The Lincoln - A venue where only the best will do.

Saturday, June 23, 2007 || Jands

Sydney¹s latest offering of stylish entertaining - The Lincoln - houses a sophisticated series of spaces offering all the best in late night indulgences - a cocktail lounge, deck bar, supper club, Krug Private Dining Room and a 'grown up' disco.

Formerly Dancers, a strip club, the immaculate renovation, undertaken by leading design firm peckvonhartel, is classic Art Deco, a period that Sydney excelled in architecturally. The space has a sense of 'restored charm' capturing the atmosphere and allure of this swinging era without attempting to replicate or stencil it.

Such a quality venue required only the best in audio, not just in the sound produced but also in the aesthetics of the speaker box itself and Michael Bartolo and George Stavropoulos of Slave who designed and installed the audio, had the ideal product: the JBL SRX speakers.

In the nightclub with its paired back factory style disco sporting a mosaic bar are eight JBL SRX712M speakers, their compact size an added bonus due to a low ceiling height, and six SRX718S sub woofers and ultra high tweeters JBL slots.

"We used a lot more speakers in the room than the competitor's quotes as we wanted the headroom to reproduce quality audio day in day out," explained Michael. "It's like having a V8 engine, having the power when you need it. JBL is our preferred supplier in our installations, we like the local service and backing that Jands provide."

Crown amplifiers are used throughout the venue; ITech in the main room and XTI's for the rest of the club.

On arrival through the metal gates a 1930's marble cocktail bar awaits dripping with 30's glamour. Overhead are stylised pressed metal and deco light that fittings characterise the space. To the left a timeless deck lounge reminiscent of the Great Gatsby and transatlantic New York liners, unfolds onto the Bayswater streetscape. Four JBL MS28 speakers and a MRX518S sub woofer provide audio whilst in the adjacent Pillow Room JBL Control 28 speakers are used.

To the right of the marble bar is the classic supper club, with all the finery of the Chrysler Building teamed with a wonderful array of furniture crafted by a selection of Australia¹s most talented designers. Again, four JBL MS28 speakers and a MRX518S sub woofer discreetly supply audio.

Processing in the nightclub is achieved with BSS products including a custom made crossover and a BSS Minidrive loudspeaker management system. The routing, signal processing and control upstairs is managed by a DBX ZonePRO 1260 with each zone having its own controller and capability to work individually.