By this time London-based Viba Sound had already filled the Wardour Street venue with distributed 12" ceiling speakers. "While these would have been fine for the girly nights, with the new direction something with much more punch was now required for the dance weekends," said the company's Peter Kellet. So he opted for a complete Nexo solution.
The irony of this is that Kellet had previously fitted Nexo in The Trap, and it was only while paying a service call to the venue that he realised that the former owners had moved out. At this point he ran into Stringfellows' interior designer, Steve Howie of Creation Design & Build, who was developing the new site . . . and was hired on the spot.
As part of their full sound, lighting and video package, the installers have designed the ground and basement floors into five zones (three downstairs and two up) serviced by a total of 22 stereo and mono outputs (including peripheral areas). To cover this he has deployed no fewer than 30 x Nexo PS8 full-range loudspeakers, with 12 LS500 subs providing bass extension.
Says Peter Kellet: "We always try and install Nexo wherever possible - unless we are specifically asked otherwise. The PS8 is both versatile and compact - we run them in our hire fleet so we know how reliable they are. Matched with the LS500s they provide a powerful combination with even dispersion.
In addition to the sound reinforcement, Allen & Heath XONE:62 mixers, Pioneer CDJ-1000 and Technics SL1210 playback devices are included in the package. Viba Sound has also provided an assortment of twenty Robe 160 and 170 AT moving colour spots, 20 LED par cans and two Mitsubishi video projection screens.
(Jim Evans)
