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4Business equips restaurant in Helsinki with Genelec sound system

Farang was the first restaurant to be opened a decade ago by BW Restaurants Oy, a private company owned by Finnish chef Matti Wikberg. Since their beginnings in 2009, the company has opened seven more restaurants and a cocktail bar in the Finnish capital of Helsinki.

Farang, their flagship venue, has recently relocated to new premises spread over two floors offering both public and private dining facilities plus a large bar. The soundscape is being delivered by a 4000 Series Genelec sound system, designed and installed by Finnish AV integration specialists 4Business Oy.

4Business’s Janne Lankinen and his team specified a system comprising a total of 54 active Genelec loudspeakers and subwoofers. “We decided on the analogue 4000 Series loudspeakers - with Symetrix Prism DSP processors equipped with Dante I/O expanders for matrixing, EQ and delay”, notes Lankinen. “We used a mixture of 4020s, 4030s and 4040s depending on required throw and maximum SPL.”

For the 7300 Series smart active subwoofers that are mounted in the ceiling, 4Business designed a custom mounting solution that is mechanically isolated from the structure. This ensures that any vibrations are conducted into Sylomer absorbers rather than the hollow core slab which might cause unwanted disturbance elsewhere in the building. When it came to calibrating the subwoofers, 4Business used Genelec’s GLM software with AutoCal.

(Photos: Arto Marttinen)

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