Formerly known as Hotel Sofia, the transformation into the Grand Hyatt Barcelona has included the renovation of the hotel’s most popular hospitality spaces. Sound quality and ease of use have been at the heart of the transformation, with loudspeakers from Electro-Voice and electronics from Dynacord central to the process.
The IP65-rated EVID-S5.2 was selected to cover the pool area due to is size and performance and combined with subwoofers to provide a full range experience. This combination continued for the outdoor terrace of ground floor Sofia Bar & Tapas, where control over the sound field became a key component.
Inside the bar and restaurant where the hotel wanted more of a foreground system to be able to host events. Here EVU cabinets are paired with subwoofers to provide a powerful, full range system that provides even, high-quality sound coverage throughout the modern aesthetic of the fully re-designed venue.
Dynacord L series amplifiers power the loudspeakers for each zone while the brains of the system are two MXE5-64 Matrix Mix Engines. These network over Dante with the older sound system in other areas of the hotel to become part of a unified solution.
Control of individual spaces for staff is established via networked WPN1 wall panel controllers, while mobile control with greater functionality was achieved via customized interfaces for iPad that Koala made via Sonicue Sound System Software.