The Cheetah, an adult entertainment club in Atlanta’s bustling Midtown section for more than 40 years, was recently outfitted with a production system overhaul that includes new sound reinforcement utilizing E11EVEN Sound and Vantec loudspeakers from DAS Audio in a project under the direction of idesign, a Miami FL-based audio, lighting, and video company.
Working in close coordination with John Fiorito, DAS Audio of America’s National Sales Manager for Nightclubs and Hospitality, for the audio portion of the project, idesign owner and lead lighting/video designer Michael Meacham penned a setup that includes video cubes, strobes, lasers, and video screens in addition to the sound system.
The Cheetah’s main room/DJ stand is at the heart of all the activity, and these areas use a combination of live and DJ-sourced music. The tech team deployed a combination of four E11EVEN Sound ES-112 3-way point source loudspeakers, each with a 12-inch horn for the midrange, an M-75N neodymium compression driver, and two bullet tweeters for the high end. They’re joined by eight E11EVEN Sound ES-215 passive subwoofers, each with two 15-inch neodymium transducers. Even more low end is supplied by four E11EVEN Sound ES-221 ground stackable subwoofers, each outfitted with twin 21-inch transducers and 6-inch voice coils in a crossfire enclosure configuration.
“For the DJ booth,” Meacham adds, “there are a combination of four DAS Audio VANTEC-20A active curve sourced line array enclosures serving as the monitors. Each enclosure is outfitted with a low-frequency driver, a high-frequency driver, plus a horn/waveguide. These are accompanied by two VANTEC-18A powered subwoofers, each enclosure outfitted with an 18-inch transducer.”
The task of piping music throughout the restaurant area is handled by a total of eight DAS E11EVEN Sound ES-26 2-way passive point source enclosures. Each enclosure consists of a combination of twin 6-inch transducers mated with a DAS Audio M-34 compression driver. Completing the setup, the various E11EVEN Sound loudspeaker systems are driven by 14 DAS Audio EP Series class D power amplifiers working in conjunction with four DAS IO48 digital signal processors.
“The DAS E11EVEN Sound loudspeakers are a premiere product specifically designed for venues such as The Cheetah,” Meacham states. “They produce very high sound pressure levels with the utmost clarity. The loudspeakers are custom made and have a variety of horn coverage pattens available to ensure there will be no dead spots and superb coverage throughout the venue.”
