Recently named Nightclub of the Year 2026 (East) at the ET Hospitality World Restaurant & Nightlife Awards in New Delhi, Odiin Experiences has a newly installed Outline system designed and installed by Jagjeet S Bhatti of Singhpandit Electronics, who also served as system consultant.
Set over several levels in central Guwahati, the venue combines hospitality, dining and entertainment. Its calendar takes in DJ nights, live performances, private parties and corporate events, with seating for around 250 and a total capacity of more than 700. The sound system is built around two Outline Vegas 15 and six Vegas 12, the latter also used as delay fills. Low frequencies are handled by Outline subwoofers – two Sub 118 and three Sub 218 – while six Ki10 complete the system.
‘The brief was to create a system that could deliver the energy and impact expected on a busy nightclub dancefloor, while maintaining clarity and comfort across a venue that also hosts dining, live performances, private parties and corporate events,’ Jagjeet explains. ‘The different levels, high ceilings and glass surfaces around the alfresco areas made loudspeaker positioning especially important. We had to consider how sound would carry through the space and avoid relying on a single area to do all the work.
‘The Vegas 15 and Vegas 12 loudspeakers provide the main system and delay coverage, with the Ki10 units completing the set-up,’ he continues. ‘One of the key decisions was to distribute the Sub 218s around the venue rather than cluster them at front of house. This helps create more even low-frequency coverage and brings impact to the high-energy areas without compromising the overall balance.
‘The acoustically treated space helped the system, while careful positioning addressed the additional reflections that can come from the glass surfaces.
‘A nightclub system also has to do its job consistently, night after night, across different events and operating levels. The aim here was powerful, controlled sound with tight, articulate bass and clear reproduction, without making the experience fatiguing for guests. Installation and tuning were efficient, and the system required minimal equalisation to achieve the balance we were looking for.’
‘This project has been particularly important to us from the very beginning,’ says Outline India Country Manager, Aritra Sarkar. ‘With Guwahati’s bar and nightclub market growing rapidly, we saw an opportunity to create a distinctive sound experience that would bring stories to life and set a new benchmark for the hospitality segment. Odiin was an important step in realising that vision.’
For Govind, Vinay and Nikhil, the partners behind Odiin Experiences, it started with the room: ‘When we started planning the sound for Odiin Experiences, the conversation began with the room. A large space has a way of humbling you – it doesn’t forgive lazy decisions. So we took our time.
‘We wanted a system that could genuinely keep up with the range of music we intended to programme. Not just volume, but texture. The Outline system does that. It moves between styles without losing itself, which is rarer than people think. You feel it in the way the room responds – there’s a consistency to it that gives artists the confidence to perform and gives the audience permission to let go.’
The partners also acknowledge people running the sound: ‘Alongside the system, we brought together some of the best engineers in the city. People who know how to listen, not just operate. That combination – good equipment in the right hands – is where the real work happens.
‘For us, sound isn’t a technical checkbox. It’s probably the first thing you feel when you walk into a space like ours, even before you consciously register it. We wanted Odiin to reflect our respect for both the artists who perform here and the people who come to experience it. Getting the sound right was the clearest way we knew how to say that. The Outline system has been central to that. We’re proud of what the room sounds like.’
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