Requiring coverage over a large studio space and audio fit to inspire dancers, RedX Dance in Bristol recently equipped its Staple Hill studio with Optimal Audio loudspeakers and system management.
Since opening in 2012, RedX Dance in Bristol has taught street dance classes to hundreds of children and adults of all abilities. The award-winning company approached local supplier Richer Sounds to meet its audio needs.
‘One of the greatest challenges was making sure we could cover the whole studio while maintaining a reasonable speaker count,’ says Richer Sounds’ Bath store manager, Tom Smallman. ‘Optimal Audio’s Cuboid 6 sounds great and strikes an excellent balance between power and size, so they could be mounted in appropriate positions around the studio while still being discreet. And a single sub was all we needed to provide the low end that the dance classes require – even though the Sub 6 is the smallest of the Optimal Audio options, it’s very punchy and ideal for the hip-hop and urban music that RedX often work with.’
The installation features four Optimal Audio Cuboid 6 full-range, two-way wall-mounted speakers with a single Sub 6 ultra-compact sub-bass loudspeaker. These are accompanied by a Zone 4P four-zone audio controller with DSP and WebApp interface. The Zone 4P boasts four channels of 100W integrated amplification at 4Ω or 8Ω and is fully programmable for ease-of-use. The system is completed by an Optimal Audio Amp 100, a 2x 350W/channel power amplifier which, in combination with the Zone 4P, provides a full suite of loudspeaker presets and limiters, all configurable via the Zone’s onboard WebApp.
‘The use of the Zone4P was crucial to the success of the system as it not only allows enough power to drive the speakers but also a great deal of connectivity so that it can be controlled by the client in a simple-to-use manner,’ Smallman says. ‘Combined with the Amp 100, the system has plenty of power so that if the client wishes to expand with additional speakers in the future there is sufficient headroom. It’s been a great solution for them.’
‘The new, top-of-the-line sound system in our studio, gives crystal-clear audio that fills every corner of the room with incredible detail and depth,’ reports Red X studio owner and teacher Jasmine Sorisi-Thomas. ‘Dancers love the surround sound – it makes every session feel like a live performance.’