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Photos by Erik Kabik
areas were to be treated as secondary. All of them have to excel and perform in their own right. That was the client’s absolute aim - to ensure that every guest, no matter where they are in the building, feels like they’re having the absolute experience.” Guests are greeted at the entrance space by ambient sounds, scents and lighting - all key components of Hakkasan’s DNA. The atmo- sphere is relaxed and mood is anticipative. The main dining area on the next level is divided by latticed woodwork, known as the ‘Cage’, which forms intimate dining spaces within the main room, while still sharing the atmosphere of the entire dining area. Audio, as it does in every part of the venue, comes from Turbosound loudspeakers and amplifiers.
The restaurant’s kitchen is a dramatic culinary theatre helmed by Michelin-starred Chef Ho Chee Boon and his team of highly skilled wok and dim sum chefs. The private dining room on the second level overlooks the main room giving guests a birds-eye view of the awe-inspiring ‘Cage’.
At the heart of Hakkasan Las Vegas’ operation is a multi-tiered nightclub, which begins with Ling Ling Club on the third level. The 10,000 sq ft space offers a contemporary clubbing experience, with an urban feel and free format music policy. It has been created with a Turbosound sound system, Pioneer DJ kit, Robe Robin 100 LED and Martin Professional MAC 250 Entour lighting fixtures - controlled with Chamsys MagicQ Maxi Wing - and an Absen AI06 LED video display, which is controlled using a Resolume Avenue and MadMap- per hybrid.
It is coupled with Ling Ling Lounge, which offers a more intimate environment. An architectural lighting scheme gives the space an ambient feel, while Turbosound loudspeakers and amplifiers, together with a Pioneer DJ set-up injects an energetic undertone. With each floor, like gravitational rebellion, the energy levels rise. By the time Hakkasan Las Vegas’ guests reach the fourth floor, they are suitably primed for a holistic clubbing experience, formed in an expansive space by a marriage of lighting, video and audio infrastruc- ture.
MAIN ROOM “Audiotek’s motivation has been to create a dynamic uplifting im- mersive environment which would captivate and enthrall patrons and
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talent alike,” explained Frank. “We trawl the world seeking out artists, concepts and technical innovations to come up with fresh ideas and creative applications to further advance the show elements under our control.
“The main room system comprises 24 Turbosound TFA-600HW line array modules and 12 Turbosound TFA-600L low frequency loudspeakers, flown in four arrays of three TFA-600Ls with six TFA- 600HWs,” added Frank. “In addition, the dancefloor system employs six groundstacked Turbosound TFA-600B bass enclosures and three Turbosound TFS-900Bi subwoofers.” The TFA-600HW is a compact trapezoidal wide dispersion bi-amped or tri-amped three-way mid-high enclosure, consisting of a 1-inch high frequency compression driver on a dendritic horn, a 6.5-inch high-mid frequency driver on a patented polyhorn device, and two Turbo-loaded 10-inch low-mid frequency drivers. It combines a dendritic HF waveguide and a midrange polyhorn together in a single physically aligned, equal path length waveguide with 100° horizontal dispersion, ensuring a phase-coherent wave- front at the horn mouth. In addition, the drive units are symmetrically arranged within the enclosure, which contributes to the smooth and consistent horizontal and vertical coverage. The TFA-600L is a compact horn loaded bass enclosure that con- sists of a single 18-inch neodymium low frequency driver loaded with a TurboBass device in a birch plywood cabinet. Its integrated flying system allows it to be flown at the top of the flex array column using a simple conversion frame between the three TFA-600Ls and six TFA-600HWs.
They work in collaboration with the groundstacked TFA-600Bi subwoofers to deliver lower frequencies to the main room. The TFA-600Bi is a compact horn loaded bass enclosure. It uses a single 18-inch neodymium low frequency driver loaded with a TurboBass device. Turbosound’s TFS-900B hybrid dual-18 subwoofer employs a hybrid loading, which combines the sensitivity and characteristics of a horn with reflex loading’s extension. A total of 12 Turbosound RACKDP-50 four-channel amplifiers power the 24 TFA-600HWs. Each amp integrates lightweight power sup- plies, high power sonically transparent Class D amplifiers, full system monitoring - including ‘end of line’ - and includes a fully featured
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