PSD Electronics have carried out a full sound and lighting installation in a one-time cinema in Brierley Hill, in the UK’s West Midlands.

When Derek Bater purchased the former 1000-capacity Eclipse nightclub with partner Edwin Amor he immediately contacted his old friend Phil Soltys at installation company, PSD.

The previous owner had taken the venue out of its reincarnation as a bingo hall, and when Messrs Bater and Amor inherited the venue, they recarpeted and refitted the place, which now has a full sound and lighting spec and four bars.

Phil Soltys decided that a combination of four Martin Audio Blackline H3’s, groundstacked with four S218 subs, powered by Ecler amplifiers, would provide the best value for money solution — and was delighted to discover that it easily outperformed the much larger system that it replaced. “It proved that the direct radiating, standard ported bass cabinet philosophy functions far more efficiently than the horn-loaded system,” he says.

Delay points are set for a pair of Blackline F15’s midway back in the auditorium. F15’s also provide coverage for the upstairs balcony area while a pair of F12’s provide underbalcony fills and a further pair of F12’s provide the DJ’s with excellent monitor referencing.

System management is entrusted to a BSS FDS-366 Omnidrive Compact Plus and playback devices include Technics SL1210 turntables, Denon CD player and Allen & Heath XONE 62 mixer. All the lighting is from the Robe catalogue.

Meanwhile, the two partners’ future plans are to get the top floor fully operational as a VIP room and extend the present trading pattern to four-nights-per-week.