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Conference Center Audio Systems: LEA Install At I-Hotel

Post date January 30, 2023

Conference Center Audio Systems: LEA Install At I-Hotel

The I-Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, IL brings people together from around the world to gather for corporate meetings, seminars, social events, weddings and so much more. From creating special moments and memories for the bride and groom’s big day to providing the tools and technology to inspire business leaders and deliver critical information, this space required technology with power, reliability, and flexibility. And it is an honor to have our amplifiers driving this conference center audio system.

Let’s dive in and take a closer look at this LEA install…

THE SPEC

CONFERENCE CENTER AUDIO SYSTEMS: LEA INSTALL AT I-HOTEL

Venue: I-Hotel and Conference Center

Install Purpose: Conference Center Expansion to provide over 70,500 sq. ft. of meeting space

Product Used: CONNECTSERIES CS704D (Qty. 9)

# of Zones: 27

Total Wattage: 25,200 Watts

THE VENUE

CONFERENCE CENTER AUDIO SYSTEMS: LEA INSTALL AT I-HOTEL

I-Hotel now provides more than 70,500 square feet of interior meeting space. This includes a modern 12,200 sq. ft. exhibit hall that can accommodate up to 750 guests for a wedding reception, endless floorplan options for large conferences and expos, and seating for up to 1,200 guests, theater-style. In total, they now have 9 new, fully reconfigurable rooms.

THE INTEGRATOR

CONFERENCE CENTER AUDIO SYSTEMS: LEA INSTALL AT I-HOTEL

Champaign-Urbana based C.V. Lloyde Audiovisual has been providing pro AV design, sales, and installation services throughout Illinois for more than 150 years. With a deep-rooted philosophy that the quality of a professional system must not be compromised by the actual installation, C.V. Lloyde counts many of the region’s universities, stadiums, houses of worship, school districts, and corporate facilities among their long list of clients.

Kyle Wikoff & Todd Fitton the System Design Team at C.V. Lloyde worked on the I-Hotel project, explained that I-Hotel management wanted to equip their new meeting spaces with high-quality, scalable AV systems. They also wanted to use the opportunity to upgrade their existing systems and tie them together for maximum, full-facility flexibility.

We recently got the chance to talk with Stephen Morris about some of their install stories, motivations, and just geek out a little bit about audio gear. It was a blast! You can read some of that transaction here.

THE INSTALL

CONFERENCE CENTER AUDIO SYSTEMS: LEA INSTALL AT I-HOTEL

Because the AV system is all network-based, C.V. Lloyde worked with the I-Hotel IT team to deploy the system. The C.V. Lloyde team designed the system, specified the equipment, and then provided the IT team with a database of equipment serial numbers and Mac addresses so they can set up their network around the equipment needs — whether it’s a standard network for IT or if it’s an AV network distributing audio or video.

And we were glad to hear that C.V. Lloyde was taking full advantage of our Cloud platform with this project as well.

“At the I-Hotel, we’re currently using AMX SVSI for AV transport, as well as an extensive Dante audio network,” explained Fitton. “The LEA amplifiers we’re using are 100% Dante and IoT-enabled, so we were able to put the LEA amplifiers on their own kind of network to be able to reach the internet because that’s not typical for the hotel facility — the remote connectivity is a huge LEA advantage for us, and the client loves it.”

“When we’re on-site, our technicians can log in to the system with a laptop or smart phone, walk around the facility and just mute a channel or a media zone and quickly be able to identify if it’s on or off,” said Fitton. “And when we are doing speaker testing, to be able to mute all the other channels of the amplifiers easily, that says a lot about the product. We really liked those features.”

The I-Hotel and Conference Center system is currently using nine 704D, Dante CONNECT SERIES amps for a total of 25,200 watts across 27 zones.

THE CONCLUSION

CONFERENCE CENTER AUDIO SYSTEMS: LEA INSTALL AT I-HOTEL

The new system is very flexible and easy to use, allowing hotel staff to quickly combine any rooms or any batch of rooms to meet any configuration need. Everything in the system is controllable via an AMX touch panel. C.V. Lloyde helped create a custom user interface that allows users to quickly set up background music and adjust audio volumes with or without engaging video projectors or dropping motorized screens.

According to the design team, the system delivers the audio quality, flexibility, and ease of use across the entire facility that the client required.

“LEA is our number one choice for amplifiers because of the units’ quality and connectivity, and for the relationship, we have with the people at LEA Professional,” said Fitton. “Their response times and level of support have been phenomenal— that’s a huge benefit, especially for hotel and conference spaces. I certainly look forward to more projects with the folks at LEA Professional.”

We’d like to thank C.V. Lloyde Audiovisual for giving our CONNECTSERIES a chance in this project and we hope that people will benefit from the support provided by our amps in the I-Hotel and Conference Ceneter for many years to come.

If you have any questions or feedback about using our CONNECTSERIES amps in install projects like this LEA Install for Conference Center audio systems or any other projects, feel free to fill out the form below or reach out to us on our social media channels.

Hospitality

Post date January 13, 2023

CASE STUDY:

Hospitality

Bar, Restaurant & Hotel Sound Systems

OUR MISSION

UNITE YOUR PATRONS

Martin Audio delivers a consistent acoustic signature of rich, clear sound across a venue, connecting the different facets of the space and delighting the patrons that frequent them. Consequently, venues become destinations and more profitable.

Everyone’s very impressed with the sound system because when you walk through the building, you essentially have the same acoustic signature throughout every space, there aren’t any gaps or areas where the highs drop out or it’s all bass.

Gibsons Italia, Chicago, USA

Signature Sound, Class Leading Coverage and Performance

Since 1971, Martin Audio has been designing and manufacturing from its British headquarters high performance professional loudspeaker and electronics systems for both touring and permanent installation.

We have an extensive record of successful hospitality installations, everything from bars and restaurants to hotels.

Delivering high quality sound can play an important part in turning venues into destinations, helping clientele smile so they become repeat customers who spread the word and thus increase the venue’s reputation and profitability.

Martin Audio has a wide portfolio of loudspeaker solutions – including weatherised outdoor speakers – to meet the variety of needs and challenges that face hospitality venues and their deployment of sound systems – this also helps to guarantee consistency of sound dynamics between different loudspeakers throughout their location, as well as working within an assortment of project budget scenarios.

Many of these solutions incorporate award winning Patented technology that deliver a superior audio experience for patrons of the venue and can solve acoustic challenges that the building may present.

Corporate Event

Post date January 6, 2023

CASE STUDY:

Corporate Event

Sound Systems

OUR MISSION

UNITE YOUR DELEGATES

Martin Audio delivers rich, clear sound that envelops all delegates ensuring impactful presentations that educate, motivate and inspire.

The system sounded great, with really even coverage from front to back and side to side, even within a very wide space. Everyone was very happy with the coverage, clarity and overall sound quality.

Jamie Ransford, OSA

Signature Sound, Class Leading Coverage and Performance

We have an extensive record of successful corporate events – ranging from Fortune 500 companies through to SME clients – based on the same philosophy that a delegation that can hear every word and feel inspired or informed will be more engaged and the event is more likely to fulfil its goals.

Many corporate events take place in spaces with highly reverberant surfaces that can significantly impact upon intelligibility: Martin Audio has patented technology solutions to better control sound and deliver superior coverage and consistency for the audience.

Similarly, the nature of these events often means that the ideal position for loudspeakers is not available because of sightlines or screens, and again Martin Audio solutions can compensate for this to still ensure clarity for the audience.

A wide portfolio of loudspeaker solutions meets the variety of needs and challenges that face corporate presentations and deployment of sound systems – this also helps to guarantee a consistency of sound dynamics between different loudspeakers, as well as working within different project budget scenarios.

Finally, with C-suite or celebratory presenters and entertainment guests, everything has to work seamlessly. Much like live touring sound, there are no second chances.

Live Venue

Post date January 6, 2023

CASE STUDY:

Live Venue

Best Sound Systems

OUR MISSION

UNITE YOUR AUDIENCE

Martin Audio delivers signature sound with class leading coverage, consistency and control to truly connect the artist and audience for an unforgettable experience.

ENGINEERS WHO’VE MIXED ON THE NEW MARTIN AUDIO SYSTEM HAVE HAD VERY POSITIVE REACTIONS ABOUT ITS FIDELITY, FIREPOWER, CONTROL AND EVEN COVERAGE

(Le) Poisson Rouge, New York

Signature Sound, Class Leading Coverage and Performance

Since 1971, Martin Audio has been designing and manufacturing from its British headquarters high performance professional loudspeaker and electronics system for both touring and permanent installation.

With our heritage in live production it’s no surprise that this has transferred into the realms of permanent audio installation within live venues. More often than not, live venues combined with bar and club areas so our portfolio offering has frequently meant and integrated system design approach. As with many other applications, our solutions focus upon appropriate sound level performance, coverage, consistency and control to unite audiences night after night.

LEA Amps Power Dolby Atmos Studio: Nashville, TN

Post date November 25, 2022

LEA Amps Power Performing Arts Theater : Alfa Theater

When industry veteran and legendary sound engineer, Joe Hellow was looking to build out a brand new Dolby Atmos Studio with ‘the best of the best’ equipment, he chose LEA Professional.

Let’s dive in!

THE SPEC

LEA AMPS POWER DOLBY ATMOS STUDIO: NASHVILLE, TN

Venue: Dolby Atmos Studio | Nashville, TN

Partnership: Joe Hellow & WJB Media

Audio Spaces: The Studio

Product Used: CONNECTSERIES CS354D (2), CS702 (1), CS164 (1)

THE VENUE

LEA AMPS POWER DOLBY ATMOS STUDIO: NASHVILLE, TN

THE INSTALL

LEA AMPS POWER DOLBY ATMOS STUDIO: NASHVILLE, TN

The studio, which runs on a 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos system with Lipinski speakers and four LEA Professional amplifiers, is already attracting musical talent from far and wide. This was Hellow’s first experience working with LEA Professional amps, but as a veteran of the industry he had already heard great things about the company’s IoT-enabled amplifiers.

“Everything in this studio is of the highest standard and we could not afford to have any weak links in the chain,” commented Hellow. “Working with LEA Professional we now have the best sounding, best looking amplifier on the market.”

The team chose two Connect Series 354, one Connect Series 702 and one Connect Series 164 to power the studio. Studio Manager Jeremy Williams said that for him, sound clarity is the reason why LEA Professional amplifiers pair so well with the Dolby Atmos system.

“What you need to have with Atmos is pinpoint precision,” explained Williams. “In a studio of our size we are dealing with potential phase issues and frequencies bouncing a lot and so between the Lipinski speakers and LEA amps we barely touched our EQ. These are some of the clearest sounding amps on the market.”

As an experienced sound engineer, Williams explained that one of his biggest worries with amps is having a passerby make unwanted adjustments. So, in a busy studio, frequented by different parties every week, this was not something he wanted to face. With LEA Professional’s clean external interface and lack of visible power button there is no chance of this happening. Not only this, Williams also has full control over amp settings via the LEA Cloud platform.

All LEA Professional amplifiers leverage the built-in Amazon Web Services (AWS) IoT Core. This cloud platform allows integrators to control and monitor critical operational data points for maintaining system health securely and remotely. Users simply create a cloud account at www.lea professional.cloud, then individual amplifiers or entire amp systems can be accessed and controlled securely, from anywhere in the world, without the need to VPN into a Local Area Network.

“The network interface is beyond anything I have seen, and the fact that I can see all four amps on a single page is a massive time saver,” said Williams

THE CONCLUSION

LEA AMPS POWER DOLBY ATMOS STUDIO: NASHVILLE, TN

The team’s end goal is to ensure more engineers and artists can experience first-hand the immersive effects of Dolby Atmos — including with the opening of their next studio, to be built in Romania over the coming months.

When asked whether they plan to specify LEA Professional for the project, the answer was ‘absolutely’.

We would like to thank both Joe Hellow & WJB Media for choosing our amps for this killer installation and we cannot wait to work with the both of you on future projects!

LEA Amps Power Custom Design Solutions For Boutique Hospitality

Post date November 25, 2022

LEA Amps Power Custom Design Solutions For Boutique Hospitality

Hazelwood Laboratories who specializes in creative audio installations and development of custom system has always provided clients with unique, out of the box solutions. When the firm needed quality and flexible technology they looked no further than, LEA Professional.

Let’s dive in!

THE SPEC

LEA AMPS POWER CUSTOM DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR BOUTIQUE HOSPITALITY

Venues: Barista Parlor | Nashville, The Daily | Atlanta

Integrator: Hazelwood Laboratories

Audio Spaces: Dining areas

Product Used: CONNECTSERIES CS354 (1), CS354 (1)

THE VENUE

LEA AMPS POWER CUSTOM DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR BOUTIQUE HOSPITALITY

THE INTEGRATOR

LEA AMPS POWER CUSTOM DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR BOUTIQUE HOSPITALITY

Founded in 2012 by artist and audio/video integrator Joseph Hazelwood, Hazelwood Laboratories is a design-centric creator, fabricator and installer of purpose-built electronic hardware.

THE INSTALL

LEA AMPS POWER CUSTOM DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR BOUTIQUE HOSPITALITY

Prior to discovering LEA Professional amplifier technology, Hazelwood was frustrated with other manufacturers, whose technology limited him to playing only within their proprietary ecosystems.

“For my installations, I want best-in-class products for each system, but I also want that system to be able to be controlled and monitored autonomously,” said Hazelwood. “Many of my projects include tactile control interfaces that inspire interactivity, and with the LEA Open API platform, their Connect Series amplifiers can integrate with almost any AV system, giving me the flexibility that I need.”

LEA Professional’s Open API gives system integrators access to a diverse range of plug-ins, as well as expanded local area network amplifier control capabilities using LEA Professional’s web user interface and cloud platform. This ensures that LEA products will play well with other systems so integrators can depend on LEA for any installation requirements. For Hazelwood, this means that with the help of software developer Caleb Szalacinski, he can build custom controllers that are designed both physically and digitally to work with LEA amps.

“While the AV market is increasingly focused on solutions for touch-panel control, tangible hardware controllers seem to be phasing out,” commented Hazelwood. “I wanted to be able to provide my clients with simple, analog-like controls that utilize the benefit of smart technology and of course, look beautiful. I decided to develop my own, and LEA made this possible for me with their open API. I currently have them working in a handful of locations, and plan to eventually make a version of it available for other integrators.”

For Hazelwood, his switch to LEA Professional wasn’t only due to their flexibility but also the accessibility of the amplifiers. At a time when supply chain issues are a battle for other manufacturers, LEA Professional has been able to provide amplifier solutions when he needed them, even on projects with tight timelines.

For one large installation at a bowling alley in Nashville called Eastside Bowl, Hazelwood had to switch out all his planned equipment for new manufacturers at the last minute due to inventory issues. That’s when he found the magic of LEA’s Connect Series amplifiers, with its seamless design, IoT technology and user-friendly interface. It wasn’t long before LEA became Hazelwood’s go-to amplifier solution.

“Ordinarily, our controller will be configured to adjust music zones independently, but in this case as there was only one zone of music and the speakers needed to be tri-amped, we programmed the controller to adjust 3 channels of the amp simultaneously, utilizing the LEA’s DSP crossovers.”

THE CONCLUSION

LEA AMPS POWER CUSTOM DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR BOUTIQUE HOSPITALITY

With many AV manufacturers having inventory issues and ultimately not having products available, Hazelwood Laboratories discovered LEA Professional and the rest is history.

“I have every LEA install in my cloud platform, allowing me to help clients no matter where I am,” commented Hazelwood. “I set up Hazelwood Labs to challenge the typical assumption regarding the role of technology in our lives and I want to work with manufactures who do the same. This is just one of the many reasons why I will continue to provide LEA technology to my clients.”

We would like to thank Hazelwood Laboratories for choosing our amps for these killer installations and we hope that the audio systems will continue to deliver reliable audio for the crowd at The Daily and Barista Parlor for years to come.

If you have any questions or feedback about using amplifiers for systems like this or any other projects, feel free to fill out the form below or reach out to us on our social media channels.

LEA Amps Power 50-Zone Gaming Complex: BJ’s Bingo Hall

Post date November 25, 2022

LEA Amps Power 50-Zone System Gaming Complex: BJ’s Bingo Hall

When BJ’s Bingo Hall located in Fife, Washington began expanding their facility last year they decided it was time for an upgrade to their entire AV system. With supply chain issues causing delays in the project timeline, they chose to go with LEA Professional whose amps were readily available.

Let’s dive into the details…

THE SPEC

LEA AMPS POWER 50-ZONE SYSTEM GAMING COMPLEX: BJ’S BINGO HALL

Venue: BJ’s Bingo Hall | Fife, Washington

Consultant : Brownstone AV Representatives

Integrator: AT Productions

Product Used: CONNECTSERIES CS 168D, CS352D, CS354D

THE VENUE

LEA AMPS POWER 50-ZONE SYSTEM GAMING COMPLEX: BJ’S BINGO HALL

THE CONSULTANT & INTEGRATOR

LEA AMPS POWER 50-ZONE SYSTEM GAMING COMPLEX: BJ’S BINGO HALL

Brownstone AV Representatives- Brownstone is a Seattle based professional sales firm representing some of the most respected manufacturers in the Pro Audio, AV, Lighting and MI industries. We serve the Pacific Northwest and Northern California markets with a balance of technical knowledge and market experience.

AT Productions– From multi-stage events to system integration. AT Productions provides professional, cost-effective solutions. We focus on all aspects of sound, stage, lighting, and video. Our experienced team has hands-on-expertise, and tremendous resources available for our clients.

THE INSTALL

LEA AMPS POWER 50-ZONE SYSTEM GAMING COMPLEX: BJ’S BINGO HALL

There currently is a mix of 10, two- four- and eight-channel, Dante-enabled digital amplifiers from LEA Professional powering the system. Specifically, the team specified LEA Dante Connect Series 168D, 354D, and 352D amplifiers.

“When I first learned about LEA amps, I immediately saw that the feature set is incredible. This is definitely an amp line I wanted to carry,” said Taylor. “The form factor is great, the channel count, the power, the flexibility — the remote configurability was a huge selling point for my client since I can remote into the system and monitor and fix things that might need to be adjusted. They’re super cool, the support is great and they sound excellent.”

To best cover and manage the AV for the large, multi-use facility, the team designed a 50-zone, 70-volt, distributed system. AT Productions worked with Seattle based professional sales partner Brownestone who recommended LEA’s Connect Series amplifiers for the project.

“We knew right away that LEA’s technologies would be a great fit for this project”, commented Mike Charles, Principal at Brownestone. “We were proud to introduce AT Productions to these ground breaking amplifiers, the complex needed an innovative solution to improve efficiency, and LEA’s technologies did just that.”

The system is built upon a Dante network and is controlled by touchscreen-based software from Symetrix. Sonance speakers are used throughout the facility. The slot rooms and restaurants feature background music, and the bars have audio support for big-screen, televised sports and other programming. The facility’s two-floor bingo hall features a main downstairs floor with a couple of audio zones and two additional zones upstairs. The previous system was underpowered and built upon different systems and platforms over the years, so there was no continuity; some areas were too loud, some too soft, and there was no global control.

“We put a callback system in place with a monitor above the bingo caller bringing in audio from upstairs so the bingo caller can hear if anybody upstairs calls bingo,” said Taylor. “We placed ceiling microphones upstairs that feed down through the DSP to the bingo callers monitors. For the bingo hall, it’s all very transparent. They can now hear every “bingo” called out.”

THE CONCLUSION

LEA AMPS POWER 50-ZONE SYSTEM GAMING COMPLEX: BJ’S BINGO HALL

The BJ’s Bingo project was the first time Taylor specified LEA amplifiers. Still, in the meantime, his team has used LEA amps on other projects, and each of those projects has been easily commissioned, with very happy end-users.

“The client very much wanted this to be a turnkey, easy-to-use solution, so the remote and cloud connectivity is an essential feature,” said Taylor. “With the touch screens and iPad apps that they can walk the entire building and control the audio levels. The client pushes a button, and the music plays, and they have volume control where they need it; they’re very happy. And if something happens — such as a recent power loss — we can log in, verify or reset anything we need to get up and running quickly.”

Taylor added that he is now specifying LEA amplifiers for every 70-volt installation project that is coming across his desk.

“We have other projects in the works and I’m very excited to use LEA amplifiers,” added Taylor. “The amps are very reliable, sound great, have all the connectivity you need, and LEA as a company has been very supportive and responsive to any question we have had. These guys aren’t messing around; they take care of their dealers.”

We’d like to thank everyone at Brownstone AV Reps and AT Productions for choosing our amps for this killer installation and we hope that the audio systems will continue to deliver reliable audio for everyone at BJ’s Bingo Hall for years to come!

LEA Amps Power Fine Dining Experience In Dubai

Post date November 23, 2022

LEA Amps Power Fine Dining Experience In Dubai

When newly opened Jun’s restaurant in downtown Dubai chose to enhance their dining experience they went with LEA Professional to ensure the space would be equipped with a flexible, reliable audio system.

Let’s dive in!

THE SPEC

LEA AMPS POWER FINE DINING EXPERIENCE IN DUBAI

Venue: Jun’s Resteraunt | Dubai

Integrator: Venuetech

Audio Spaces: Main Dining Areas & Outdoor Spaces

Product Used: CONNECTSERIES CS704 (4)

THE VENUE

LEA AMPS POWER FINE DINING EXPERIENCE IN DUBAI

THE INSTALL

LEA AMPS POWER FINE DINING EXPERIENCE IN DUBAI

To help make Jun’s an even more enjoyable and attractive and a “must visit” Dubai dining experience,
the restaurant selected key regional AV specialist Venuetech to design, supply and install the venue’s
entire new audio system.

Ismat Assafiri, Systems Architect and Audio Specialist at Venuetech explained that the system was designed to deliver music to all main restaurant dining areas, including an outdoor area, and needed to be flexible enough for a DJ (or bongo player!) to easily operate.

Understanding that the restaurant was looking to achieve good quality sound distribution within a flexible system, Assafiri and his team chose four LEA Professional 704 Network Connect Series amplifiers to cover the entire space. The restaurant encompasses three audio zones, two indoor and one outdoor —which presented some acoustical challenges for the team.

“The venue has high ceilings and reflective materials so we needed to be very considerate when it came to loudspeaker placement,” explained Assafiri.

One of the restaurant’s requests was to have a flexible system that, if needed, would allow them to eventually transition the space into a nightclub. Considering this, Venuetech’s team confirmed it was confident that the amps from LEA would be flexible enough and have enough headroom to accommodate the future expansion without needing to add more amps.

“The Connect Series amplifiers provide us with everything we need, from the intuitive user interface, the SPL headroom, to the ability to integrate with an endless list of loudspeaker manufacturers,” said Assafiri.

THE CONCLUSION

LEA AMPS POWER FINE DINING EXPERIENCE IN DUBAI

Assafiri explained the restaurant scene in Dubai is competitive, but with this system in place the team
at Jun’s are assured that they can provide patrons with a feel-good experience and a place where
customers come to ‘celebrate their big wins in life’.

“These are one of the most multifunctional amplifiers we have worked with.” said Assafiri

We would like to thank Ismat Assafiri and his team at Venuetech for choosing our amps for this killer installation and we hope that the audio systems will enhance and deliver flexible, reliable audio for guests at Jun’s for years to come.

Dominican Republic Luxury Villa Powered By LEA Amps

Post date November 16, 2022

Casa de Campo Luxury Villa Powered By LEA Amps

Casa De Campo Resort and Villas in La Romana, Dominican Republic is an idyllic luxury resort, surrounded by crystal-clear blue ocean and white sandy beaches. Guests vacationing at the resort expect the best of the best. So, when a newly built villa on the resort needed an audio system, they turned to audio amplifiers from LEA Professional.

Let’s dive in!

THE SPEC

CASA DE CAMPO LUXURY VILLA POWERED BY LEA AMPS

Venue: Casa De Campo Resort and Villa | Award-Winning Luxury Resort in the Dominican Republic

Integrator: Musitempo

Audio Spaces: Connect Series amplifiers are powering all areas of the villa including the lobby areas, kitchen, pantry, dining room, indoor garden, living room, pool, BBQ area, fire pit, gazebo area, and 8 bedrooms

Product Used: CONNECTSERIES CS168 (qty 2), CS704 (qty 2)

Speakers Used: 80 Bowers and Wilkins speaker models

THE VENUE

CASA DE CAMPO LUXURY VILLA POWERED BY LEA AMPS

Casa De Campo Resort and Villas in La Romana is known for attracting a high-profile celebrity clientele. With its gated community, panoramic ocean views, and wide-ranging amenities, the resort provides both the security and luxury these guests require. Casa De Campo, which opened almost 50 years ago, was the first resort of this type in the Dominican Republic.

THE INTEGRATOR

CASA DE CAMPO LUXURY VILLA POWERED BY LEA AMPS

Systems integrator Musitempo was called upon by an owner of one of the resort’s largest villas, seeking a new, powerful, dynamic audio system for their entire home. The villa owners, who were long-time customers of Musitempo, demanded not only high-quality performance from a system, but also a system that would not interfere with their aesthetics.

With over 25 years of experience, Musitempo is a leading AV provider in the Dominican Republic. The company represents a range of prominent equipment brands as well as classical and popular musical instruments. Musitempo specializes in the design, installation, programming and automation of commercial and home audio and lighting systems.

THE INSTALL

CASA DE CAMPO LUXURY VILLA POWERED BY LEA AMPS

For this project, Musitempo knew immediately that LEA amplifiers would meet all the requirements. The company had worked with many LEA Professional executives over the years, so when LEA was established, the switch to the new amplifier technology company was a no-brainer.

“After over 15 years as an active AV integrator, designer and system tuner, LEA Definitely has become my go-to amplifier brand,” said Fernando Hernandez Voigt, CTO at Musitempo.

“It provides me with everything I need from the power it delivers, the ease of programming, and the convenience of remote-monitoring with the Cloud platform, is it now my first choice when it comes to most of my installs.“

One of the main challenges of this installation was that the client wanted to use a particular brand and model of loudspeaker which do not offer built-in transformers. Musitempo had to search for suitable external transformers for the villa project, but the connectivity flexibility of the LEA amps simplified the project.

“Since this is such a large installation, we had to mix between Hi-Z and Low-Z cable runs, but with LEA’s Connect Series this was literally a piece of cake,” commented Voigt.

Ultimately the team at Musitempo chose four LEA Connect Series Amplifiers, two Connect 168 and two Connect 704 which power 80 Bowers and Wilkins speakers.

The LEA Professional Connect Series is powering all areas of the villa including the lobby areas, kitchen, pantry, dining room, indoor garden, living room, pool, BBQ area, fire pit, gazebo area and 8 bedrooms.

While this large install was underway, the team had to contend with the ever-present threat of COVID lockdowns in the region. To combat this, the Musitempo team was grateful for the LEA Professional Cloud Platform ensuring they could still access the system without being on site.

“The LEA Cloud Platform allows us to make tunings and adjustments without the need of being physically at the venue,” commented Voigt. “This really helps us provide a level of service that would have been impossible if it wasn’t for LEA.”

THE CONCLUSION

CASA DE CAMPO LUXURY VILLA POWERED BY LEA AMPS

For an installation that needed to be worthy of its luxury environment, Voigt emphasized that all expectations were not only met but exceeded.

“The whole family was completely satisfied with what we were able to deliver. I look forward to continuing to use LEA for all my future installations,” added Voigt. LEA has definitely earned its place as my go-to amp provider.”

We’d like to thank Fernando and his team at Musitempo for choosing our amps for this killer installation and we hope that the audio systems will continue to deliver reliable audio for everyone staying at the villa for years to come.

If you have any questions or feedback about using amplifiers for systems like this or any other projects, feel free to fill out the form below or reach out to us on our social media channels.

HH for HQ

Post date October 25, 2022

Sounin Development installs range of HH Electronics loudspeakers at prestigious new police HQ building in Phnom Penh…

The inauguration of the new administrative headquarters for the Phnom Penh Municipal Police Comissariat took place recently in the Cambodian capital. The Deputy Prime Minister, senators and members of the National Assembly were all present to see the culmination of a three-year project to deliver the ten-storey construction, which was completed at a cost of US$14 million. Comprising multiple rooms across 20,000 square feet, the facility required high quality audio reinforcement for its many meeting and conference spaces, which include designated International Meeting and Conference Rooms.

After careful consideration, experienced AV consultant and integrator Sounin Development GP Co.,Ltd of Phnom Penh was engaged to design, supply, and install the system. After consultation with leading distribution partner Fast Technologies, AV engineer Sounin Chann chose a variety of HH Electronics loudspeakers to meet the comprehensive brief.

HH TNi-W6 6.5-inch passive surface mount wall speakers featured prominently, with 32 units installed across four rooms on level 8, with a further 8 each for the International Meeting and Conference Rooms respectively on levels 9 and 10. A total of 100 x 8-inch HH TNi-W8 surface mount wall speakers covered rooms on 5 floors (20 per floor) with the scheme completed by the deployment of 100 x HH TNi-C8 8-inch ceiling speakers across a further 5 floors (20 per floor).

Ian Wright, Global Sales Director for HH Electronics, was impressed:
“Sounin Development supported by Fast Technologies completed great work for this large and very important project. We’re delighted and proud of the fact that almost two-hundred and fifty HH loudspeakers were deployed at what is a very prestigious new site. The installation demonstrates the extent to which our surface mount and ceiling speaker ranges are a go-to product for schemes that require easy to install, versatile, powerful, professional-level reinforcement at a very competitive cost.”