Fit Revolution, an indoor cycling studio and “boot camp”-style fitness training facility that opened in 2013 in the Boston suburb of North Reading, keeps its hundreds of members in great shape with cutting-edge equipment and classes.
Back then, Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro), the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs of professional users, stepped in to design and install a complete audio system for Fit Revolution founder and owner Michelle O’Connor. When it came time to expand the spin studio late last year, O’Connor’s first call was to GC Pro.
GC Pro senior account manager PK Pandey, who managed the first audio system design and equipment sourcing for Fit Revolution, was there again for them, recommending a system that included seven Electro-Voice EVID ceiling speakers powered by an EV CPS2.6 power amplifier and managed by a dbx 640M ZonePro processor. A Stanton C502 dual-CD/MP3 player provides the facility’s music/audio content.
“Working with Michelle is great, because she’s come to trust and rely on us to provide exactly what her business needs,” says Pandey, who helps lead GC Pro’s Boston location. “The first time we worked together we made sure that we provided the best sound system in a fitness club I knew of, and this time was an extension of that. Nothing’s changed in that regard — the best equipment for the job at the best price.”
Fit Revolution Owner O’Connor agrees. “Working with PK and GC Pro this time was as satisfying and productive as it was when we first opened,” she says. “He helped reconfigure the new and existing sound systems so that we can cover all of the areas we need efficiently.”
Pandey says GC Pro isn’t about selling equipment — it’s about partnering with customers to achieve a goal. “That’s why so many GC Pro customers are repeat customers,” he says. “Together, we’re a team.”