WASHINGTON, DC – U Street Music Hall's new sound system has people talking – and trying to describe what sets it apart. "Bass drips like subsonic honey from U Hall's six-figure sound system, an incredible machine that trumps any nightclub's in the city," noted Chris Richards in The Washington Post.
Club principal Will Eastman has heard other comments about how the ears are not the only body parts that could benefit from the new system. On the blog DCist, he commented, "One of our friends from the 9:30 Club was here last night, and he said, ‘nobody that works in this club will ever have kidney stones.'"
A small dance club that holds up 300, the Music Hall is described as "no frills" but "not a dive bar," and the sound system consists of four Martin Audio H3 three-way speakers, two H3H three-way speakers, two F15 as DJ monitors, and five powerful WS 218X sub woofers.
Powering all of these speakers are 12 Crown Macrotech Amps (for dance and FOH systems) paired with three Crown CDi install series speakers (for DJ and stage monitors). Signal processing includes BSS Soundweb London BLU-16 and XTA DP226 digital signal processors.
The gear was installed by ITI (Innovative Transducer Implementation) Audio Inc. under the direction of Adam Weiner working with his partner William McClure and consultant Brian Miller of Edit Design.
Asked why the owners opted for Martin Audio, Weiner said, "They heard Martin loudspeakers at a previous ITI installation – Ibiza in D.C. – and knew it was the best. They describe the Martin Audio system as amazing and intense."
For more information, please visit www.martin-audio.com.
