SLA Warsaw, a new restaurant and entertainment venue in the heart of the Polish capital of Warsaw, has been equipped throughout with Martin Audio BlacklineX series loudspeakers supplied by Phono Media, the company’s distributor in Poland, and installed by AV integration firm High Shine, which is headed by Jakub Ołdak.
SLA Warsaw combines a restaurant, nightclub (with dance floor) and cocktail bar, with the sound system required to cater to several different scenarios.
“This is an extremely interesting space, with a design which transfers guests from the center of the city into the heart of the jungle,” notes a representative of Phono Media. “The most important requirement from the investor was that the sound system had to provide the best quality possible and perform several functions: hi-fi quality background music during the daytime and after dark a full-on disco sound with sufficient bass. This needed to be distributed evenly between all rooms — the main space in front of the bar and the dancefloor, with all communication between the rooms.”
To achieve, system designer Michal Malczynski specified four Blackline X10 and 12 Blackline X8 loudspeakers, respectively joined by an SX212 subwoofer and a pair of SX110 subwoofers. In fill needs are met by six Martin Audio ADORN ACP-55T loudspeakers.
The project was not without its challenges. Since this was a new build, with a strong architectural element, care had to be taken with the placement of the equipment so that it enhanced the aesthetic, rather than detracted from it. Proof of concept was delivered over the weekend of June 12, when the club opened its doors for the first time to create precisely the atmosphere the operators had been hoping for.
