pump up the volume if desired, and subs are concentrated in the dancefloor area to fatten the sound.
The system is driven by Crown's new XS series amplifiers - the 2-channel XS500 and XS700 models. The system front end features a BSS 9088 Soundweb digital processor, used for EQ and processing. "The new Soundweb DSP engine is excellent and provides even higher audio performance. The latest generation of 24-bit converters are used in the machine to give a dynamic range of better than 107 dB, which is great for rooms like this," explains Graham. Sound Division also supplied two Soundweb 'Shrimp' remote control panels.(Lee Baldock)
