Although a number of illustrious nightclubs have closed their doors within recent months, the proliferation of new venues around the world shows no signs of slowdown, while those that remain afloat continue to pull in the crowds with ever-bigger sound systems. We’re pleased to note that Lab.gruppen amplifiers can be found at the heart of many of these systems, often in tandem with Tannoy loudspeakers.
Cube, Liverpool
Constructed within a traditional grade-two listed building, Cube is the latest addition to Liverpool’s mushrooming nightlife scene. The nightclub section of the multi-purpose venue consists of two dancefloors, both of which boast state-of-the-art sound systems from Lab.gruppen and Tannoy.
Cube marks the UK’s first club install of Tannoy’s new VQ Series, as installed in Ibiza’s legendary El Paradis night club earlier this year – both systems are powered exclusively by Lab.gruppen amplifiers. A combination of C Series and FP+ amplifiers were specified for El Paradis, while Cube relies on Lab.gruppen’s dedicated installation C Series amplifiers partnered with die-hard fP Series amplification. A rack of four C 16:4 four-channel amps, two fP 6400As and a single eight-channel C 20:8X provide more than enough power for the two dancefloors and the venue’s two other floors, which feature a bar and restaurant, and are both served by smaller V-series systems.
Obsessions, Transylvania
While Transylvania is not a place that is renowned for high-spec, internationally-regarded night clubs, Obsessions is an establishment that’s put the north-west Romanian city of Cluj on the superclub map. In the three years since its inception it has swiftly established itself as one of the country’s leading dance venues, attracting world class DJs such as Lee Burridge and Hernan Cattaneo.
To ensure that the club’s audio quality reflected its position as a superlative dance venue, the owners recently decided the time had come for a mammoth new Lab.gruppen-powered Tannoy VQ sound system. Specified by Romania’s Lab.gruppen/Tannoy distributor, VH Electronic, headed up by Hari Dascalu, the new Obsession sound system comprises an incredible 16 VQ 60 units, accompanied by 14 VS218 DR dual subwoofer enclosures. These are all powered by a massive bank of 16 Lab.gruppen C Series amplifiers with four Sabine NAV 4802 processors providing system control.