The Loft nightclub in the Austrian capital of Vienna, hosts events ranging from Latino nights to pop parties, and from poetry slams to techno nights. Its recent tenth anniversary was marked by new sound systems being installed on two of its three floors.
For the main floor, sound partner Pro Performance installed a bespoke horizontal bass array of 24 15-inch Alcons loudspeakers with four VR12/90 12-inch monitors deliver powerful mid-high . In the smaller Wohnzimmer (living room), a compact Alcons 15-inch bass array was installed, together with two furhter VR12/90s. The monitoring for the club was also completely replaced, using ten Alcons VR5 5-inch mini versatile monitors. Thirteen Alcons Sentinel10 amplified loudspeaker controllers were installed to power the loudspeakers.
‘We have fitted out a number of locations in Vienna with Alcons pro-ribbon speakers,’ says Pro Performance proprietor, Wolfgang Sauter. ‘When The Loft approached us about the system upgrade, we did a speaker shootout with them and were not surprised when Alcons came out on top. The VR series was their clear choice.
‘The main floor is 25m long but only 2.5m high. With a horizontal dispersion of 90°, the VR12/90 was perfectly suited to the essential role of delivering powerful and very precise sound across the room. Although smaller, the Wohnzimmer has a similar geometrical design, so VR12s were again the best solution.’
Another important quality of the VR series is that it is suited to both live and club sound – which The Loft wanted for DJs and performers so that they can be easily moved but reproduce all styles of music and speech with power and accuracy. ‘There are often concurrent events taking place, so it was important to have a flexible and compact monitoring solution which is suitable for every program,’ Sauter adds.
‘We are very happy with our Alcons pro-ribbon speakers,’ says The Loft’s sound technician, Tommy Hofstätter. ‘The VR5s are compact and portable, and all the VR speakers are very loud, top quality units. We have been consistently improving our audio setup over the last few years and pride ourselves on having a strong reputation for cutting-edge sound experiences.’
‘When we listened to the different speakers [in the shootout], Alcons Audio was the obvious choice,’ says club owner, Mike Tscholl. ‘The VR12s are perfect as top speakers and the VR5s are very popular with both live musicians and DJs.’
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