The 300-capacity Club Honolulu forms part of the Hotel Klaipeda — the largest hotel in Klaipeda city on the Baltic Sea.

Audio consultant Dainius Okunevas specified a Martin Audio system, because of it worldwide reputation in the club market, favouring the powerful new design of the Blackline H3H. The equipment was supplied by Audiotonas, Martin Audio’s

Lithuanian distributors, who also carried out the installation.
A pair of the new H3H (horizontal format) loudspeakers were flown in the front, with a pair of F15’s flown at the rear, and a further two S218 subwoofers groundstacked. Eight C115 Contractor series loudspeakers act as satellites in the main area.

The system is driven by Martin Audio MA2.8 and E1300 amplifiers with processing via Martin Audio’s dedicated
DX1 controller.

One of the world’s most famous violinists, Nigel Kennedy, presented a series of three concerts in Belgrade recently with the Dusan Skovran String Ensemble. Featuring his famous and unique Guarneri violin, the programme included Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, the best selling classical CD of all time.

While the first concert took place in the 3,500-seat Sava Center using the house PA, the second was held in the 1,300-capacity National Theater in Novi Sad.

After checking the acoustics, sound engineer Gerry Falkental, insisted on bringing in outside production, whereupon the promoters contacted rental company, Audio Constructor. The company installed six Martin W8LC’s, purchased from Teknik Design of Austria, along with four WSX subs and four ICT 300’s for infill. The sound engineer was delighted with the sound quality — particularly the absence of feedback. At the soundchack, Mr. Kennedy personally controlled the sound from seat to seat, describing it as “superb” and “fantastic”.

As a result, the promoters insisted on using the same PA rig for the third concert — back at Belgrade’s Sava Center. It was a huge success for the W8LC and the view was that that this was the first time that sound had been properly projected into the upper balcony and back rows.