Ohm Productions Delivers "Ultra" Use Of DC & FRz Series
Leading club system provider Ohm Productions, headed by John Fiorito, just finished a sound system upgrade for the re-launch of Ultrabar, a Washington D.C. nightclub (pictured left). The renovation of the venue formerly called Home came at the direction of Panorama Productions, which tapped Fiorito to implement a sonic improvement for the main floor as well as a fourth-floor bar area.
Presented with a limited budget, Fiorito drew upon a proven solution he's utilized in the past: EAW FRz Series loudspeakers. Specifically, eight FR129z compact, two-way loudspeakers are installed in stereo pairs, providing even yet dynamic output throughout the fourth-floor bar space. The FR129z's are joined by six EAW FR250z subwoofers to enhance LF performance. "FRz Series loudspeakers are ideal for applications of this type," Fiorito notes. "We've used them before with great results, such as for the system at Spank, another D.C. club. FRz is just hard to beat."
In addition, Fiorito and company were also asked to bolster LF performance with the main floor system, turning to another EAW solution in the form eight Avalon DCS2 subwoofers (some of these are shown in the photo at right). DCS2 subs (and other EAW Avalon Series dance club loudspeakers) are a staple of Ohm Productions club sound designs, with Fiorito stating, "there's nothing like that huge horn with the 12-inch woofer. It's much tighter, definitely not the sloppy signature that you get with a larger woofer, so there's a more punchy overall LF sound."
It's been a busy time for Ohm Productions, with club sound projects just wrapping at two soon-to-open D.C. nightclubs, Lotus Lounge and Tattoo. We'll be presenting more details on those projects here soon. And click here to check out more about the system work of Ohm Productions.