AV design/build integration firm idesign recently implemented DAS Audio loudspeakers in several spaces at the Greystone Hotel, located in the Art Deco district of Miami Beach.
Michael Meacham, idesign’s owner, worked with DAS Audio’s John Fiorito to design and deploy a comprehensive assortment of DAS loudspeakers, working in conjunction with Goran Lugonja, assistant director of food and beverage at the hotel. “The Greystone Hotel offers five food and beverage concepts,” Lugonja reports, “key among them is the champagne basement lounge known as Golden Gator, which includes DJ performances, and the outdoor rooftop area, where we wanted to make really impressive sound, as it, too, is well suited for DJ applications. It was very important that each space had its own unique identity, so the loudspeakers placed in each area were crucial to the overall atmosphere.”
According to Fiorito, “We used a combination of DAS Artec-308 2-way passive point source loudspeakers and Action S-18 passive direct radiation subwoofers throughout the Golden Gator basement lounge. This system was configured with stereo mid/high boxes and mono sub bass. Throughout the restaurant, the upper bar area, the lobby, and the outside entrance, we used a combination of ceiling speakers along with DAS Quantum Q-10 compact subwoofers.
“Additionally, DAS Factor 8 2-way, vented loudspeakers were placed in the Santa Barbara courtyard while the rooftop pool area uses DAS WR-8826-DX weatherized loudspeakers configured in stereo with DAS WRS-15 weatherized subwoofers in mono.”
“We chose this combination of DAS products, as each line has unique characteristics that enabled us to best match the loudspeakers to the various spaces throughout the venue,” Meacham continued. “Music playback was a crucial consideration throughout the hotel’s various areas, which use a combination of DJs and media servers as the music source. What made the various DAS products so well suited for use on this project is the fact that DAS loudspeakers have superior clarity, so it basically boiled down to choosing the correct loudspeaker to best match the nature of any given area.”
