VENUE 079
TOULOUSE
L’ESMÉRALDA NEW PRODUCTS ARE HOT PROPERTY, EVERYONE WANTS A PIECE OF THE ACTION AND TO BE THE FIRST TO INSTALL A NEW PRODUCT IS A HIGH PRIORITY. L’ESMERALDA WON THE HONOUR OF BEING THE FIRST VENUE IN FRANCE TO INSTALL A JBL MARQUIS DANCE CLUB SERIES SYSTEM.
toulouse, france
EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA Occupying the space that was formerly Aqualand but not stepping into the same guise, L’Esmeralda in Toulouse is the first installation of the JBL Marquis Dance Club Series in France. The audio renovation was matched with an injection of lighting and effects that harmonises the entire atmosphere of the venue. Directors of L’Esmeralda, Rene Viteur and Bernard Vernet contacted Philippe Nozeran of Dealight Concepts to complete the new fit out. Working as an approved installer for JBL products, Philippe knew the Marquis Dance Club Series would be the ideal solution for the club and set about trying to source the equipment, which had become difficult due the reorganisation of the JBL distribution in France. CSI, SCV HiTech and SCV Audio - the Harman distributor - joined together to form a one-stop-shop under parent company Freevox. However, once Philippe had made contact with Laurent Delenclos, Technical Director at SCV Audio the design began to take shape. Having already put together a Marquis demonstration in Monaco, Laurent was well poised to carry out technical support for the system at L’Esmeralda. For the main PA, Philippe and Laurent installed a cluster either side of the DJ booth, each of which comprise a JBL Marquis MD2 bi-amplified loudspeaker flanked by
MD3 JBL Marquis low frequency loudspeakers. At the foot of the DJ booth four JBL Marquis MD7 long excursion subwoofers are placed side by side in order to produce homogeneous sound. The three elements combined provide a high energy five-way dance system that produces exceptional fidelity, clarity, and purity across the entire dancefloor. “It is remarkable that even at 15-metres away, the impact of the subwoofer is still felt,” said Jean Michel Lafaille, a entertainment specialist who got involved with the project. “The MD7 subwoofers do not require a huge amount of power as they feature plenty of low level dynamics on their own.” The PA is powered by five Crown I-Tech 4x3500HD amplifiers, which adhere to the parameters of the system and take care of the filtering requirements. Laurent commented: “The Crown I-Tech 4x3500HD amplifier is one of the most powerful four channel models available on the market. The I-Class amplifiers feature differential drive technology which offers a number of advantages.” Each pair of JBL Marquis MD3 enclosures has been assigned two amplifier channels, while there are a further two channels for each of the JBL Marquis MD2 loudspeakers. “It is possible to systematically control the amplifiers, view the groups that have been created for each section of the sound system and adjust the equalisation if necessary,” continued Laurent. “The current configuration means there is a spare amplifier channel per side, which could be utilised in the future, should more loudspeakers be added.”
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