Tongbo supplies and installs CODA Audio for giant Hangzhou Skyline KTV entertainment complex…
“Hangzhou Skyline carries significant influence as a global benchmark in the top tier Party-K sector. A great club system should be loud and clear, immersive, expansive in coverage, smooth yet dynamic, combining power and delicacy. We understand these requirements and are always committed to innovation and driving the upgrade of industry standards. We are pleased that our partners have consistently responded that CODA Audio is the undisputed star of the party!”
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The popularity of Karaoke Television, more commonly referred to as KTV, continues to grow around the world. The trend towards groups of friends sharing private karaoke rooms is a musical and cultural phenomenon, and nowhere more so than in China, where entertainment businesses have invested heavily in the sector, creating well-equipped venues where ambience and audio quality are key.
Covering a total area of 30,000sqm, the recently opened Skyline venue in the Chinese city of Hangzhou is the largest single party and KTV entertainment complex in the world. Spread across four floors, it comprises a combination of small, medium, and large party spaces, including KTV rooms created for private and business customers. Leading audio specialist Zhejiang Tongbo Vision Technology was engaged to install the audio requirements of this large and prestigious project. CODA Audio systems were chosen to meet the demands of every space.
The Tongbo team faced many challenges. The sheer size of the complex including its many high ceilings and large floor areas required careful audio planning and design. The installation began in 2022 and took two years of tireless effort, culminating in Skyline’s official opening in December 2024.
Tongbo Project Manager Cai Baoliang comments:
“The key features of the Skyline were its height and scale. The installation was a complex integration of sound, light and electrical systems which posed a number of challenges in terms of soundproofing and aesthetics. All of these were overcome by the collective efforts of our dedicated team.”
Skyline Executive General Manager, Chen Wei, was confident about the choice of CODA Audio systems:
“Since 2012, I’ve been a manager at top-tier entertainment venues in China. In every high-end entertainment venue across the country I always see CODA Audio loudspeakers!”
The main hall at Skyline hosts professional live DJ sets. With an area of 500sqm and a ceiling height of 23m it required tight, punchy, controlled sound, which was provided by 6 x APS (arrayable point source) supported by 2 x PW418 subwoofers and driven by a single CODA Audio LINUS14 DSP amplifier.
On the first floor, there are ten smaller DJ party rooms, with floor ares of 240sqm and ceiling heights of 13m. Each of these spaces is equipped with 4 x HOPS12i-96 (high output point source) loudspeakers, 2 x PW418 subs, and 2 x PW118 subs. Driven by LINUS amplification, the systems ensure that the every corner of the rooms enjoys powerful, evenly distributed sound.
Forty medium-sized party rooms feature on the second floor, each covering around 80sqm with a ceiling height of 6m. 2 x G512-Pro, 2 x G515-Pro (versatile full range, two-way 12” and 15” respectively) loudspeakers and 2 x PW118 subs provide the required quality and power for a premium karaoke experience.
Finally, the third floor comprises fifty business KTV rooms covering around 50sqm each with a ceiling height of 5m. Each is equipped with 2 or 3 x G512-Pro, 2 x auxiliary G308 (full range, two-way 8”) loudspeakers, and a single PW118 sub, ensuring that the highest level of audio quality is maintained throughout.
Chen Wei is delighted with the results:
“The CODA Audio systems at the Skyline are the most advanced I have seen in any club. Since its recent opening, both our clients and management have praised the CODA speakers very highly, and the sound quality has fully met our expectations.”
Tongbo General Manager Mr Zhou Wenbao expresses his satisfaction at the achievements of his team and the quality of the CODA Audio systems:
Global Sales and Marketing Director for CODA Audio, David Webster, adds:
“Tongbo’s work at the Hangzhou Skyline, where more than six-hundred loudspeakers are installed into a hundred rooms, is a remarkable achievement. The scale of a task like this can’t be underestimated, but once again their team has passed every test with flying colours. We’re very proud that CODA Audio loudspeakers are at the centre of this development, and playing their part in delivering high quality sound in such an amazing venue.”
