As with other Lyceum venues, quality music forms the essence and the backdrop of much of the entertainment. The main bar uses eight Tannoy V8 loudspeakers and two VS15BP subwoofers whilst the Kitchen Club to the rear of the main bar provides music at typically a lower level and is driven by six Tannoy i8AW loudspeakers.
A short corridor leads you through to the Kitchen Club where white tables, white chairs with chunky white candles burning give the area a modern but intimate feel. A large glazed area at the back of the room allows visibility of the stage in the club below. Backlit images of performing rock bands adorn the plain brick walls.
Accessed from the Kitchen Club is the downstairs nightclub which regularly hosts bands and DJs playing a mix of styles. With its loudspeaker system comprising six Tannoy V12HP, four Tannoy V12 and two iQ18B subwoofers the club is exceptionally loud and dynamic in what is quite a small venue with a capacity just short of 200. Four Tannoy TDX1 system controllers are used for audio distribution throughout the venue.
Audio and lighting at Korova were installed by Liverpool-based B&S Sound and Light. Billy Gillbanks of B&S was thrilled with the performance of the sound system throughout the venue. "What's amazing is not only how loud and effortlessly the system performs downstairs in the high energy club, but how dynamic the upstairs system sounds even at low volume levels", he said.
(Lee Baldock)
