The Hilton Kuala Lumpur hotel’s grand and junior ballroom, as well as its meeting room, have replaced their audio system with a state-of-the-art, cost-saving new set-up powered by Powersoft’s Mezzo, Duecanali and Quattrocanali amplifiers.
The award-winning hotel, located in the Malaysian capital’s transportation hub in the vibrant Kuala Lumpur Sentral area, wanted to refresh the sound system in order to have high-quality and clear sounding audio in its newly renovated function spaces.
After winning the tender, Concept Audio chose Powersoft’s Mezzo, Duecanali and Quattrocanali amplifiers to play a central role in the audio overhaul, selected to meet the diverse requirements of each venue within the hotel. “We chose Powersoft due to the amplifier flexibility and enhanced efficiency, as well as the seamless integration they provide,” says Castrit Lim Lit Seong, managing director of Concept Audio.
Seong and his team revamped multiple areas of the Hilton hotel, including the 565m² Grand Ballroom, the Junior Ballroom and the meeting rooms, with a focus on delivering clear and crisp audio quality. “The integration within the rooms was done separately,” he explains. “We relied on three Powersoft’s Duecanali 1604 DSP+D, one Quattrocanali 1204 DSP+D and Duecanali 804 DSP+D, to power the Grand Ballroom.” Powersoft’s Duecanali and Quattrocanali series amplifiers offer a remarkably low power consumption and heat dissipation in a compact, lightweight unit, making it perfect for medium-scale installation where system flexibility is a must.
In the Junior Ballroom, used for team building activities or small gatherings, Seong and his team installed four Mezzo 602AD. The Hilton’s meeting room is powered by one Mezzo 322 AD. Powersoft’s Mezzo series offer reliability and the same build quality in a half-rack-unit form factor, and AD versions of Mezzo add audio networking capabilities with DanteTM/AES67 and an internal Gigabit Ethernet switch with a second port so that multiple products can share the same network.
Accompanying the Powersoft amplifiers in the Grand Ballroom are 18 Tannoy CMS 1201DCT, 16 Tannoy CMS 503IC, six Tannoy CMS 503ICT and four Tannoy CVS 4 ceiling speakers. In the Junior Ballroom, Concept Audio also installed 12 Tannoy CMS 803DC BM and 10 Tannoy CMS 503ICT ceiling speakers. Mezzo powers ten Tannoy CMS 803DC BM ceiling speakers in the meeting room.
According to Seong, the amplifiers platforms’ flexible output capabilities enabled a reduction in the number of units required, resulting in a substation cost savings for the client. “Mezzo amplifiers offer the versatility to seamlessly convert analogue inputs to network audio, eliminating the necessity for additional network audio input hardware,” he explains. This streamlined approach not only enhances efficiency but also simplifies the installation process, ensuring a seamless and high-quality sound experience for all users.
The installation process was smooth, with Powersoft amplifiers easily integrating with the ceiling speakers in various rooms within the hotel. Seong adds that the team faced no significant challenges, underscoring the reliability of Powersoft amplifiers. “The newly installed system is easy to control, stable and has allowed for the hotel to save on equipment costs,” he says.
Seong concludes by saying that the end user is thrilled with the easy-to-control and stable amplifiers: “The customer is happy about the new installation. They aimed to achieve a superior sound quality and are delighted with the end result. Powersoft amplifiers have proved to be the ideal choice for the Hilton Kuala Lumpur hotel.”
