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Tateside crafts and installs K-array audio system at new Mayfair restaurant

Lilibet’s, located at No. 17 Bruton Street, London, boasts a refined menu of seafood and an equally elegant interior. Introduced to the project through an AV consultant, London-based systems integrators, Tateside, were responsible for the design and implementation of a complete background audio system based on K-array’s Vyper family of loudspeakers.

Lilibet’s is one of more than a dozen hospitality spaces in this neighbourhood that trust in K-array’s audio solutions. “Working in collaboration with the consultant and local distributors 2B Heard, the scope was to design and install an elegant, yet discreet, distributed background audio system that would respect the prestigious nature of the venue”, says Joby Morris, Project Manager at Tateside. “The design did not require high SPL DJ playback, like something you’d find in a club system; it was more about creating a high-fidelity sound that would complement the atmosphere across the ground-floor restaurant level, yet with enough headroom to support live musicians.”

K-array’s Pure Array Technology (PAT) was one of the key motivations behind the selection of their Vyper series loudspeakers. “To ensure an efficient installation and accurate coverage, we first plotted the system into K-array’s K-Framework software to fine-tune the configuration, which helped greatly with our planning and keeping time on-site to a minimum”, reports Morris. 2B Heard also provided support during this crucial design phase, undertaking acoustic simulations to ensure the best possible audio coverage.

A total of fourteen Vyper KV25 are installed throughout the ground-floor dining room, with twelve Rumble KU26 subwoofers. Two Kommander KA18 amplifiers power the wall-mounted Vypers, whilst a Kommander KA28 drives the subs. “We tried to get as close as possible to a 1-1 ratio of subwoofers and loudspeaker elements, ensuring a single point of reference and low-end frequency extension throughout the 100-plus capacity restaurant”, explains Morris. “The dispersion angles of the Vypers are narrow in the vertical field and have the ability to throw audio effectively, ensuring complete coverage to all tables.”

All loudspeakers are mounted along the perimeter walls, with subwoofers hidden beneath banquettes or within joinery. “The combination of the subs and Vypers together acts as a single full-range source”, notes Morris. Harnessing the Q-Sys-certified integration of K-array’s Kommander amplifiers, a Q-Sys core processor handles all audio input processing and control, with simplified user control via an iPad. Additionally, Tateside supplied a range of DPA and Sennheiser instrument microphones to cater for live musicians.

K-array’s K-Monitor software allows for remote access and monitoring of the system, providing logging of the amps and the ability for Tateside to run system health checks or make adjustments on the fly. Ongoing support from 2B Heard, combined with the tools provided by the K-array software suite, allowed the Tateside team to do a lot of the system planning and configuration off-site, helping to keep timelines on track.

(Photos: K-array/Lilibet’s/Tateside)

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