SSE Audio Group’s installation division has returned to the high-profile Bunga Bunga restaurant in Battersea to augment its original loudspeaker installation – adding boxes from Martin Audio’s architectural range.
The original installation of Martin Audio AQ series speakers took place just over two years ago, when operators The Inception Group, run by Duncan Stirling and Charlie Gilkes, opened the venue. Its bar/pizzeria operates on two floors – the ground floor has a dedicated restaurant and bar while, upstairs, a larger second floor room is dedicated to the Eurovision Song Contest themed private Lucky Voice karaoke room, with DJ booth and live stage. Here the walls are covered with Eurovision memorabilia. But it was the need to reinforce the sound reinforcement armoury, brought about by the growing emphasis on live entertainment, that inspired the first floor upgrade.
‘We put in the original system with Martin Audio AQ8s and AQ112 subs, with the Karaoke system which can be run automatically or via a small mixer,’ says SSE Director, Emma Bigg. ‘However, live has become a more important part of the mix and so we have added a pair of AQ10s and another AQ112, with different presets, to give a better sense of the live music.’
With BSS Soundweb London Blu-100 DSP on each floor, the system can be voiced according to the operating mode, offering a more immersive sound for DJ and karaoke while reverting to a conventional LR stage sound for live performance.
SSE has also taken the opportunity to reconfigure the existing installation to further optimise the performance, relocating the original AQ112 sub, repositioning the AQ8s – and assigning a new amplifier. While the mid/highs are all wall-mounted, two of the subwoofers are flown and the third is floorstanding.
‘The detail is important with all Inception Group venues,’ Bigg addds. ‘There is a specific design to each and the AQ series is important for maintaining that neat, compact and stylish finish. The series is very cost effective and provides a good result.’
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