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PSL Fits Wharfedale Into New Vodka Bar
Wharfedale loudspeakers have been used throughout a new vodka bar, which has opened on one of Portsmouth’s main drinking circuits. Peter Young, who had built up the successful Hong Kong Charlies restaurant chain, came out of retirement in order to open HKC Vodka Bar on the site of the former Madisons Restaurant.
Young wanted a multi-room sound system to match his multi-flavoured vodkas, and Ben Cleary at local suppliers, Portsmouth Sound & Light, remembers: “The inquiry for an integrated system came out of the blue.”
The venue is divided into four essential sound zones — the main bar, middle lounge, back lounge and pool bar — and Young wanted to be able to route CD, DVD and satellite sources — with an auxiliary input allowing a Karaoke DJ to plumb into the system. With Wharfedale sound reinforcement systems installed in other venues in the city, PSL were confident of their solid reputation; having set up a direct account with the manufacturers, they had no hesitation in specifying from their catalogue throughout the building.
As a result, four Wharfedale 3190’s are mounted on Powerdrive brackets in the main bar, the 350W speakers being purpose-designed for bars and restaurants. These are complemented by four of the attractively-designed, two-way ported Programme 52’s in the raised middle lounge, providing a wide frequency range, coupled with high power handling. PSL then specified eight Wharfedale Programme 1 polypropylene compact installation speakers to be divided evenly between the back lounge and pool bar. To complete the atmosphere the company fitted plasma screens and LED lighting, supplied by the owner.
In picture: inside HKC Vodka Bar
6th July 2004
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