BUILT AROUND YOUR SITE
Good sound starts with what people need to hear.
A restaurant needs comfortable music, a conference room needs clear speech and a villa may need separate indoor and outdoor listening. We plan 100V distributed audio and low impedance systems around the rooms, sources and controls you need. Audio is a standalone system, with hospitality as one of its applications.
Sound for the way the space is used
Choose speaker placement and amplification around music, speech, room acoustics and the people listening, rather than speaker count alone.
Separate control where it helps
Define which areas share a source, which need independent volume and who should be able to change those settings.
Controls staff can use
Work through source selection, microphone use and daily volume settings with the people who will operate the system.
UNDERSTAND THE PARTS
How the system comes together.
Choose a part to understand its role. These are system roles, rather than an installation wiring plan.
Music & microphones
List the sources people will use: music players, presentation sound or microphones. Confirm their connection and operating needs before choosing the central equipment.
Mixing & amplification
Select a compatible 100V or low impedance arrangement. Speaker power settings or combined load, cable runs and the required listening level belong in the design.
Speakers & zones
Place speakers around the listening areas. A zone is an area that needs separate control; it does not have to match a room name.
Everyday controls
Agree who selects sources and adjusts volume, including any schedules and access restrictions. Demonstrate the controls during handover.
Where are you starting?
Choose the situation closest to yours. The details help us plan the right next step.
Comfortable music across the right areas.
Plan for busy periods as well as an empty room. A terrace and dining room may need separate volume with simple staff controls.
- Which areas need their own volume?
- Is speech or paging also required?
- Where will staff change the source?
Make the speaker easy to follow.
Describe presentations, microphones and audience positions. Review the room and existing equipment, then check the agreed speech and playback functions in the intended operating arrangement.
- How many people speak, and where?
- Which presentation sources are used?
- Who operates the controls during events?
Choose listening areas around daily use.
Consider indoor rooms and outdoor areas separately. Agree whether spaces share music or need independent sources, and where residents want convenient control.
- Which rooms and outdoor areas are included?
- Do sources need to differ by area?
- What equipment should be retained?
DECISIONS THAT SHAPE THE WORK
Settle the important questions early.
100V or low impedance?
100V can suit many compatible speakers distributed across a building. Low impedance can suit other listening and performance needs. Cable distances, load, controls and room requirements determine the arrangement; neither label guarantees better sound.
One zone or several?
Separate areas where people need different volume, sources or announcements. Confirm that the source, processing, amplification and controls support that behaviour before ordering equipment.
Ordinary audio or voice evacuation?
Emergency voice evacuation is a separate life-safety requirement. A music system with a microphone does not establish that capability; it must be raised and designed separately from the start.
AN AGREED SCOPE
Know what you will receive.
- An equipment, listening-area and audio-zone schedule.
- The specified source, amplifier, speaker and control connections.
- Checks of included music, speech, areas and operator controls.
- User instruction and the agreed configuration records.
The quotation confirms the equipment, work, exclusions and handover for your project.
A closer look at the installation.
Details from our own installation photos. Select a photograph for a closer look.
Questions before you start.
Can you use our existing speakers or amplifier?
Send exact models and describe the current connections. We assess compatibility, condition and the intended use before including retained equipment in the proposal.
Can rooms play different music?
Where the complete selected system supports independent sources and zones, yes. Tell us which areas need that behaviour so the required source and control equipment can be planned.
Is this only for hotels?
No. Audio can serve restaurants, shops, offices, conference spaces, warehouses, villas and homes. Room use and listening requirements guide the design.
Equipment for this system.
A selection from the current catalogue. Compatibility, configuration, price and availability are confirmed for your request.
Continue with the connected work.
See how this fits into our Electronic systems services.
LET’S MAKE THE NEXT STEP CLEAR
Plan an audio system
Tell us how you want each space to sound and who will control it.
Useful details to send
- A layout and the use of each listening area.
- Music sources, microphones and presentation equipment.
- Areas needing separate source or volume control.
- Existing equipment and any emergency-message requirement.