On the Business Park in the luxury residential area of Dubai Hills sits the Duo Gastrobar, the lastest haute cuisine restaurant to open in the fast-developing neighbourhood.
Founded by Duoband Restaurant Group from St Petersburg, headed by Renat Malikov and Dmitry Blinov, it has already won a Michelin star for its European cuisine (with a twist of Asian), served while their clientele luxuriates in an interior characterised by light, colour and natural materials, with musical ambience delivered by a Martin Audio CDD loudspeaker system.
It wasn’t the aesthetic of the white CDD5s so much as their sound quality that impressed the owners, according to regional distributor Pro Lab LLC. Already with a presence in the area the operators were aware that Martin Audio is the brand of choice for many upmarket establishments and also for project designers/consultants, LXA – who have worked on a number of projects with Pro Lab.
‘In fact, the owners had asked LXA to look for the providers of Martin Audio as it has such good visibility in the region,’ says Pro Lab General Manager Jan Tarakji, who was supported by LXA Senior Project Manager, Riaan Koch.
The operators also wanted headroom in the system for when needed, a need met by adding a pair of SX110 subwoofers. ‘They know that if they want to push the system – maybe play some deep house – they have the tools to do so, as these are small and punchy,’ says Tarakji. ‘Thanks to eyebolts LXA have been able to fly these, one at the bar and one at the opposite end of the venue, as space on the floor is at a premium.’
In addition to the main area there is also a separate covered terrace, with a different vibe where patrons are served their music via a further five CDD5W loudspeakers.
The owners operate a customer profiled playlist streaming it from an LD Systems RSMP universal media player, with the DSP/router offering touchpanel operation by the staff.