When the restaurant/bar now known as the Silver Queen came under new management, it underwent some modest rehabbing and a facelift.
The owners called in Halcyon Productions to provide a great sounding audio system that wouldn’t disturb the owner of the multi-million dollar condo above.
“In a situation like that, you want to do everything in your power to be friendly and considerate,” laughed Manning.
Accordingly, Manning chose to pepper the establishment with Grundorf GT-601 full-range loudspeakers so that patrons would always be close to a sound source. That way, no single loudspeaker would have to be very loud, which would help reduce bleed upstairs.
A pair of Grundorf subwoofers round out the system’s frequency response. Face Audio amplifiers provide power.
The Ashly ne24.24M DSP provides the range of functionality typical of such a system, plus well-calibrated limiting.
“The limiting prevents overly-enthusiastic staff from cranking the system up to the condo danger zone,” said Manning.
An Ashly WR-5 keypad allows staff to select inputs and to adjust the volume – within limits.
“The Ashly ne24.24M and WR-5 is a great combo,” said Manning. “It’s simple, powerful, flexible, and tremendously affordable. Nothing else on the market comes close to providing that level of value.”