E2I
Design installs an end-to-end HARMAN audio solution to create a seamless,
user-friendly sound system with exceptional versatility and control
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - E2I Design
recently installed a complete audio solution by HARMAN Professional Solutions
at Wonders Bar & Grill, a newly opened pub, restaurant, sports bar and live
music venue in downtown Corpus Christi. Owners Dayyan and Darren Wonders hired David
Rotter, a Systems Integrator at E2I Design, to create a user-friendly system that
would enable them to play a wide range of audio sources and manage volume
levels in different areas of the bar. After careful consideration, E2I selected
a complete HARMAN audio solution made up of dbx controllers, Crown
amplification and JBL speakers for their seamless integration, intuitive
operation and exceptional sound quality.
“The owners
wanted a
state-of-the-art audio system that was very user-friendly, with auto-switching capabilities
and independent volume control for different zones in the bar,” said Rotter.
“By partnering with HARMAN, we were able to cover all of our bases for the
system—including controllers, amplification and speakers—all from one integrated
provider. All of the solutions work together seamlessly, and the HARMAN team
was extremely helpful in making sure that the system we created met all of the
customer’s needs.”
The system E2I Design
installed at Wonders Bar & Grill includes a dbx ZonePRO 1260m digital zone
processor, 4 dbx ZC2 wall-mounted zone controllers, 1 dbx ZC3 wall-mounted zone
controller, 1 Crown DCi 4|600 power amplifier, 8 JBL AWC82 loudspeakers and 1
JBL SRX828SP dual self-powered subwoofer system.
Using the ZonePRO
processor, E2I Design created four separate audio zones within the bar, including a stage
area, a general hangout area, an indoor patio and the actual bar itself. All of
the zones play the same audio source and have their own volume controller,
which allows the staff to set different
volume levels within the same room and enhance the overall experience for customers.
For example, the music can be turned up very loud in the back of the room near
the pool tables, and set much lower in front of the bar so patrons can easily
order drinks and have conversations without shouting over the music. The AWC82
speakers are also highly directional, and E2I installed them to point away from
the bar to make the area even quieter.
The system is
programmed to automatically switch between multiple audio sources, which can be
prioritized using selector switches for different events at the bar. The TV can
be set to override the music from the jukebox during a big football game, or a
live DJ can override the TV and jukebox during a performance. Finally, the system
is designed to sleep until there’s an input source, so there’s no need for the
staff to worry about powering the system on or off.
“I’ve had three other
bars with sound systems, but I wanted to do something different for this one,”
said Dayyan Wonders, owner of Wonders Bar & Grill. “In a lot of bars, it
gets so loud that the bartenders can’t hear what the customers are ordering.
With the HARMAN system, everyone at the bar can hear what’s going on and
customers sitting at tables can actually have conversations. And with auto switching,
we don’t have to worry about customers trying to play the jukebox when the rest
of the crowd wants to hear the game. This my favorite system I’ve ever had—I
couldn’t be any happier.”
E2I Design hired audio engineer Mike Pena
to fine-tune the system and ensure that the audio sounds great anywhere in the
room. Using the ZonePRO, Pena was able
to program limiters, volume
levels and EQ settings for each separate zone and audio source. The
seamless integration between the HARMAN solutions made the entire tuning
process fast and easy, and the resulting sound quality speaks for itself.
“I work with a lot of HARMAN products in
touring sound systems, and I got that same level of clarity and detail from
this system,” said Pena. “The ZonePRO has the tools we needed to ensure that
the system could adapt and deliver amazing sound quality with all of the
different audio sources in the bar—from a country song on the jukebox to a
basketball game on TV. We were able to get the system sounding great in all of
the different sections and zones, and do it quickly. It was almost three-dimensional
sounding with the way it was designed and how well the HARMAN solutions
interact with each other.”
Photo
Credit: Monica Lugo
ABOUT HARMAN
HARMAN (harman.com) designs and engineers connected products and solutions for
automakers, consumers, and enterprises worldwide, including connected car
systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions; and
connected services. With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®,
Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson® and Revel®, HARMAN is admired by
audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform around
the world. More than 25 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with
HARMAN audio and connected car systems. The Company’s software services power
billions of mobile devices and systems that are connected, integrated and
secure across all platforms, from work and home to car and mobile. HARMAN has a
workforce of approximately 30,000 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia
and reported sales of $7.0 billion during the 12 months ended September 30,
2016. The Company’s shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol NYSE:HAR.
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