
Anam
Bar London-based
Audio-Tek International has completed a
variety
of bar, club and corporate installations using TXD,
QLight and Impact systems. Audio-Tek International's
recent projects have included Birmingham club venue Air -
home of Godskitchen; Hard Rock Café in Manchester;
and the brand's Hard Rock Bar in Bristol, plus the Anam Bar
in north London. At
Air, Audio-Tek International installed six QLight
TQ-440 units, four THL-828 bass enclosures plus TXD-151
systems. Bristol's Hard Rock Bar features TXD-121 and
TSB-110 loudspeakers. As part of a new mezzanine-level
development, Manchester's Hard Rock Café required a
new audio system to provide a medium-level wash throughout
the area, with Audio-Tek installing twelve diminutive Impact
50 loudspeakers for the purpose. The company's installation
at the very stylish Anam Bar in Islington - a fashionable
Irish cocktail bar - entailed a combined TXD and Impact
system to serve the venue's different zones. Four TXD-121
and two TXD-118 units were deployed in the basement club
area, with the lounge area covered by two TSB-110 units and
four Impact 50 loudspeakers. A further four Impact 80.2
systems provide coverage for the bar area. Audio-Tek
International's Santi Arribas, commented: "Turbosound's
current portfolio of products provides an impressive degree
of choice, and it is a straightforward task to select and
specify a suitable Turbosound-based system, whatever a
project's requirements. In addition to the range of options
available, the audio quality and reliability are of a very
high standard, hence our regular use of these products in
all our installations. The products' performance and
coverage are also dependably predictable, easing the job of
designing systems to match a venue's acoustic and practical
constraints. Above all, they just sound so good!"
Other
recent installations completed by Audio-Tek International
include a background music system for the makeover
photographic studio Doubletake Portraits in London, using
Impact 50 units in the office and public areas. Further
afield, the company's international work has encompassed the
Blow Fish Sushi restaurant on Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles.
DJs working the venue get very loud, and Santi's design
utilises 17 TCS-35 two way speakers, plus eight TSB-110
subwoofer enclosures, to achieve the necessary coverage and
SPL-handling. Audio-Tek
International, together with associate company Audio-Tek,
holds the Miller BEDA (British Entertainment and Discotheque
Association) "Sound Installation Company of the Year" Award.
Dublin-based Audio-Tek distributes Turbosound products
throughout Eire and Northern Ireland, and has a solid,
twenty-year track record in supplying professional sound,
lighting and video systems, with numerous prestigious
projects to its credit. The company's Audio-Tek
International office in London is headed by Santi Arribas,
who is responsible for managing the UK and international
projects, and whose credentials include three years as
facilities engineer for the Ministry of Sound.

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Venue:
Anam Bar
Location: London, UK
Venue-type: Bar / restaurant
Loudspeaker system:
QLight series
TXD series
Impact series