Pixel Palace Arcade & Bar is turning back the clock in style. With Mood Texas and LEA Connect Series 354 amplifiers, Round Rock’s newest hotspot delivers retro gaming thrills wrapped in powerful, crystal-clear sound. 🎮🎶
THE SPEC
🎰 Venue: Pixel Palace Arcade & Bar | Round Rock, TX
Integrator: Mood Texas
Audio Spaces: Entire Venue
🦈 Product Used: Connect Series 354
Pixel palace Arcade & bar
Pixel Palace Arcade and Bar, located in Round Rock, Texas, is a lively blend of nostalgia, gaming, and social interaction. Opened in October 2024, the venue features a retro-inspired atmosphere with classic arcade games, pinball machines, and a full-service bar offering 20 beers on tap, with a focus on local breweries.
Guests can enjoy a nostalgic gaming experience with favorites from the ’70s to the ’90s, including Skee-Ball, pinball, claw machines, and basketball hoops. Pixel Palace promotes a strong sense of community through regular tournaments, themed nights, and fundraising events. Additionally, the venue includes a basement game room showcasing timeless classics like Pong and Pitfall, providing a cozy space for gamers to unwind and connect.
THE INSTALL
Multiple video walls and individual displays feature prominently in Pixel Palace, showcasing a variety of content, including classic music videos from back in the day, Twitch streams, and the bar’s menu of rotating beers on tap. Mood Texas was chosen to design and install the AV system, and they included LEA Professional amplifiers as part of the buildout.
“LEA Professional amps checked all the boxes perfectly for Pixel Palace,” said Linda Rasch, Senior System Designer at Mood Texas. “It was a breeze setting them up; the system performs flawlessly and sounds fabulous.”
Mood Texas added a Bluetooth input to accommodate special requests from patrons, such as anniversary celebrations. An XLR wall plate is included for the bar’s regularly scheduled Geeks Who Drink trivia nights, whose host uses a microphone to ask questions. The entire system is controlled from an iPad via an RTI control processor. The integration was made easier thanks to LEA’s RTI driver, one of many third-party APIs LEA offers for seamless system integration and ease of use for end users.
Mood Texas deployed Connect Series 354 amplifiers to power the restaurant’s speakers. The IoT-enabled 4-channel 354 provides 350 watts per channel, supports Hi-Z (70V or 100V) and Lo-Z selectable by channel, and features Smart Power Bridge technology.
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, AV teams like Mood Texas can remotely control and monitor the amplifiers regardless of the location or time of day, and with no subscription model or hidden costs, it’s completely free to use.
THE CONCLUSION
Whether you’re a local or visiting Round Rock, Pixel Palace offers a unique blend of retro gaming and modern socializing, making it a must-visit destination for enthusiasts of all ages.
“Everything worked when we turned on the system and started walking around the restaurant, checking all the controls and the zones,” said Rasch. “I spec LEA whenever possible because of LEA Cloud and the remote management capabilities. We have 4000 customers — it’s just too many to roll trucks for all of them. So the more we can fix remotely, the better.
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