{"id":5148,"date":"2011-10-25T16:15:14","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T20:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/?p=5148"},"modified":"2011-10-25T16:15:14","modified_gmt":"2011-10-25T20:15:14","slug":"tannoy-provides-custom-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/?p=5148","title":{"rendered":"Tannoy provides custom solution&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5149\" style=\"border: 0pt none;\" title=\"tannoy_10_2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/tannoy_10_2011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"371\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tannoy provides custom solution for Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A long overdue renovation of the lobby and atrium at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas, began shortly after it was announced that the Hilton Anatole would be the NFL headquarters hotel for the XLV Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>R2W\u2019s Dallas office was tapped to handle the design and installation of a new sound system for the atrium as well as other system required by the renovation.<\/p>\n<p>The renovation consisted of gutting the existing lobby of the 1,606 room hotel and creating a new 11 story high atrium that features a prominent water element and new Media Grill + Bar. The 11,000 square foot space required an unobtrusive, distributed sound system for music playback in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The hotel design team placed 25 custom light fixtures throughout the area and allocated space within the fixtures for loudspeakers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur job was to come up with a system that would provide the audio quality that the hotel required while working within the space limits we were given,\u201d explains Jim Nelson, R2W senior engineer.<br \/>\n\u201cI thought of Tannoy immediately. They have always been very helpful in creating custom audio solutions and the sound quality of their components is terrific.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The custom light fixtures are square shaped pillars, roughly 6 feet high. The lower two-thirds of the pillar are illuminated and the top of the box is capped with a LED fixture aimed upward. The area allocated for the speakers falls between the light and the cap, providing a very compact space approximately 6\u201d high by 12\u201d wide and 12\u201d deep.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a clever way to distribute sound throughout the atrium very unobtrusively,\u201d adds Steve Reed, senior account manager at R2W. \u201cConduit was run under the floor to each location for the lights making it easy to add in the wiring that the audio system required at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After evaluating their options Nelson and Reed determined that the Tannoy 4\u201d Dual Concentric driver (4DC Contractor Kit) would be the ideal solution. The 4\u201d (100mm) driver with crossover is a contractor kit utilized in custom design situations such as this. The drive unit comprises of a mid bass cone and a .75\u201d HF unit with neodymium magnet system. The mid-bass and tweeter sections of this constant directivity driver are coincidentally aligned to be a true point source, ensuring a wide and controlled dispersion for optimum coverage. 70-volt transformers were added to the units for the distributed system.<\/p>\n<p>Because the lighting fixtures were being custom built, Nelson and Reed also worked with the lighting designer to make sure that the product would not only work, but also fit. Ultimately two 4\u201d drivers were installed in each fixture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe built the drivers into each fixture and enclosed them with an attractive grill around all four sides of the pillar,\u201d Nelson explains. \u201cYou wouldn\u2019t even know they were there except for the music which was exactly what the hotel wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For further information, please contact<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Kavanagh<br \/>\nMarketing Manager<br \/>\nTour &amp; Install | Residential<br \/>\nTannoy \u2022 Lab.gruppen \u2022 Linn \u2022 Audica \u2022 Lake<\/p>\n<p>TC Group Americas<br \/>\n335 Gage Ave #1<br \/>\nKitchener, ON\u00a0 N2M 5E1 Canada<\/p>\n<p>303 339 0162 ph<br \/>\n519 342 4564 ph<br \/>\n303 809 1884 cell<br \/>\n303 482 1042 Fax<\/p>\n<p>Jenk@tcg-americas.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tannoy provides custom solution for Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas&#8230; A long overdue renovation of the lobby and atrium at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas, began shortly after it was announced that the Hilton Anatole would be the NFL headquarters hotel for the XLV Super Bowl. 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