Latest to join the many attractions of Miami’s South Beach is the Pinkroom, offering unparalleled luxury and a keen focus on sound and light.
Entertainment is a key element of the venue’s appeal, using DJs and live bands, and local installation company Paradise Production Services was contracted to handle the sound system design and installation. Carlos Henao, the firm’s owner, was involved in all aspects of the project, selecting DAS Audio’s Variant and Aero Series 2 loudspeaker systems.
‘Pinkroom is brand new and the sound system’s ability to blend inconspicuously with the room’s décor was every bit as important as its ability to deliver superior audio quality,’ he says. ‘The main nightclub area measures roughly 50 feet long by 40 feet wide with a ceiling height of 15 feet. Entertainment is primarily DJ focused, but live music performance is planned for special occasions. These conditions led us to deploy line array technology, but we wanted the system to have relatively compact dimensions so as to be as unobtrusive as possible. DAS Audio’s Variant Installation Line Array products were the perfect match.’
With the system specified and approved by the venue’s management, a combination of ten DAS Audio Variant 112A powered line arrays and six DAS LX-218A powered subwoofers were placed throughout the main nightclub area, with another six Variant 25A powered mid-high array elements in the VIP areas and front entrance. As the stage area faces the length of the main room, the Paradise installation team flew four loudspeaker clusters – two each at opposing ends – in an X fashioned (opposing left-right) stereo configuration. The two clusters at the stage each have three Variant 112A’s while the two clusters at the far end of the room each have two Variant 112A’s. Four LX-218A subwoofers reside in a specially designed area beneath the stage while the far ends of the stage area each have a single LX-218A placed into recessed cubicles.The Pinkroom’s VIP areas are fitted with five ceiling-mounted Variant 25A loudspeakers, with a sixth located at the front entrance, over the owner’s table. These sections receive the same music feed as the main area. ‘Like many of the nightclubs on South Beach, Pinkroom is a rather intimate environment,’ Henao says. ‘Management wanted good, solid levels throughout the facility, but not so loud that it interfered with the ability to communicate with the people right around you. The DAS Variant Series products are specifically designed for the install market and, as such, are very well suited for use in this type of venue. Music reproduction capability is excellent and the system gets plenty loud – with headroom to spare. Furthermore, this entire sound system is self-powered, so we didn’t have the burden of finding space to house any power amps. When space is at a premium, this is a very important consideration.’
‘We couldn’t be happier,’ says Carlos Garcia, one of Pinkroom’s owners. ‘Since our grand opening in May, we’ve received scores of compliments on the sound from our customers and I’m particularly pleased with the system’s ability to blend into the décor of the room. The loudspeakers aren’t the least bit intrusive and the volume levels are just right. There’s plenty of sound to fill the room, but not so loud that you find yourself shouting in order to be heard. Paradise Productions has been very responsive to our concerns and, as we expand our operations, I have every intention of having them design the sound system for our next location, which means we’ll be using DAS again.’
