Happy End functions as a restaurant during the day and a lively entertainment venue during the evening, so an audio system was needed that would provide subtle background music for diners, but also provide high energy, high quality sound reinforcement for DJs and live bands.
"There was only one requirement - to provide the best sound, positive vibes and maximum power for the music," says Igor Horváth of Humenné-based installation company Citylight. "So, for me, there was only one possible solution."
Happy End's owner had been to the Blue Note jazz club in the Slovakian town of Nové Mesto nad Váhom, which was Igor's first Funktion One, MC2 and XTA installation in the country. "With that combination you get a really warm, acoustic feel, it doesn't sound 'digital' at all and that's what he wanted at Happy End," he says.
Horváth's solution was to install three independent audio systems - one for daytime background music, one for DJs and one for live bands - which can work separately or together. The latter two systems are controlled by two XTA DP548s, while overall system control is by an MC2 Ti 1048, with wall-mounted remote control panel.
During the day, background music is provided via four Funktion One F88 full range cabinets on each floor of the two-storey venue, two MB212 subs and two F81s each on the front and rear outdoor terraces, powered by three MC2 Ti1500 and one Ti2000 amplifiers.
The system for evenings is altogether beefier, comprising four Funktion One Resolution 3 for the main DJ sound, four Resolution 4 for the main live act sound, six F121 subs and four RM12 stage monitors, powered by five MC2 E25, three E90, one E45 and one E15 amplifiers.
"During the day, the Ti 1048 manages the background music via a 'daily use' preset. In the evening it is switched to the 'action' preset, which turns off the MB212 subs and sets the delay time for each F88 speaker for in-fill, depending on whether it's a DJ or live band performance," says Horváth.
(Jim Evans)
