Sound Division delivers Turbo-charged audio
to Lonsdale House
The newly opened Lonsdale
House in Notting Hill is destined to make its
mark very quickly as one of London's most glamorous
new high profile nightspots. With sumptuous yet
modern design from Fusion architects and a management
team handpicked from the cream of the business
- Henry Besant and Dick Bradsell are both
key members of the team - Lonsdale House is a
stunning creation. When it came to supplying the
audio, owner Charles Breeden was equally clear
about what he wanted. "I'm a huge fan of
the restaurant Momo," he stated. "I
love everything about it. Indeed, I chose the
architects partly on the basis of the work they
had done there, and the same goes for the audio
visual contractor. The Sound Division Group was
responsible for the installation at Momo, which
I greatly admire, so they seemed to be the natural
choice to supply the audio for Lonsdale House."
The specification was for
a high-class, sophisticated audio system capable
of delivering top quality background music throughout
the venue with the ability to zone to specific
areas. The system also needed to be powerful enough
to make a seamless transition from an unobtrusive
background music system to a much more up-front
club-style system as the situation demands.
To that end, the Sound Division
Group's David Graham specified a Crown-powered
Turbosound system throughout based on the Turbosound
QLight range of compact loudspeakers with TSC
compact sub-woofers controlled via two BSS Soundweb
devices. "The venue is spread over three
floors," explained David. "We've treated
each area as a separate entity and have designed
the system utilising CAT5 cabling throughout so
that any music source can be routed to any area.
It's extremely flexible, yet works very well as
a whole if that is what is required. Most of the
time the system is just purring, but we've made
sure that there is plenty of headroom, so it can
roar with the best of them!" The DJ area
is also extremely well equipped with an Allen
& Heath Xone 62 mixer, Technics turntables
and Pioneer CD players. The Sound Division Group
has also supplied a large video screen and Sanyo
projector to complete the AV package in the upstairs
lounge bar area.
"Charles (Breeden) wanted
a powerful yet discreet sound system for Lonsdale
House in keeping with the quality of the brand
and the image he has created," concluded
David. "I think we've achieved that very
successfully, and the client is delighted."
January
2003
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