Closed in 2006, Manzi’s was once a landmark London West End fish restaurant. Now, inspired by its legacy, The Wolseley Hospitality Group has added this upmarket brand to its estate in the centre of Soho.

Opened at the end of June, the operator turned to one of its regular suppliers, Marquee AV, to enhance the atmosphere by providing a music system capable of delivering DJ levels within a restaurant environment over two floors. Project Director Stacey Tough selected Martin Audio’s CDD range to meet the key criteria.

As the smallest enclosures in the range, the CDD5 specified was ultra-compact, the white version would blend into the venue’s general design aesthetic and would deliver the required levels, at both the top and lower ends of the spectrum. Now installed, 28 wall-mounted CDD5WTX-WR are located throughout and fed from a variety of sources, including PC, background music player and DJ.

This much-specified micro-speaker is purpose designed for discreet architectural installation in luxurious bars and restaurants such as this. At the same time its use of coaxial differential dispersion (CDD) technology ensures deceptively high output from such a small enclosure.

Tough also weighed up other advantages such as value-for money, clarity and intelligibility and consistent coverage pattern. ‘The CDD5 was a clear choice based on previous experience using this product,’ he says. ‘The client trusted our abilities and there was an obvious understanding as to the standard we needed to meet. Having worked with the client previously, I knew precisely what was needed.

‘The sound system delivers excellent quality audio while remaining discreet and matching to the interior of the restaurant,’ the Marquee AV Project Director confirms.