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An AV redesign has made nightclub Tenax (above, left) more fun than ever
a wall of bass, while four are at the opposite end of the dance floor. The booth, dubbed the ‘altar’ of Tenax, has its own Dragon monitoring system as well, so resident and guest DJs can hear exactly what the crowd does. DJ Cole, for instance, noted that the new set- up changed the vibe for the better. “The connection between the high and low end feels seamless,” he explained. “Everything moves together naturally.” For K-array, seeing its flagship product installed in a venue like Tenax validates the success of its Dragon series. Daniel Strasserra, global business development manager at K-array, described the installation as a ‘milestone moment’, adding that the system was built with the underground music scene in mind. As Florence continues to draw international crowds (including thousands of exchange students per year), Tenax’s investment ensures it’ll remain a go-to for a good night out.
across the room’s four corners. Having debuted at Miami Music Week, the KXT18P features an 18-inch woofer and dual coaxial compression drivers, capable of hitting an impressive 144dB sound pressure level. “What stands out is the balance between physical impact and intelligibility,” says Mirko Carruba, Tenax’s head audio technician, in a press release. “You can feel the energy in your body without sacrificing definition.” A large fleet of 16 Thunder-KS4P subwoofers, meanwhile, handles the low-end reinforcement. Twelve subs are banked along the DJ booth to provide
Italian institution is doubling down on its future, debuting an AV redesign focused around the latest advances in acoustic engineering. The upgrade sees Tenax continue its long-standing partnership with K-array, swapping out its previous system for the newly released Dragon-KXT18P and marking a decisive shift towards high-performance point-source technology. Inside Tenax is a symmetrical, 40- channel configuration that bathes the main room in sound and avoids dead zones. It is made of 12 Dragon-KXT18P units, deployed in clusters of three
A symmetrical, 40-channel
configuration that bathes the main room in sound and avoids dead zones
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