The luxury low-rise at 544 Union in the Williamsburg neighbourhood of Brooklyn includes a fitness centre, yoga studio, games room, residents’ lounge, rooftop sundeck and a large second floor terrace with a putting green and fire pit. It is also a landmark A/V installation.
Property owner Heatherwood wanted to improve upon the sound systems that had been installed in its other premises, and Electrical contractor Lippolis Electric asked Love Music to design and commission the music playback system. This included a Symetrix Zone Mix 761 fixed architecture audio processor and ARC-Web user control for smartphones.
‘The client wanted something that would work 24-hours a day, seven days a week without fail,’ says Love Music VP Mario Bilotta, who was responsible for 544 Union’s sound system design. ‘They didn’t want to worry about the music playback system at all – they just wanted it to work. I knew the Symetrix Zone Mix 761 would give them that level of reliability and performance. I’ve been using Symetrix gear for many years now without any troubles at all. In addition, the Zone Mix 761 is easy to program and quick to install.’
The Zone Mix 761 accommodates internet radio, multiple iPod inputs and multiple television inputs located throughout the building’s common areas. The unit’s six outputs zones in a fitness centre, lobby, second floor patio, rooftop patio and two recreation rooms. Three QSC amplifiers power 36 Community Professional loudspeakers, both indoors and out. Users select both audio and video content in the recreation rooms using a URC touch panel control. A Symetrix ARC-2e wall-mounted remote control in each of the other zones allows for intuitive source selection and volume control. Building staff can control the system using the custom-designed, password-protected Symetrix ARC-Web control for smartphones and other internet-connected devices.
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