At Nashville’s Urban Dog Bar, every visit is a symphony of fun, blending off-leash freedom with high-fidelity sound. With LEA amplifiers setting the perfect audio backdrop, every visit is an experience of premium sound, great drinks, and wagging tails. 
THE SPEC
Venue: Urban Dog Bar | Nashville, TN
Integrator: Hazelwood Laboratories
Audio Spaces: Entire Facility
Product Used: Connect Series Urban Dog Bar
Urban Dog Bar is an innovative off-leash dog park combined with a fully-stocked bar and café, located in The Nations neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee. Spanning 20,000 square feet, this unique space offers both indoor and outdoor areas where dogs can run free while their owners relax with a drink in hand. With a climate-controlled indoor section, a spacious outdoor play area, and a team of trained “Rufferees” ensuring a safe and fun experience, it’s the ultimate destination for dog lovers.
THE INSTALL
Before opening, venue staff contacted Joseph Hazelwood, founder of Hazelwood Laboratories, to design an audio system for their indoor and outdoor areas. The bar wanted audio capabilities for a wireless handheld mic, background music, and TV audio, with local zone control for specific areas like the bar and outdoor play area.
“I use LEA amplifiers for every project because I’ve found them to be well-suited to my installations, and there are enough products in the LEA line not to seek out other options,” said Hazelwood. “I like to keep my offerings streamlined and not make engineering complicated, so there was no question going in the door what amps I would use.”
Hazelwood installed Connect Series 354 and Connect Series 704 amplifiers to power the upbeat audio experience in the venue. The CS354 is a 4-channel amplifier with 350 watts per channel, while the CS704 is a 4-channel amplifier that outputs 700 watts per channel. All Connect Series amplifiers are professional-grade IoT-enabled smart amplifiers for any sized installation, support Hi-Z (70V or 100V) and Lo-Z selectable by channel, and feature Smart Power Bridge technology. There are three ways to connect: the venue can engage the built-in Wi-Fi access point, connect to the Wi-Fi, or connect to the local area network via Cat5 or Cat6 cable.
The CS354s power the loudspeakers in the indoor bar, restrooms, and a side room, while the CS704s power the outdoor bar and perimeter loudspeakers around the play area.
The Connect Series delivers an industry-first professional amplifier family to feature cloud connectivity, a revolutionary advancement and a significant benefit for anyone maintaining the systems. With LEA Cloud, Hazelwood’s team can remotely control and monitor the amplifiers regardless of the location or time of day.
Hazelwood also installed custom HX wall controllers in the Urban Dog Bar, allowing staff to select zones, control the volume, and change sources separately. His unique audio controllers combine the tactile experience of analog hardware with the capability of smart technology, providing users with simple, independent control of multiple zones and sources through API calls to the LEA amplifiers.
THE CONCLUSION
“The Urban Dog Bar is a very unique and fun environment, and many days, it’s packed with dogs of all sizes,” said Hazelwood. “I think LEA amplifiers were the perfect choice for the venue, and I can’t wait to use them again on my next install.”
A special thanks to Hazelwood Laboratories for recommending Connect Series amplifiers to Urban Dog Bar for this installation. We’re thrilled at the opportunity to collaborate and ensure unparalleled sound quality for many years ahead.
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