Brasserie de Greup, a hospitality venue located in the village of Mijnsheerenland to the south of Rotterdam that offers food, drink and entertainment, is equipped with a foreground and background sound reinforcement system employing Optimal Audio components in an installation by AVgek of Rotterdam.
“We have a great relationship with Audio Technica Benelux (Optimal Audio’s distributor in the region) and were aware that this new brand had attracted a very positive reaction,” explains Bob Sol of AVgek. “Having made an assessment of the venue’s needs, we felt that they aligned perfectly with what Optimal Audio could offer, so advised the Brasserie team accordingly. This was our first install with Optimal Audio, and we were blown away by the simplicity and ease of use for the installer and the user!”
Sol designed a system comprising four on-wall, landscape-mounted Optimal Audio Cuboid 8 two-way passive 8-inch loudspeakers and a single Sub 15 subwoofer, all working with a Zone 4 controller via WebApp. WebApp is designed to make system set-up more straightforward — once completed, venue staff are presented with a simplified user interface that allows for operation via mobile phone.
At Brasserie de Greup, the system is configured with presets for background and foreground music choices. The former sees the system preset without the Sub 15 and with the Cuboid 8s acting as full-range units, while the latter deploys the subwoofer with the low frequency removed from the Cuboid 8.
“The client is really happy with the sound and the simplicity of WebApp, and has indicated that they will soon be looking to replace old systems in the four other areas of the venue with Optimal Audio,” Sol concludes. “The system in the Brasserie sounds really great with both presets — since this first outing with Optimal Audio, we’ve offered it to a number of clients and already seen a big uptake. It’s proving very popular indeed.”
