XYZ installs CODA Audio system at refurbished Café Concert Theatre in Montréal …
“The system delivers powerful and even coverage with consistent tonality between all the loudspeaker models, ensuring smooth acoustic integration. An easy to deploy, efficient and reliable rigging system, combined with a discreet visual presence, helps to preserve the venue’s unique architectural identity. Caf’ Conc’ now enjoys a high-level audio experience, true to CODA Audio’s reputation, which blends perfectly into its distinctive and special atmosphere.”
Located in the heart of the city within the Montréal Marriot Château Champlain, Café Concert or Caf’ Conc’, is a historic and unique 200/300 capacity intimate theatre space, which evokes the charm of the famous speakeasies of the Roaring Twenties. Once an iconic cabaret hosting renowned artists, the venue was recently transformed into a high-end performance venue, where every technical detail was meticulously considered to offer its customers an exceptional immersive audio-visual experience.
With its beautifully designed and maintained interior, the cozy atmosphere of the theatre now boasts cutting edge AV provision to provide the perfect platform for performing arts and hospitality. The space can be deployed in different configurations to meet the needs of a wide variety of uses, from concerts to receptions, and banquets to educational presentations.
Event supplier Creativ Nation was engaged as the AV supplier for the project and in turn reached out to the Montréal team of international integrator XYZ Technologies to design, supply, and install, AV, sound, and lighting systems.
With excellent audio quality and reliability central to the brief, XYZ chose a CODA Audio system for Caf’ Conc’, based on the German manufacturer’s APS (arrayable point source) loudspeakers, chosen for their wide dispersion and optimal coverage. XYZ’s Mario St-Onge selected units from across the CODA Audio range and determined their positioning to ensure optimal coverage of the space. All CODA Audio loudspeakers share the same sonic signature, guaranteeing consistent quality and uniform coverage for every seat in the venue.
The XYZ team installed the system, which comprised (per side) 3 x CODA Audio APS (arrayable point source) flown with 3 x N-SUB (15” multi-purpose subwoofer). 2 x HOPS 8 (8” high output point source) and a single G18-Sub (18”) multi-purpose sub extension were used as front fills. 2 x N-APS, and 4 x HOPS5 units were used as delays for the upper and lower rear balconies respectively, with a further 6 x HOPS5 deployed for the side balconies. The system was powered by 2 x CODA Audio LINUS14 and 3 x LINUS6.4 DSP amplifiers. Freelance sound engineer Pierre Tougas calibrated the system, XYZ’s first CODA Audio installation in Canada.
XYZ Technical Director Mario Bergeron comments:
“The system delivers powerful and even coverage with consistent tonality between all the loudspeaker models, ensuring smooth acoustic integration. An easy to deploy, efficient and reliable rigging system, combined with a discreet visual presence, helps to preserve the venue’s unique architectural identity. Caf’ Conc’ now enjoys a high-level audio experience, true to CODA Audio’s reputation, which blends perfectly into its distinctive and special atmosphere.”
Global Sales and Marketing Director for CODA Audio, David Webster, adds:
“The system at Caf’ Conc’ perfectly suits the requirements of this beautifully appointed venue. XYZ’s expert team did a fantastic job of designing and integrating the system, which was their first CODA install in Canada. We’re very proud that CODA was chosen for such a prestigious project.”
