Funktion-One Selected For Colombia’s Video Club

Video Club in Colombia’s capital, Bogotà, is now home to the country’s first ever fixed installation of Funktion-One loudspeakers, which was supplied and installed by UVA Funktion-One (Colombia), working in collaboration with Purpura Producciones (Chile).

Video Club’s sound design was carried out by Funktion-One design engineer, Mike Igglesden, and approved by company founder, Tony Andrews.

The system in the main room features four Funktion-One Resolution 2 SH mid-high loudspeakers, plus a pair of F215 double 15-inch bass enclosures and two BR221 double 21-inch bass reflex loudspeakers. Two F1201 speakers and a BR118 serve as DJ monitors. Amplification comes from two FFA F60Q amplifiers and an FFA F100-2.

Audio in the second room is delivered by four F1201 loudspeakers and two F118 single 18-inch bass enclosures, which are powered by an FFA F60Q amplifier. There is further sound reinforcement in the reception area. This area features four Funktion-One F55 loudspeakers and an MB210LP low-profile bass enclosure. Control throughout the venue is managed by a Formula Sound ZMR-8024 system.

All three systems are four-point, with a crossed stereo configuration, and are suspended at 2.5m with a variation of less than 1%.

Discussing the project, UVA’s John Bermudez explained: “As this was Colombia’s first fixed installation Funktion-One system, there were quite a few challenges. The import procedures to Colombia, for one, are not easy and threatened to derail our intended opening date. Time was short but we managed to install three different systems in 10 days.

“Another challenge for a nascent market like the one in Colombia is the evangelizing necessary in order to convince clients to invest in a professional system such as Funktion-One. In Colombia, investors will happily fork out inordinate amounts of money for lamps and chairs but getting the investment necessary for a world-class sound system can be difficult.”

The investment by Video Club’s owners and their commitment to creating a sensory experience like no other has paid off. Bermudez continues: “The response has been overwhelmingly positive. The clients are satisfied with their investment and the venue is fast gaining recognition for its emphasis on a superior sound quality. The system is transparent, energetic and faithful.”

Bermudez business partner, Laurie Sauloy, adds: “For us at UVA, after years working towards developing a culture for refined listening experiences, it is a great moment to be able to install a dancefloor while applying the rules of the art: a place to expand your senses, free yourself from the daily grind and even to achieve communion with other revelers. Today, after four years here in Colombia, there are many thousands of people who recognize Funktion-One as a sound system capable of generating an intense physical experience, which is at the same time mellow on the ears, with ample spatiality and precision. Once they experience Funktion-One they wont settle for less.”

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