Every year, tens of thousands of clubbers head south to the White Isle of the Balearics – Ibiza, the dance music capital of the world. The most famous clubs of this dynamic Mediterranean island are grand temples to house music, with space for up to 8,000 revelers – all hungry for the party. One such ‘superclub’ that has been at the heart of Ibiza’s dance revolution is Es Paradis in San Antonio. Opened in 1975 by Pepe Aguirre, and second in longevity only to Pacha, that other renowned Ibiza institution, the club represents the very essence of the island’s dance music heritage. After the seasonal opening earlier this year, Es Paradis now boasts, without doubt, the most impressive and technically advanced sound experience of all the Ibiza venues, powered exclusively by Lab.gruppen amplifiers.
Pepe Aguirre’s long-standing technical consultant is Vincent Perez of Pro3, Lab.gruppen’s Spanish distribution partner. During a visit earlier in the year, Perez specified a brand new Tannoy VQ sound system powered by a combination of C Series and FP+ Series amplifiers from Lab.gruppen. Tannoy VQ is a new range of loudspeakers – introduced at ProLight + Sound 2008, Frankfurt – and was selected for its high sensitivity, ensuring that maximum SPLs can be achieved with a very modest amount of amplifier power. Lab.gruppen’s four-channel amplifiers were chosen as the perfect partner for this system for their space-saving power-to-size ratio and high channel density. One C Series C 16:4, one C 28:4 and a hugely powerful C 68:4 that delivers 4 × 1700 W into 4 ohms, were specified to drive the main dance floor system, while two FP 10000Q amplifiers from the renowned FP+ Series were selected for the secondary dance floor.
On 16th May, 2008 the new sound system was inaugurated in a grand opening party complete with foam, water and semi-naked revellers in true Ibiza fashion. Pro3’s Vincent Perez confirms that El Paradis now has a sound system worthy of its reputation as a superclub. “The combination of the new Tannoy VQ loudspeakers with the reliability and sonic purity of Lab.gruppen is just phenomenal – I think that Pepe will find that the quality of the sound at El Paradis is set to become as legendary as his aqua parties!”