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World premiere: Sydney' Abercrombie hotel installs Mezzo A+

Powersoft's new AES67-enabled amplifier platforms, including the enhanced A+ versions of its half-size Mezzo range, have made their global debut at the recently reopened Abercrombie hotel in Sydney, Australia.

The Abercrombie, located in the inner-Sydney suburb of Chippendale, traces its roots back to 1843, when it opened as the Australian Inn. The current, art-deco building, on the old Carlton United Brewery site, was completed in 1938 and served as a much-loved watering hole and live entertainment venue until its closure in 2014. It was acquired by hospitality group Solotel in 2016 and reopened - two years late, as a result of Sydney's on-off corona virus lockdowns _ with a 36-hour launch party in December 2022. The new-look Abercrombie comprises three venues: A ground-floor club space, public bar and beer garden; late-night cocktail lounge and rooftop terrace Casa Rosa; and Lil Sis, a aperitivo wine bar inspired by the caves à vin of Paris.

Tasked with delivering a state-of-the-art AV system worthy of the Abercrombie's multimillion-dollar redevelopment were Production Audio Video Technology (PAVT), Australian distributor for Powersoft, EAW, Atlas IED, Symetrix and Radio Design Labs, and local system integrator Beyond AV, who inherited "a very difficult acoustic environment" complicated both by the age of the property and the presence of new residential buildings around it, explains PAVT's business development manager, Dave Coxon. "Additionally", he adds, "The Abercrombie's original hotel rooms remain in the upper two levels, creating many small spaces requiring multiple amp channels."

Amplification is Powersoft throughout, comprising 16 Mezzo 604 A+ and 13 Quattrocanali 1204 DSP+ amplifiers, all AES67 compatible, as well as two high-performance X8s. The Powersoft amplifiers, explains Coxon, are installed in two rack rooms, with all equipment (plus Netgear AV switches) fitting into a single rack at each location. Needing a "truly waterproof" loudspeaker for the two large outdoor areas, PAVT specified a combination Atlas IED’s SM82 range with EAW subwoofers (SB120/150 WP), while a Function One EVO X system was installed in the main room. The new A+ models are the latest additions to the Mezzo range, which offers the the same reliability, build quality and acoustic character of larger Powersoft amplifier platforms but in a half-size form factor.

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