A recent sonic upgrade at The Loft nightclub in the Austrian capital Vienna to support a diverse program of events that includes Latino nights, pop parties, poetry slams, techno nights and more incorporates V-Series pro-ribbon loudspeakers from Alcons Audio.
For its 10th anniversary, the club’s owners celebrated by investing in new sound systems for two of its three floors. For the main floor, sound partner Pro Performance built a horizontal bass array of 24 x 15-inch woofers, joined by four Alcons VR12/90 mid-size monitors to reinforce the mid-high frequencies. Meanwhile, in the smaller “Wohnzimmer” (living room), a more compact bass array with six 15-inch woofers are accompanied by two more VR12/90s.
At the same time, the monitoring for the club was replaced with 10 VR5 compact monitors. Thirteen Alcons Sentinel10 amplified loudspeaker controllers drive the loudspeakers.
“We have fitted out a number of locations in Vienna with Alcons pro-ribbon speakers,” says Pro Performance proprietor Wolfgang Sauter. “When The Loft approached us about the system upgrade, we did a speaker shootout with them and were not surprised when Alcons came out on top. The VR series was their clear choice.
“The main floor is 25 meters long but only 2.5 meters high,” he continues. “With a horizontal dispersion of 90 degrees, the VR12/90 was perfectly suited to the essential role of delivering powerful and very precise sound across the room. Although smaller, the Wohnzimmer has a similar geometrical design, so VR12s were again the best solution.”
Due to its varied program, the venue wanted monitors for DJs and performers that could be easily moved but reproduce all styles of music and speech with accuracy, leading to the selection of the VR5s. “There are often concurrent events taking place, so it was important to have a flexible and compact monitoring solution which is suitable for every program,” Sauter adds.
“We are very happy with our Alcons pro-ribbon speakers,” concludes Tommy Hofstätter, The Loft’s sound technician. “The VR5’s are compact and portable and all the VR speakers are very loud, top quality units. We have been consistently improving our audio setup over the last few years and pride ourselves on having a strong reputation for cutting-edge sound experiences.”
