UK-based system integrator Marquee AV has chosen Powersoft’s Mezzo amplifier platform for a new AV installation at Kings Place, a multifunctional conference and events venue in King’s Cross, London.
Located in the King’s Cross area, Kings Place is a mixed-use development that includes an arts and creative hub, office space, events and conference rooms, and bars and dining areas, including a waterfront restaurant. The recently renovated Battlebridge Room is at the heart at the Kings Cross complex, its modularity, natural light and scenic views (overlooking Regent’s Canal) helping to make it one of the venue’s most popular spaces.
Kings Place is an existing client of Marquee AV, and when it came time to upgrade the Battlebridge Room’s AV equipment the venue again approached Marquee to design and install the new system. Stacey Tough, director of Marquee AV and project director for the Kings Place installation, explains that his design philosophy was to be as inobtrusive as possible, matching the sophisticated, minimalist style of both the Battlebridge Room and wider Kings Place venue. To that end, Tough specified a Bose Professional MA12EX column speaker system, installed discreetly at either side of the screens at the room’s focal point, and Powersoft’s Mezzo amplifiers, which were installed in a compact ½ rack-unit form factor.
For the Battlebridge Room, Marquee opted for one Mezzo 602 AD and one Mezzo 322 AD two-channel amplifier, which deliver 600W and 320W of output respectively to the Bose Professional system. Additionally, the AD models add audio networking capabilities via Dante/AES67, as well as an internal Gigabit Ethernet switch with a second port, allowing multiple products to share the same network.
With room to accommodate up to 400 people for a variety of events, including networking receptions, corporate dinners and wedding celebrations, it was important that the Battlebridge Room system be flexible enough to handle a broad range of applications. Complementing the Powersoft amplifiers and Bose loudspeaker system are a Q-Sys TSC-70-G3 touch screen, a Q-Sys Core 110f v2 processor, and a Blackmagic Videohub, including a Smart Videohub 12 × 12 SDI matrix, for video content.