5-Star Install in Luxury Lisbon Hotel - 12 March 2010 at 15:15
Top Lisbon hotel, the 5-star Altis Belem Spa, is the latest high profile venue to install a state-of-the-art Void loudspeaker system, involving Void’s Airten and Arcline X cabinets. Local company A8 Sound was responsible for the sale and installation, working to a highly specific brief in terms of blending the system with the hotel’s eye-catching contemporary design.



Void’s unique combination of sound quality and visual aesthetics proved to be a perfect solution for the Altis Belem’s new bar - 38º41º. The system is designed to provide coverage across three small but separate zones, delivering a crisp, top quality sound, with full control over the SPL. A8 Sound deployed five AirTens and one Arcline X enclosure, colour-matched to blend in precisely with the bar’s striking décor, powered by Void’s Infinite X5 switch-mode amplifiers. A8 Sound have configured the three amplifiers to make the most of the Infinite X’s flexibility – with one operating in bridge mode, a second in stereo mode, and the third in dual mode, with one channel set at 4 Ohms and the other at 8 Ohms. System management is via the Digidrive Plus.

Just one Arcline X was sufficient to do the job, as A8 Sound’s Raul Ribeiro explains: “It’s amazing how much power and spectrum coverage Arcline X delivers, giving us the perfect solution for this prestigious installation. The Altis Belem was looking for a ground-breaking combination of looks and sound – making Void the ideal system choice, with its attention to audio detail and fantastic looks. Hotels are facing a real challenge to provide customers with a better, more tightly controlled sound and this system delivers on all counts.”