At the chic Loft Lounge on Bromsgrove Street the sound is relayed via a discrete Mission Pro NXT flat panel system, from the same IAG stable as Wharfedale Pro. More Mission Pro speakers are to be found at the Angels Café Bar, where 16 provide the background surround sound. More notably, this is one of the first installations of Wharfedale's new plastic Titan enclosures, with a pair pumping up the volume at the front of the venue.
Around the corner, The Village comprises one big room with an annex, where a pair each of Wharfedale LX12's and LX18's provide the stage playback for a venue essentially focused on operating karaoke nights. Nearby, Route 2 also parades LX18's while The Jester has a combination of Wharfedale 3190's and LX12's providing the sound throughout the basement venue. Like many of Matthews' installations, it is powered by QSC amplifiers, with an Alto limiter and Studiomaster mixer.
In Fonteyn's bar and restaurant, Matthews has specified Wharfedale Twin 15s and Twin 12's driven by a pair of QSC RMX 2450's, under the management of a Behringer system controller. "The venue wanted compact but loud speakers - and of very high quality, and that's what we have given him," Matthews installation manager Mark Broadhead.
At the Glamorous Show Bar, a live drag cabaret venue, the original pair of Wharfedale 3190's has expanded along with the club. As the bar (and consequentially the acts) assumed a higher profile, so Matthews boosted the 3190's in the rear of the bar to four enclosures, adding a pair of LX12's flown either side of the stage, and run full range.
(Jim Evans)
