Panache is locally-based installer CMP's largest audio project to date. CMP's Trevor Brooks collaborated with Harman Pro UK in designing a system that achieved its objectives through a process of zoning control, and careful placement and focusing of speaker coverage.
Separate speaker systems were configured for stage and dance floor, but with a control and amplification system common to both, while varying levels of background music were provided for distinct bar and seating areas.
For the dance floor there are four JBL AM4215/95 enclosures, plus two ASB6128 subs built into the base of the DJ platform. The separate live performance system consists of an additional four JBL AM4215/95s and four SRX718 subs.
As both speaker systems are never in use at the same time, signal processing and power to each is provided from the same control and amp rack. This comprises two dbx ZonePRO 1260s, cascaded to provide 12 inputs and 12 outputs, two Crown Xs700s amplifiers for the hi-mid enclosures, and a Crown Macro-Tech MA5002 VZ for the subs.
For the rest of the venue, including the stage left and stage right areas, the Guitar Cocktail Bar, and other bar areas, audio is distributed via JBL Control Series speakers; Control 25s, 28s and 30s. Power throughout is delivered by Crown amplification, a combination of Xs700, XLS 602 and XLS 202 models.
"Each speaker was individually tweaked and focussed to ensure that the different areas didn't interfere with each other," says Brooks. Panache is one of several JBL installations completed by CPM in the Bristol area. Others include The Comfy Lounge, Attics & Antics and Central Chambers.
(Jim Evans)
