Regarded as the best restaurant and gentlemen’s club in West Palm Beach, Florida, the Ora Ultra Cabaret recently completed a renovation that included lighting, A/V and an entirely new sound system from DAS Audio.
Full-service lighting, video and audio company idesign specialises in upmarket nightclubs, lounges, hotels, resorts,and restaurants worldwide, and was called in for the Ora Ultra Cabaret refurbishment. Company owner and lead lighting/video designer Michael Meacham managed the ‘visual’ aspects of the project, with the sound system designed and commissioned by John Fiorito and Geovanni Ortiz of DAS Audio. The installation team was Willy-Tech Services, operated by Guillermo Rodriquez.
The new sound set-up in the main room uses four DAS Audio E11even Sound ES-112 passive point-source loudspeaker enclosures paired with eight E11even Sound ES-215 passive subwoofers. Additionally, there are eight Vantec-218 passive bass-reflex subwoofers, four 1kW E11even Sound ES-BR18 bass-reflex subwoofers, plus a UX Series UX-30A 7.5kW 30-inch excursion subwoofer. With an abundance of low-end muscle, the system routinely handles a wide range of music styles, including Top 40, hip-hop, and mainstream commercial dance.
The DJ booth set-up includes two DAS Artec-510 powered loudspeaker enclosures plus two DAS Action 18A active subwoofers. These providing monitoring sound for the Pioneer DJ CDJ-2000NXS2 Professional DJ Multi-Player and Pioneer DJM-900NXS2 Professional DJ Mixer.
The Ora Ultra Cabaret set-up has several additional spaces that are equipped with DAS loudspeakers. In the restaurant area, the sound reinforcement setup includes six DAS Artec-326 passive point-source enclosures with four DAS Quantum Series Q-10 ultra-compact subwoofers. There are also a few rear conversation rooms, with each equipped with Artec-306 passive loudspeakers and a pair of Q-10 subwoofers. Further, there is a Private Members Room that includes four Artec-306 passive loudspeakers along with a pair of Q-10 subwoofers.
The equipment rack for the various loudspeaker systems includes four DAS EP-2K4 4-channel class-D power amplifiers, one EP-10K4 4-channel class-D power amplifier, and four EP-22K4 four-channel class-D power amps. Signal processing for the system includes a BSS Audio Blu-100 signal processor and a Blu-Bob Break-Out Box output expander.
‘It was important to have loudspeakers that were equally competent at both music reproduction and speech intelligibility,’ Fiorito reflects. ‘The E11even Sound collection is specifically designed for club environments, and they deliver a well-balanced spread from high-frequency sounds through low frequency. Equally notable, their dispersion characteristics are such that you can fill a room with quality sound without necessarily cranking the volume to ear-splitting levels. And for announcements, the clarity of these loudspeakers is exceptional.’
‘DAS Audio is the only manufacturer that provides direct support for the installation dealer by handling design, project management and site visits, and ensuring the sound system is perfect – with the customer being fully satisfied,’ idesign’s Meacham adds. ‘These factors, along with the best warranty in the industry, makes DAS an outstanding choice.
‘The owner is immensely pleased with the sound, lighting, and video production at Ora. The DAS sound system installation is one of the best in West Palm Beach while the creative lighting design and center video ring feature are custom to Ora’s venue. In summary, this project involved a lot of equipment, technological know-how, and installation expertise. I’m very pleased to say that it all came together beautifully.’
