The Harbour Bay has been extensively refurbished by owners George and Jane McAlpine, who operate two other outlets - the Ramore wine bar and Coast Italiano - which share the stunning location. Now the Harbour Bar also presents live music and AV programming in its lounge-bar environment. Owner George McAlpine had a clear idea of what he wanted from his investment in new sound and vision equipment, says installer Darren Gardiner, owner of Light & Sound FX.
"George wanted to create a sophisticated, but cool atmosphere, with a lot of emphasis on the look and style of all the fittings in the venue. He particularly did not want standard ugly boxes randomly hanging off the wall in multiples. He was most insistent that the system had to produce a very warm lush sound, particularly at low levels, as the venue would be in fairly constant operation."
Working closely with Vieta distributors KV2 Audio, Darren Gardiner specified a combination of Vieta's DO-5 full-range cabinets and KV2's EX speakers, discreetly positioned.
(Jim Evans)
