An audio system combining Electro-Voice loudspeakers with Dynacord’s V Series Zone Audio Platform has been installed across the three-floor Ovvio Home showroom in Bari, Italy. Covering approximately 500sqm per floor, the high-end home furnishing retail space required distributed background music and paging that preserved its minimalist interior aesthetic.
Systems integrator Aditek, working alongside creative agency Push Studio and local distributor Adagio Pro Italia, deployed 20 white 6in Electro-Voice EVID-C-G2 ceiling loudspeakers – 10 on the ground floor and 10 on the first floor – to provide uniform coverage without visually intrusive subwoofers or large enclosures. The basement level is served by eight EVID-S4.2 surface-mount loudspeakers.
Central processing and amplification across the three floors are handled by a Dynacord VZX-8 zone audio processor paired with two V600:2 amplifiers and a VCS-8 call station for paging announcements. Mounted side-by-side using included rack brackets, the two V600:2 units deliver 4 x 300W within a 1RU footprint. The entire audio installation was completed in a single day, with staff managing independent zones via the VZX Web App – which also allowed Adagio Pro to remotely enable dedicated input channels for a DJ console during the store’s launch event.
Nicola Laera, product manager Italia at Adagio Pro, said: “The suspended ceilings on the first and second floors consisted of white-painted panels made of particularly flexible rock wool which made it difficult to install conventional ceiling speakers as they were not rigid enough to directly support the weight. Thanks to the mounting system of the EVID-C-G2 series, we were able to overcome this issue quickly and effectively. The SwiftLock system transfers the load directly to the supporting structure of the suspended ceiling rather than placing the weight on the panel itself.”
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