BEIRUT, Lebanon — The place to be seen in the Lebanese capital Beirut is the Beirut International Exhibition and Leisure Centre’s Sky Bar, whose roof terrace is open to the stars during the hot summer nights. As well as fantastic views of the city and the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the venue features a Turbosound installation.
Longtime Turbosound client Thunder Electronics specified weather-resistant TCS Compact series loudspeakers for the project because of their superior audio reproduction in the open air, which is an essential factor in Sky Bar’s ambience.
12 TCS-121CW, 16 TCS-081CW, eight TCS-20 and eight TCS-215CW have been installed, with control by an LMS-D24 processor and sound from CD decks and DJ mixers.
With Sky Bar being open to the elements, the weather-resistant qualities of the loudspeakers are vitally important. These qualities include construction with marine-grade birch plywood with stainless steel fixings and grilles. The cabinets are internally sealed with a moisture-resistant compound and externally sprayed with a tough polyurethane coating, plus the loudspeaker cones are sealed with a silicon waterproofing agent.
Together with the sealed cable-entry gland and tail, this treatment gives weather-resistant TCS Compact products the most effective protection from moisture in an outdoor environment.
“Sky Bar opens at 8 p.m. each evening and functions as a chill-out lounge with food and background music,” says Thunder Electronics’ Louay Agha. “Then at midnight it fires up as a nightclub with DJ sets and occasional live performances. So, the loudspeakers need to be able to cope with a variety of different kinds of music and maintain excellent sound quality at different volume levels.
“Because of our experience with outdoor installations, it was a straightforward task to ensure all the areas were covered adequately and I have had nothing but positive responses. Many people commented on how amazing the sound is for an outdoor venue.”
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